Jukka Jalonen has chosen his team for the World Hockey Championships.
Patrik Laine suffered an injury during the rest of the season, which prevented games in Columbus. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
The Lions World Cup team was announced on Sunday evening. Columbus star forward Patrick Laine is not in the team. The man is injured.
There are a total of five NHL players in the team: defenseman Olli Määttä and attackers Kaapo Kako, Mikko Rantanen, Joel Armia and Kasperi Kapanen.
Lions’ World Cup team:
Goalkeepers:
Christian Heljanko
Emil Larmi
Jussi Olkinuora
Defenders:
Niklas Friman
Miika Koivisto
Mikko Lehtonen
Nikolas Matipalo
Olli Määttä
Atte Ohtamaa
Ville Pokka
Mikael Seppälä
Attackers:
Marko Anttila
Joel Armia
Hannes Björninen
Teemu Hartikainen
Kaapo Kako
Kasperi Kapanen
Juho Lammikko
Sakari Manninen
Walter Merelä
Ahti Oksanen
Harri Pesonen
Mikko Rantanen
Jere Sallinen
Antti Suomela
The World Championships will be played in Tampere and Riga from May 12 to May 28. Finland plays in Group A of the Games together with the United States, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Austria and Hungary.
The Lions’ first match is against the United States on May 12. The match starts at 16:20.
Finland goes to the games as the reigning champion.