Ville Nieminen Pelicans have the League's hottest team - the tip of the match in Lahti: Maximum challenge

SM-league in the first season as head coach of the functional Ville Nieminen has been pelicans take flight.Last season the tenth missed the Pelicans is now ranked in the top four.Tonight's top match against TPS:aa against a team has the opportunity to rise already point to the end of the losing streak of turku.Ville Nieminen opened the Pelicans, tropical breeze in the background.Head coach Ville Nieminen and captain Hannes Björn-leading pelicans through the league season opener at the info in September. Vesa Parviainen

the New head coach at the Ville Niemisellä enough for mending, when more than half of the team has changed since last season. Gone are inter alia, four of the five internal scoring top names, as well as both goalkeepers. Systems running in a hurry: # 9-12.

with These words the evening paper to usher in the last season in tenth place Pelicans, when the season started 14. September.

the regular season is one-third of the play, but now have to admit the reviews have been briskly on the low side. Great tip kahinoissa risen to the Pelicans has been about Sport and also HPK:no, alongside the season's big positive surprise.

top game in the Bay

Friday night at the Pelicans-TPS-match consecutive positions 4 and 3 occupy the teams, and the actual playing time of winning located in lahti, would increase already in the right position, the points of turku.

the Teams have recently gone in different directions. Insurance the fall played TPS is the fourth loss in the pipe.

– the Maximum challenge. The opponent will certainly improve the game, Nieminen warn.

– We have to mentally stay in the challenger side. We are a hardworking and close-knit team.

condition of the barometer to the top

the Pelicans have lost nine of the last match only once, and it is equivalent to sampling the condition of the barometer, by far the number one six points (24-18) in the following, i.e., the series director Kärppiin.

– we're the successes of the season to reach the game-joy stick. Then the special situations and defense game, in which the goalkeeper on the last lock, Nieminen summarized in the tropical breeze in the background.

the Game usually Nieminen respect the club's identity.

– we're a good structure able to take a lot of wafers. The game structure has helped us so much that we are able to catch up a fighting game, what is here in the Bay has been in the past.

any koohotuksesta however, there is no question but Our game according to the principles of the five strive to puck control.

– Yes, we short the input to the game is aimed at - but is there between a long input, not it's removal.

to succeed in riittäävä for Nieminen is koutsaa have the Pelicans, the League's top kahinoissa. Emil Hansson / AOP

Pelicans-the crew has had many failures.

– Experienced Jesse Shaw and Mikko Kousa have taken the lead player steps. the Mr zohor by is a player and a competitor's character and a good defensive game skills, Nieminen incense.

He also raises less attention to saae the centre Aleksi Mustonen and Artturi Toivola , 11 goals made the winger Niko Kivelä , a young world cup great who Jesse Ylönen and the captain Hannes, Björn .

– He has to fight the embodiment of in the same way as Casimir Jürgens . And let's not forget Oliwer Kaski , Nieminen remind the league of the kit listed in the two.

And then we have a strong goalkeeper duo, he praises the Juho Olkinuoraa and the young Czech to Jakub skare moves .

Clear target

When the evening magazine met Nieminen Pelicans summer training in the context of willow bay, the team's objective had not yet been locked.

– Passion and realism you have to hit your hand, a fresh head coach said at the time.

Now the goal is clear.

Players have been from the beginning a clear objective: the sixth among them.

Top-6-the investment would guarantee a direct semi-final spot for the spring playoffs.

– It requires commitment and constant enthusiasm of these matches, Nieminen line.