Hockey Valtteri Filppula and Leo Komarov took places from the Lions Olympic team, a small surprise in the trio of goalkeepers: “A competitive team that will definitely fight for the gold medal”

Lions the Olympic team has been selected, and the attack in particular is quite anticipated.

Head coach Jukka Jalonen and sports director Jere Lehtinen took Salavat’s trio as the so-called number one chain Teemu Hartikainen, Sakari Manninen and Markus Granlund.

The most experienced division of the team comes from Switzerland when Valtteri Filppula, 37, came under attack and Sami Vatanen defense. Their background is a long and successful NHL career.

“Filppula was excellent in the Karelia tournament and was excellent in the Swiss league. He is Servette’s number one center and banged over point per game. Although there is some age, he is in excellent physical condition. Everyone knows his ability as a player and his mental qualities, ”Jalonen said.

“At no point did we have any ambiguity when the NHL left out whether he was on the team or not. It will play a big role. ”

It was easy for Jalonen and Lehtinen to choose a trio that had a lot of power in Julajev.

“At the latest after they played a great tournament in the Czech Republic and Moscow. They played three good games and were our leading chain there. It brought an understanding that the boys are able to play high-quality hockey against top teams at a close pace, ”Jalonen said.

Leo Komarov returning to these circles is an uplifting thing for Leo and he is especially significant as a role player. Komarov is also a member of the team’s experienced division.

“Beijing source as good a team as we were able to build. A competitive team that will definitely fight for the gold medal wherever any other team, ”Jalonen said.

At the top of the goalkeeper department are Juho Olkinuora and Harri Säteri, the opponents of the previous World Cup. The third is Frans Tuohimaa, who, like the previous ones, plays a good season at KHL.

Filppula showed at the Karelia tournament in November that the pace of the European national team is still good for him. Filppula, who plays in the Swiss league, was one of the best in the Hartwall arena.

“I’m glad I can still play,” Filppula said on Discovery’s remote.

No other Finn selected for the Olympic team is close to the number of Filppula’s NHL games: 1,056 regular season matches and a nice 166 playoffs.

Power was accumulating admirably, and on top of that, the Stanley Cup victory in Detroit.

Filppula showed in November that he would be a strong candidate for the World Cup in Finland, but the NHL’s absence lifted him into the Olympic machine as expected.

As expected, the players of the Eastern League KHL took on the biggest role in the Lions Olympic team.

Jalonen and Lehtinen pick up players from the Jokers and clubs on the Russian side.

Selection to the Olympics is To Markus Granlund the first value tournament representation in Leo. He leads the Finnish trio’s stock exchange in the efficient Salavat Julajev top chain.

Granlund was nominated for the World Cup Kari Jalosen during the head coaching season, when Jalonen led the national team in the 2015 and 2016 World Championships. It hadn’t spiked back then, but now it hit.

Ojamäki has been the best scorer in the whole KHL since the autumn, and 29 goals in 48 matches is a very convincing number.

Ojamäki, who shoots from the right in the lion, plays an important role in the so-called game of superiority Patrik Laine present.

Defender Valtteri Kemiläinen plays good through Vitjaz Ojamäki and Miro Aaltonen as a companion. Like Ojamäki, Kemiläinen is promised superiority. His shots act as a line scare.

Aaltonen has played a very strong season in Vitjaz, and now he is getting a new attempt in the value tournament. Aaltonen played at the World Championships in Paris and Cologne in the spring of 2017, but that tournament was not a breakthrough for him.

In Paris, Aaltonen was allowed to play in the number one chain, superiority and the role of great responsibility at first, but the power did not come and the role decreased.

Lions to Beijing:

Goalkeepers:

29 Säteri Harri, Sibir Novosibirsk, KHL *

35 Tuohimaa France, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, KHL **

45 Olkinuora Jussi, Metallurgist Magnitogorsk, KHL *

Defenders:

2 Pokka Ville, Avangard Omsk, KHL *

3 Friman Niklas, Jokers Helsinki, KHL **

4 Lehtonen Mikko, SKA St. Petersburg, KHL

13 Valtteri of Kemil, Vitjaz Podolsk, KHL **

38 Hietanen Juuso, HC Ambri-Piotta, NLA

40 Lindbohm Petteri, Jokers Helsinki, KHL *

42 Vatanen Sami, Geneva-Servette HC, NLA

55 Ohtamaa Atte, Kärpät Oulu

Attackers:

12 Anttila Marko, Jokers Helsinki KHL

15 Aaltonen Miro, Vitjaz Podolsk, KHL *

20 Ojamäki Niko, Vitjaz Podolsk, KHL *

23 Kemppainen Joonas, SKA St. Petersburg, KHL

24 Björninen Hannes, Jokers Helsinki KHL *

25 Rajala Toni, EHC Biel, NLA *

51 Filppula Valtteri, Genève-Servette HC, NLA

60 Granlund Markus, Salavat Julayev Ufa, KHL **

65 Manninen Sakari, Salavat Yulayev Ufa, KHL

70 Hartikainen Teemu, Salavat Yulayev Ufa, KHL

71 Komarov Leo, SKA St. Petersburg, KHL

80 Mäenalanen Saku, Kärpät Oulu *

81 Pakarinen Iiro, Jokers Helsinki, KHL *

82 Pesonen Harri, SCL Tigers, NLA *

* 1. Olympics

** 1. men’s championships