Hockey, Europe: Finland U20 live scores, results, fixtures
A position where each player has not had the greatest of starts to their 2024-25 seasons, the goaltender position could be a wide-open battle on who will take the reins as the number one starter. Petteri Rimpinen has had the best start of the three netminders on the roster, all playing in the Liiga. He also played in last year’s U18 World Hockey Championship and went 2-2-0. Kim Saarinen, a 2023 Seattle Kraken draft pick, has had plenty of international experience in the past for Finland, as does Noa Vali (including last year’s U20 WJC), but neither has had strong starts this season. Overall, the goaltender position will be one that could see each netminder get a chance to play throughout the tournament before it is all said and done.
På annandag jul kör U20-VM i ishockey igång och nu vet vi hur Finlands lag till stor del kommer att se ut. En spelare ska ännu ratas ur lägertruppen – men stommen är klar.
Koivu also played games with Finland's U20 team in November, recording a goal and two assists in four games against Sweden, Czechia, Switzerland, and Slovakia. Koivu has a 06 birthday, which will likely mean he will be a valuable contributor to his country in next year's tournament. However, Marco D'Amico of Montreal Hockey Now in the team's bottom-six. The Finnish Ice Hockey front office leaving him off this year's roster is incomprehensible for most who know the Canadiens' prospect situation.
Finland U20 Results / Fixtures
Aatos Koivu was also left off Team Finland's roster after performing well at this past summer's World Junior Summer Showcase. Koivu's bout with mononucleosis to start the year didn't help his case, as he has been trying to fight back into shape ever since the illness. He has just five points in 16 games with TPS in Liiga this season but also played six games in the U20 league, recording four points.
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