Hockey HIFK, which returned from a week’s break, was left at zero in the first part of the Tampere weekend

Tappara – HIFK 2–0

Helsinki IFK was able to return to league hockey on Saturday after a break of about a week due to corona infections.

IFK left the goal back for future matches. Tappara and his IFK-backed goalkeeper Christian Heljanko were reset by the people of Helsinki in a match that was the first for IFK in the new Nokia Arena in Tampere.

The official crowd of the match was 9,610 spectators. The last time IFK had played in the league match was in December 2017, when IFK played an outdoor match in Kaisaniemi against Kärppi.

The most modern arena in the country will be familiar to IFK this weekend, as the team will meet Ilves in Tampere on Sunday.

For Tappara, the match also served as a general rehearsal against Rögle for the CHL final in Ängelholm on Tuesday.

Slightly a longer break was not the first for IFK this season. Peltonen estimates that despite the goalless loss, the return to action was better than before.

“However, our grips were a bit lacking at the offensive end. Tappara deserved his victory today, ”Peltonen said at a press conference after the match.

At the end of the opening round, the defender made the first hit to Tappara Brady Austin. Familiar with last season’s IFK shirt Joona Luoto doubled in the second installment of Tappara’s leadership.

To keep zero, Tappara’s Heljanko had to fight 24 times. IFK: n Michael Garteigille repulsions accumulated on 18.

About JYP transferred to IFK for the rest of the period Reid Gardiner played his first match against Tappara on his new team, although there were exactly one joint practice below.

The greedy Canadian pier was placed in IFK’s second chain Eetu Koivistoisen and Jere Innalan next door. The game accumulated more than 20 minutes in debut, and five shots per goal were the most for the away team.

“Just an entrance. He had a little time to try, it is hoped that tomorrow will hit, ”Peltonen said.

The jokers ’decision to opt out of the KHL playoffs has sped up the carousel of rumors. When asked whether further reinforcements could be expected from IFK, Peltonen contented himself with an ambiguous answer.

“It certainly doesn’t take many days to find answers to even those questions,” the IFK head coach said.

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