Finland men's national junior ice hockey team

Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Nuoret Leijonat
(The Young Lions)
AssociationFinnish Ice Hockey Association
General managerFinland Kimmo Oikarinen
Head coachFinland Antti Pennanen
AssistantsFinland Tuomo Ruutu
Finland Antti Miettinen
Finland Ville Mäntymaa
CaptainAnton Lundell
Top scorerEsa Tikkanen (17)
Most pointsEsa Tikkanen (36)
Team colors
IIHF codeFIN
First 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 Championship
Appearances43 (first in 1974)
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg 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

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. 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

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

† 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)


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