Finland men's national junior ice hockey team

National sports team
   IIHF codeFINFirst international Soviet Union 6 – 2 Finland 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)Biggest win Finland 19 – 1 Switzerland 
(Helsinki, Finland; March 27, 1979)Biggest defeat Sweden 9 – 2 Finland 
(Gävle, Sweden; January 2, 1993)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; December 27, 2004)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; December 26, 2011)IIHF World U20 ChampionshipAppearances43 (first in 1974)Best result Gold: (1987, 1998, 2014, 2016, 2019)International record (W–L–T)161–116–17
Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1987 Czechoslovakia Finland
Gold medal – first place 1998 Finland Finland
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sweden Finland
Gold medal – first place 2016 Finland Finland
Gold medal – first place 2019 Canada Finland
Silver medal – second place 1974 Soviet Union Finland
Silver medal – second place 1980 Finland Finland
Silver medal – second place 1981 West Germany Finland
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sweden Finland
Silver medal – second place 2001 Russia Finland
Silver medal – second place 2022 Canada Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1982 USA/Canada Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Soviet Union Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Czech Republic Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Canada Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Finland Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Canada Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Canada Finland
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 Innsbruck Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Gangwon Team

The Finnish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.

WJC 2021 roster

Roster for the 2021 World Junior Championships:[1]

Pos. No. Player Team NHL rights
GK 1 Kari Piiroinen Finland TUTO Hockey Turku
GK 30 Joel Blomqvist Finland Kokkolan Hermes Pittsburgh Penguins
GK 31 Roope Taponen Finland Kiekko-Espoo
D 2 Santeri Hatakka "A" Finland Tampereen Ilves San Jose Sharks
D 3 Ruben Rafkin Finland TPS Turku
D 4 Ville Heinola Finland Rauman Lukko Winnipeg Jets
D 6 Eemil Viro Finland TPS Turku Detroit Red Wings
D 7 Topi Niemelä Finland Oulun Kärpät Toronto Maple Leafs
D 10 Kasper Puutio Finland Oulun Kärpät Florida Panthers
D 12 Matias Rajaniemi Finland Pelicans Lahti New York Islanders
D 35 Mikko Kokkonen "A" Finland Mikkelin Jukurit Toronto Maple Leafs
F 13 Roby Järventie Finland Tampereen Ilves Ottawa Senators
F 15 Anton Lundell "C" Finland HIFK Helsinki Florida Panthers
F 19 Petteri Puhakka Finland Tappara Tampere
F 20 Samuel Helenius Finland JYP Jyväskylä
F 21 Mikael Pyyhtiä Finland TPS Turku Columbus Blue Jackets
F 22 Roni Hirvonen Finland Porin Ässät Toronto Maple Leafs
F 23 Mikko Petman Finland Rauman Lukko
F 27 Juuso Pärssinen Finland TPS Turku Nashville Predators
F 28 Henri Nikkanen Finland Mikkelin Jukurit Winnipeg Jets
F 29 Kasper Simontaival Finland TUTO Hockey Turku Los Angeles Kings
F 32 Matias Mäntykivi Finland SaiPa Lappeenranta Boston Bruins
F 33 Brad Lambert Finland JYP Jyväskylä
F 34 Aku Räty Finland Oulun Kärpät Arizona Coyotes
F 36 Benjamin Korhonen Finland KalPa Kuopio

Youth Olympic Games record

Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank
Austria 2012 Innsbruck 6 4 2 0 17 13 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Norway 2016 Lillehammer 6 1 5 0 19 21 4 4th
Switzerland 2020 Lausanne 4 1 3 0 10 22 3 4th
South Korea 2024 Gangwon 4 2* 2 0 10 12 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze

