In the Lions Background Group, the results of the NHL playoffs are still on.
Lions head coach Antti Pennanen There was no idea that the World Cup would still be confirmed by the NHL playoffs.
Pennanen has not yet revealed how much race passports will be stamped in the early stages of the race starting on Friday.
– You will see it this week. We have an idea in it, and we look at what happens in the NHL, Pennanen said Wednesday after the first ice training in Stockholm in Stockholm.
Some of the World Cup teams received tough reinforcements after the first round of the NHL playoffs.
The NHL semi -finals have just begun. There are one game played in three series. In the Winnipeg and Dallas series, the first game is played on Thursday on Thursday.
According to Pennanen, the Lions have not set any exact limit on how long the possible NHL reinforcements are expected.
– Let’s live in an instant, let’s see how the situation progresses and make decisions accordingly. Not locking ourselves on any date.
The Lions traveled to Stockholm on Tuesday.
Head coach Antti Pennanen leads the Lions to the World Cup. Jenni Gästgivar
– The first ice is just behind, but the atmosphere is confident. The strong desire is to weld together. Especially for the players who are here for the first time, pride and respect are seen, Pennanen said.
If the EHT tournaments are emphasized, the preparation of the Lions to the World Cup went under the bench. At the beginning of the month, Finland lost all three of its matches in the Czech EHT tournament 6-18.
However, Pennanen said he was not worried about the results. According to the head coach, the EHT tournament pre-World Championships is a difficult dynamics event as players are struggling with the race venue.
– It’s not terribly looked back anymore. Let’s learn from there what to do. Perhaps the biggest doctrine was to be able to defend well if you want to succeed. Defense must be a cornerstone that builds many other things.
– The most headache was who we choose for the team and what the compositions are.
Lions match program at the World Cup
In the opening block:
Fri 9.5. at 5:20 pm Finland -Austria
Sun 11.5. at 9 pm Finnish -French
Mon 12.5. at 9 pm Finnish -Sweden
Thu 15.5. at 5:20 pm Suomi -Slovenia
Sat 17.5. at 13.20 Finland -Latvia
Mon 19.5. at 9 pm Finnish -Canada
Tue 20.5. at 5:20 pm Suomi -Slovakia
In the quarterfinals:
Thu 22.05.
17.20 (Stockholm)
17.20 (Herning)
21.20 (Stockholm)
21.20 (Herning)
Semi -finals:
Sat 24.05.
15.20 (Stockholm)
19.20 (Stockholm)
Medal matches:
Sun 25.05.
16.20 Bronze Match (Stockholm)
21.20 Final (Stockholm)

