๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-2 Austria ๐ฆ๐น
Czech Hockey Games
Ostravar Arรฉna, Ostrava ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 30 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:00 – ๐ฆ๐น PEN – Hackl, hooking
13:27 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Innala (Aaltonen, Lehtonen)
15:22 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Pesonen (Sallinen)
18:42 – ๐ฆ๐น PEN – Kragl, holding
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ (SO)
Czech Hockey Games
Ostravar Arรฉna, Ostrava ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 28 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:28 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Pesonen, high sticking double minor
13:56 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Budรญk, holding
15:20 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Hartikainen (Manninen)
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด
Euro Hockey Challenge
Data Group Areena, Kuopio ๐ซ๐ฎ
Friday, 22 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
13:04 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Pelli (Pesonen, Sallinen)
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-2 Norway ๐ณ๐ด
Euro Hockey Challenge
Mehtimรคen jรครคhalli, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Thursday, 21 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
09:56 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Aaltonen, slashing
11:56 – ๐ณ๐ด GOAL – Jakobsson (K. Olimb, Johannesen)
12:50 – ๐ณ๐ด PEN – Lilleberg, hooking
14:57 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Rajala (Filppula, Innala)
18:15 – ๐ณ๐ด PEN – K. Olimb, slashing
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 7-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Four Nations Cup
Zimnรญ stadion Pลรญbram, Pลรญbram ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 16 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:54 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Dower Nilsson, hooking
13:26 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Juhola, interference
15:42 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Rajaniemi, slashing
19:06 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Dower Nilsson, hooking
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-1 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
Four Nations Cup
Zimnรญ stadion Pลรญbram, Pลรญbram ๐จ๐ฟ
Friday, 15 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:18 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Hirvonen (Mรคenpรครค)
12:28 – ๐ธ๐ฐ PEN – Krajcovic, holding
15:58 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Koponen
20:00 – ๐ธ๐ฐ PEN – Stripai, holding
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Four Nations Cup
Zimnรญ stadion Pลรญbram, Pลรญbram ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 14 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:53 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Sedlรกฤek (Hauser)
19:17 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Rajaniemi, high sticking
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 1-0 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Euro Hockey Challenge
Rรธdovre Centrum Arena, Rรธdovre ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Thursday, 14 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
17:46 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Tuohimaa, delay of game
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ (SO)
Euro Hockey Challenge
Spar Nord Arena, Odense ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:22 – ๐ฉ๐ฐ GOAL – O. Larsen (Bau, Poulsen)
05:19 – ๐ฉ๐ฐ PEN – M. Larsen, holding
06:26 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Erholtz (Palmu, Manninen)
12:06 – ๐ฉ๐ฐ GOAL – Setkov (From)
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Finnish forward Mika Pyรถrรคlรค, a mainstay of Oulun Kรคrpรคt for the majority of his twenty-two year pro hockey career, announced his retirement from the game following Kรคrpรคt’s elimination from the 2022 Liiga postseason, at the age of 40.
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Just under three weeks after announcing that Russia and Belarus were banned from IIHF participation after the Russian-led and Belarusian-backed invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February, today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced replacement clubs for upcoming participation in the upcoming 2022 Men’s, Women’s and Junior World Championships.
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After a sweeping recommendation from the International Olympic Committee to remove Russia and Belarus from international sporting competitions, following their invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February, today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced a number of updates regarding their respective participation and hosting of future competitions.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Russian Olympic Committee ๐ท๐บ
Olympic Gold Medal Game
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Sunday, 20 February 2022
It was classic blue-and-white magic. Hannes Bjรถrninen scored the third-period winner as Finland captured its first Olympic menโs hockey Gold medal ever with a 2-1 victory over the ROC team on Sunday.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-0 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
Olympic Semifinal
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Friday, 18 February 2022
On the strength of Sakari Manninen’s first-period winner, Finland advanced to its second Olympic Gold medal game in history with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Slovakia on Friday.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Olympic Quarterfinal
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Clinical finishing and familiar resilience saw Finland advance to the semi-finals with a 5-1 victory over Switzerland. Three goals from 12 shots saw Jukka Jalonenโs men into a 3-0 lead early in the second period and that proved sufficient to sink Switzerland and set up a meeting with Slovakia in the final four.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
Olympic Preliminary Round
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Sunday, 13 February 2022
Harri Pesonen scored in overtime, pouncing on a turnover and firing a shot from the slot just inside the far post, to cap an incredible comeback for Finland, who were down 3-0 after two periods but eventually won 4-3.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 3-1 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
Olympic Preliminary Round
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Friday, 11 February 2022
Finland battled past a resolute Latvian rearguard action to maintain its winning start in Beijing. The Leijonat had a hard time solving Jฤnisย Kalniลลก in the Latvian net, with the Baltic nation producing a solid defensive display before falling to a 3-1 loss.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
Olympic Preliminary Round
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Thursday, 10 February 2022
Sakari Manninen scored three goals and Miro Aaltonen scored two goals and one assist for Finland and Juraj Slafkovskรฝ scored twice for Slovakia in Finlandโs 6-2 win in the first game for both teams at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
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After making a failed comeback attempt with the Boston Bruins this season, recurring hip injuries have forced Finnish goaltender Tuukka Rask into early retirement at the age of 34.
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For the second straight Olympics, the men’s hockey tournament will not feature NHL superstars (although this time due to COVID-19), making the Olympic tournament not necessarily a true “best on best,” but still a showcase of some of the world’s top talent looking to capture Gold and Olympic glory in Beijing.
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International Hockey Lineal Championship 