Raimo Helminen’s biography will be published in mid-September.
Esa Tikkanen and Hannu Aravirta finally got the bronze medals around their necks. IL ARCHIVE
The World Cup tournament in St. Petersburg 2000 is part of the Finnish national team. Hannu Aravirran the head coached lion team returned home with bronze medals, but Jere Karalahten, Esa Tikkanen and the partners’ World Cup trip produced wild rumors for years.
A retired puck editor is now returning to WC-Petersburg fresh from the oven I met Salo Crispyin the work. It’s in the voice Raimo Helminen along with conkari massagers Brother Matti Pohjonenwhich goes through the breakfast moment with Aravirran and the team leader Heikki Riihiranna with.
– Ara said that he would go home, Pohjonen says in the book.
– He couldn’t take it anymore and burst into tears.
Below was the loss in the playoff opener against Canada. Helminen’s 1-0 lead in the opening set turned into a rough 1-5 in less than 20 minutes.
According to Salo, “there is a spark within the team”. Even Helminen, who is cautious in his statements, admits in the book that “sometimes the team’s moped got out of hand”.
– It didn’t go completely crazy, Helminen points out.
– It has been claimed that a few players went to Helsinki in a helicopter during the games. It’s just silly.
Pohjonen left the breakfast table to look for the missing player.
– In the end, the man was found and fortunately alive.
Aravirta coached St. Petersburg to the end of the World Cup tour. Finland lost to Slovakia in the semifinals, but beat Canada in the bronze medal match Jukka Hentunen and Marko Tuomainen with hits.
– We held a crisis meeting and as a group we decided to finish the job with honor, Helminen times.
– Then we dug out the bronze medals from there. It was a super achievement for that place.
Raipe (Docendo) written by Tapani Salo will be published on September 13.