Finland men's national junior ice hockey team
Introduction 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:Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL rightsGK1 Kari Piiroinen  TUTO Hockey TurkuGK30 Joel Blomqvist Kokkolan HermesPittsburgh PenguinsGK31Roope Taponen Kiekko-EspooD2Santeri Hatakka '''"A"''' Tampereen IlvesSan Jose SharksD3Ruben Rafkin TPS TurkuD4Ville Heinola Rauman Lukko Winnipeg JetsD6Eemil Viro TPS Turku Detroit Red WingsD7Topi Niemelä Oulun Kärpät Toronto Maple LeafsD10Kasper Puutio Oulun Kärpät Florida PanthersD12Matias Rajaniemi Pelicans Lahti New York IslandersD35Mikko Kokkonen '''"A"''' Mikkelin Jukurit Toronto Maple LeafsF13Roby Järventie Tampereen Ilves Ottawa SenatorsF15Anton Lundell '''"C"''' HIFK Helsinki Florida PanthersF19Petteri Puhakka Tappara Tampere F20Samuel Helenius JYP Jyväskylä F21Mikael Pyyhtiä TPS TurkuColumbus Blue JacketsF22Roni Hirvonen Porin Ässät Toronto Maple LeafsF23Mikko Petman Rauman LukkoF27Juuso Pärssinen TPS Turku Nashville PredatorsF28Henri Nikkanen Mikkelin JukuritWinnipeg JetsF29Kasper Simontaival  TUTO Hockey TurkuLos Angeles KingsF32Matias Mäntykivi SaiPa LappeenrantaBoston BruinsF33 Brad Lambert JYP Jyväskylä F34Aku Räty Oulun KärpätArizona CoyotesF36Benjamin Korhonen KalPa Kuopio
Youth Olympic Games record  Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank  2012 Innsbruck  6  4  2  0  17  13  7   Gold  2016 Lillehammer  6  1  5  0  19  21  4  4th  2020 Lausanne  4  1  3  0  10  22  3  4th  2024 Gangwon  4  2*  2  0  10  12  5   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  1974 Leningrad  5  3  2  0  21  23  6   Silver  /  1975 Winnipeg and Brandon / Minneapolis, Bloomington and Fargo  5  1  3  1  10  14  3  5th  1976 Tampere, Turku, Pori and Rauma  4  1  3  0  12  14  2 4th  1977  Banská Bystrica and Zvolen  7  4  3  0  35  29  8  4th  1978 Montreal and Quebec City  6  3  2  1  45  25  7  6th  1979 Karlstad and Karlskoga  6  2  4  0  20  19  4  4th 1980 Helsinki and Vantaa  5  4  1  0  29  8  8   Silver  1981 Füssen and Landsberg  5  3  1  1  29  18  7   Silver  /  1982 Minnesota / Manitoba and Ontario  7  5  2  0  47  29  10   Bronze  1983 Leningrad  7  3  4  0  35  29  6  6th  1984 Norrköping and Nyköping  7  6  1  0  44  21  12   Silver  1985 Turku and Helsinki  7  4  1  2  42  20  9  4th  1986 Mainly in Hamilton, Ontario  7  3  4  0  31  23  6  6th  1987 Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany  7  5  1  1  45  23  11   Gold  1988 Moscow  7  5  1  1  36  20  11   Bronze  1989  Anchorage and Alaska  7  2  4  1  29  37  5  6th  1990  Held mainly in Helsinki  7  4  2  1  32  21  9  4th  1991 Held in various communities in Saskatchewan  7  3  3  1  35  30  7  5th  1992 Füssen and Kaufbeuren  7  3  3  1  22  21  7  4th  1993 Held mainly in Gävle  7  3  3  1  31  20  7  5th  1994 Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek  7  4  3  0  27  24  8  4th  1995 Held mainly in Red Deer, Alberta  7  3  3  1  29  26  7  4th 1996 Massachusetts  6  2  4  0  23  24  4  6th  1997 Geneva and Morges  6  4  2  0  26  18  8  5th  1998 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna  7  6  0  1  35  13  13   Gold  1999 Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba  6  3  3  0  25  20  6  5th  2000 Skellefteå and Umeå  7  2  4  1  20  19  5  7th  2001 Moscow and Podolsk  7  5  1  1  22  10  11   Silver  2002 Pardubice and Hradec Králové  7  5  2+  0  23  9  10   Bronze  2003  Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia  7  4  2  1  22  15  9   Bronze  2004 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna  7  5  2  0  26  12  10   Bronze  2005 Grand Forks and Thief River Falls  6  3*  3  0  14  21  6  5th  2006 Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops  7  4*  3  0  24  19  8   Bronze  2007 Mora and Leksand  6  2  4  0  18  23  6  6th  2008 Pardubice and Liberec  6  2†  4  0  19  24  5  6th  2009 Ottawa  6  3  3^  0  20  14  10  7th  2010 Saskatchewan  6  3  3  0  21  22  9  5th  2011 Buffalo / Western New York  6  3  3+  0  22  11  12  6th  2012 Calgary and Edmonton  7  5  2+  0  29  22  13  4th  2013 Ufa  6  4†  2  0  34  19  11  7th  2014 Malmö  7  5*  2^  0  27  17  15   Gold  2015 Toronto and Montreal  5  1  4^  0  8  14  4  7th  2016 Helsinki  7  6*  1  0  35  22  17   Gold  2017 Montreal and Toronto  6  3  3  0  12  10  9  9th  2018 Buffalo  5  2  3+  0  18  16  7  6th  2019 Vancouver and Victoria  7  5*  2  0  23  11  14   Gold  2020 Ostrava and Třinec  7  3  4^  22  18  4  10  4th  2021  Edmonton  7  5  2  0  26  15  15   Bronze  2022  Edmonton  7  5†  2+  0  31  19  15   Silver  2023 Halifax and Moncton  5  2  3^  0  14  14  7  5th  2024 Gothenburg  7  3†*  4 0  25  27  7  4th   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 Väisänen1979 Matti Reunamäki1980-81 Olli Hietanen1982 Alpo Suhonen1983 Juhani Wahlsten1984-85 Pentti Matikainen1986-88 Hannu Jortikka1989 Erkka Westerlund1990 Hannu Jortikka1991 Samu Kuitunen1992-93 Jarmo Tolvanen1994 Esko Nokelainen1995-96 Harri Rindell1997 Hannu Jortikka1998 Hannu Kapanen1999 Jukka Rautakorpi2000 Hannu Kapanen2001 Kari Jalonen2002-03 Erkka Westerlund2004 Hannu Aravirta2005 Risto Dufva2006 Hannu Aravirta2007 Jarmo Tolvanen2008-09 Jukka Rautakorpi2010 Hannu Jortikka2011 Lauri Marjamäki2012 Raimo Helminen2013 Harri Rindell2014 Karri Kivi2015 Hannu Jortikka2016 Jukka Jalonen2017 Jukka Rautakorpi/Jussi Ahokas2018-19 Jussi Ahokas2020 Raimo Helminen2021-22 Antti Pennanen2023- Tomi Lämsä
References
External links *  QuantHockey - Team Finland U20 all-time statistical leaders