The legend will be on the screen on Wednesday during the Lions’ match against France.
Juhani Tamminen, 72, is making a return to the men’s hockey World Cup broadcasts after a few years off. On Wednesday, the legend takes over Maikkar when he comments on the Lions’ match against France.
– I am one of the few who understands the difficulties of ice hockey in France. Even though it’s a hell of a big country and a big sports country, it’s a small hockey country. Handball in Finland is the same size as ice hockey there, says Tamminen, who was nicknamed the Sun King during his years as France’s head coach in 1994–96.
The native of Turku is excited to return as the head of pöllolaakso, even though the gig lasts one match this term.
– Behind is a long cooperation with Maikkar, Antero Mertaranta and with partners. Legendary studios were made and caps were thrown in the air as we towed the brothers into the world’s elite.
The old master has not been seen on Finnish channels in recent years, but Tamminen says that he has done expert work for the Swiss channel Télévision Suisse Romande and the French TF1 for this decade as well.
Living slogans
Juhani Tamminen returns to the screen. Jussi Saarinen
In the 2010s, Tamminen was branded as Don Tam in Maikkar’s puck broadcasts.
The same theme continues on Wednesday, when a skilled stylist Jemina Hanhijärvi has conjured up a new racing shape for the legend.
– Don Tam has become a brand that I like. It is an interesting business, the core of which is distinctiveness. TV is a visual medium. We stand out when we put a colorful jacket around the neck instead of a basic chalk stripe. It’s been a damn good realization.
The native of Turku remembers that he has worked as an ice hockey expert commentator as early as the 1970s. Anssi Kukkonen as a working couple.
Ready for words, Tamminen answers the question in an instant, which have been the most memorable moments in TV work.
– In addition to the fact that TV is a visual medium, it is also a verbal medium. I have banged out slogans that stuck in the people’s minds – and after that speaking gigs have been enough, says the Turku resident.
– Backhand, forehand, bumbumbum. Four passes break any defense. Veskari can’t even catch a basketball. A sleeping mat belongs elsewhere than in the changing shed, Tamminen lists a few of his furrows.
Costume wizard Jemina Hanhijärvi has once again conjured a memorable performance outfit for Juhani Tammi. Jussi Saarinen