The lions have not lost since November.
The Lions won the Austrian 4-2 Euro Hockey Tour in the Czech Republic on Saturday.
Leijonat, which is preparing for the May World Cup, has now played six preparatory matches and won each one. In the Czech Republic, the Lions will still be playing against Sweden on Sunday at 13.00.
The Lions most recently lost a puck game in November in the Karelia tournament. After that, Finland won the Russian EHT tournament and the Olympics with a clean game.
Thus, the Lions winning streak is already 15 matches long. The reading is staggering.
– It’s a tough performance. There have been some really tough games along the way, head coach Jukka Jalonen said in a Discovery + broadcast.
Innala screens
Finland started scoring with superiority Jere Innalawho got a hard feed in the middle of the Austrian underpower square From Miro Aaltonen and directed it to the network.
Innala’s situation in Leijon is interesting, as he played for the team that won the Olympic gold Markus Granlund is reportedly on the sidelines of the World Cup.
Granlund puck at the KHL in Ufa and the Olympics together Sakari Mannisen and Teemu Hartikainen with.
If head coach Jalonen wants to keep Manninen and Hartikainen together in the number one chain of the Lions, the place of the second winger can be a push for Innala, who was winning the World Championship silver in the spring of 2021.
– It’s not up to me. I’m just trying to play well and then let’s see, Innala said in a Discovery + broadcast on the first break of a spot in the No. 1 chain.
Innala, who made his breakthrough in HPK, scored 48 (18 + 30) power points in 54 games of the regular season in the Finnish Champions League in HIFK this season.
On the edge of the number one chain, training games have also been tried Petrus Palmua.
Jere Innala scored two goals. ZUMAWIRE / MVPHOTOS
Austrian moment
Finland led the game 2–0 after the opening round, and at the beginning of the second round, Innala moved the Lions to the 3–0 lead with their second goal.
After that, Finland took its foot off the gas and Austria got into the game. Although Austria was a clearly weaker team than Finland, the Alpine country came to an end during the second set.
Austria will play in the World Cup with the Lions in Group B. The country got involved in the Games when the IIHF decided to exclude Russia and Belarus. Originally in Block B was Belarus.
In the Czech EHT tournament, Austria replaced Russia.
At the beginning of the third tranche, Finland rectified the situation and Niko Ojamäki scored 4 – 2 for the visitors.
Played in the Finnish goal Frans Tuohimaawho rejected 15 times.