13 new players were named to the Lions’ lineup.
Patrik Laine joins the Lions’ journey to the last week of the World Cup camp. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
Thirteen new names will join the last week of the World Cup camp for the Lions, when the team travels to the Czech EHT tournament in Brno.
Those arriving from North America will put on the Suomi shirt Joel Armia, Patrick Laine, Sakari Manninen and Olli Määttä.
In addition, there will be nine new players from the finals of the European series: the Swedish champions Miika Koivisto and Emil LarmiTappara’s heroes Christian Heljanko, Valtteri Kemiläinen, Mikael Seppälä and Walter Merelä and those who played in the Swiss finals Toni Rajala, Jere Sallinen and Teemu Hartikainen.
About the players who participated in the Swedish camp week Vili Saarijärvi has to be left out of the lineup due to injury.
– The competition for competition places is intensifying. Next week there are three games ahead and then it’s time to lock up the World Cup team, the GM of the Lions Jere Lehtinen says in the union’s press release.
The World Championships start in Tampere on Friday 12 May. Finland’s World Cup team will be named after the EHT tournament in the Czech Republic, on Sunday evening or Monday.
FINLAND’S MATCH PROGRAM IN Brno
Thu 4.5. Finland–Czech Republic at 19:20
Sat 6.5. Switzerland–Finland at 13:00
Sun 7.5. Sweden–Finland at 13:00.
The games can be watched on the TV5 channel and the Discovery+ service.
The Finnish team for the Czech EHT tournament:
Goalkeepers:
Christian Heljanko
Emil Larmi
Jussi Olkinuora
Defenders:
Niklas Friman
Valtteri Kemiläinen
Miika Koivisto
Mikko Lehtonen
Petteri Lindbohm
Nikolas Matipalo
Olli Määttä
Atte Ohtamaa
Ville Pokka
Juuso Riikola
Mikael Seppälä
Attackers:
Marko Anttila
Joel Armia
Hannes Björninen
Markus Granlund
Teemu Hartikainen
Kasperi Kapanen
Patrick Laine
Juho Lammikko
Sakari Manninen
Walter Merelä
Ahti Oksanen
Iiro Pakarinen
Harri Pesonen
Toni Rajala
Mikael Ruohomaa
Jere Sallinen
Antti Suomela