World Junior Championship record

The Canadians U20 face off against the Finnish U20 team at an exhibition game in Calgary
Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank
Soviet Union 1974 Leningrad 5 3 2 0 21 23 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Canada / United States 1975 Winnipeg and Brandon / Minneapolis, Bloomington and Fargo 5 1 3 1 10 14 3 5th
Finland 1976 Tampere, Turku, Pori and Rauma 4 1 3 0 12 14 2 4th
Czechoslovakia 1977 Banská Bystrica and Zvolen 7 4 3 0 35 29 8 4th
Canada 1978 Montreal and Quebec City 6 3 2 1 45 25 7 6th
Sweden 1979 Karlstad and Karlskoga 6 2 4 0 20 19 4 4th
Finland 1980 Helsinki and Vantaa 5 4 1 0 29 8 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
West Germany 1981 Füssen and Landsberg 5 3 1 1 29 18 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
United States / Canada 1982 Minnesota / Manitoba and Ontario 7 5 2 0 47 29 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Soviet Union 1983 Leningrad 7 3 4 0 35 29 6 6th
Sweden 1984 Norrköping and Nyköping 7 6 1 0 44 21 12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Finland 1985 Turku and Helsinki 7 4 1 2 42 20 9 4th
Canada 1986 Mainly in Hamilton, Ontario 7 3 4 0 31 23 6 6th
Czechoslovakia 1987 Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany 7 5 1 1 45 23 11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Soviet Union 1988 Moscow 7 5 1 1 36 20 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
United States 1989 Anchorage and Alaska 7 2 4 1 29 37 5 6th
Finland 1990 Held mainly in Helsinki 7 4 2 1 32 21 9 4th
Canada 1991 Held in various communities in Saskatchewan 7 3 3 1 35 30 7 5th
Germany 1992 Füssen and Kaufbeuren 7 3 3 1 22 21 7 4th
Sweden 1993 Held mainly in Gävle 7 3 3 1 31 20 7 5th
Czech Republic 1994 Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek 7 4 3 0 27 24 8 4th
Canada 1995 Held mainly in Red Deer, Alberta 7 3 3 1 29 26 7 4th
United States 1996 Massachusetts 6 2 4 0 23 24 4 6th
Switzerland 1997 Geneva and Morges 6 4 2 0 26 18 8 5th
Finland 1998 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna 7 6 0 1 35 13 13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Canada 1999 Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba 6 3 3 0 25 20 6 5th
Sweden 2000 Skellefteå and Umeå 7 2 4 1 20 19 5 7th
Russia 2001 Moscow and Podolsk 7 5 1 1 22 10 11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Czech Republic 2002 Pardubice and Hradec Králové 7 5 2+ 0 23 9 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Canada 2003 Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia 7 4 2 1 22 15 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Finland 2004 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna 7 5 2 0 26 12 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
United States 2005 Grand Forks and Thief River Falls 6 3* 3 0 14 21 6 5th
Canada 2006 Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops 7 4* 3 0 24 19 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Sweden 2007 Mora and Leksand 6 2 4 0 18 23 6 6th
Czech Republic 2008 Pardubice and Liberec 6 2† 4 0 19 24 5 6th
Canada 2009 Ottawa 6 3 3^ 0 20 14 10 7th
Canada 2010 Saskatchewan 6 3 3 0 21 22 9 5th
United States 2011 Buffalo / Western New York 6 3 3+ 0 22 11 12 6th
Canada 2012 Calgary and Edmonton 7 5 2+ 0 29 22 13 4th
Russia 2013 Ufa 6 4† 2 0 34 19 11 7th
Sweden 2014 Malmö 7 5* 2^ 0 27 17 15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Canada 2015 Toronto and Montreal 5 1 4^ 0 8 14 4 7th
Finland 2016 Helsinki 7 6* 1 0 35 22 17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Canada 2017 Montreal and Toronto 6 3 3 0 12 10 9 9th
United States 2018 Buffalo 5 2 3+ 0 18 16 7 6th
Canada 2019 Vancouver and Victoria 7 5* 2 0 23 11 14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Czech Republic 2020 Ostrava and Třinec 7 3 4^ 22 18 4 10 4th
Canada 2021 Edmonton 7 5 2 0 26 15 15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Canada 2022 Edmonton 7 5† 2+ 0 31 19 15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Canada 2023 Halifax and Moncton 5 2 3^ 0 14 14 7 5th
Sweden 2024 Gothenburg 7 3†* 4 0 25 27 7 4th
Canada 2025 Ottawa

† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)

Head coaches (WJC)

1977-78 Matti Väisänen
1979 Matti Reunamäki
1980-81 Olli Hietanen
1982 Alpo Suhonen
1983 Juhani Wahlsten
1984-85 Pentti Matikainen
1986-88 Hannu Jortikka
1989 Erkka Westerlund
1990 Hannu Jortikka
1991 Samu Kuitunen
1992-93 Jarmo Tolvanen
1994 Esko Nokelainen
1995-96 Harri Rindell
1997 Hannu Jortikka
1998 Hannu Kapanen
1999 Jukka Rautakorpi
2000 Hannu Kapanen
2001 Kari Jalonen
2002-03 Erkka Westerlund


2004 Hannu Aravirta
2005 Risto Dufva
2006 Hannu Aravirta
2007 Jarmo Tolvanen
2008-09 Jukka Rautakorpi
2010 Hannu Jortikka
2011 Lauri Marjamäki
2012 Raimo Helminen
2013 Harri Rindell
2014 Karri Kivi
2015 Hannu Jortikka
2016 Jukka Jalonen
2017 Jukka Rautakorpi/Jussi Ahokas
2018-19 Jussi Ahokas
2020 Raimo Helminen
2021-22 Antti Pennanen
2023- Tomi Lämsä

References

  1. ^ "Team Finland Roster". IIHF. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

External links

  • QuantHockey - Team Finland U20 all-time statistical leaders
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