Canada will leave the match as clear favourites, although the little lions training games have gone well. Finland crashed in the last two practice games in Sweden and Russia.
the Finnish team found a lot of familiar hockey names, such as Kalle Loponen , Antti Saarela , Anton Lundell , Juuso Pärssinen and Patrik Puistola . The players ' father Jouni Loponen , Pasi Saarela , Jan Lundell , Timo Pärssinen and Pasi Puistola will be remembered as a hard league jyrille.
Finland is under 18-year-old reigning world champion. Last year the little lions fell in the final match in the age group of super country in the united states.
Finland–Canada match will start today at 20.30. Yle TV2 will show the match live.
Boys championship played on the Swedish city of umea and Örnsköldsvikissä.
1 Taponen Scrooge, HIFK Helsinki
30 Piispanen Kari, Winsdor Spitfires OHL
2 Kokkonen, Mikko, Jukurit Mikkeli
3 Loponen Kalle, Kärpät Oulu
4 Räsänen Iivari, Tappara Tampere
5 Niemelä, Topi, Kärpät Oulu
6 Hatakka Santeri, Jokerit Helsinki, finland
7 Tuomisto, Antti, Aces Pori
25 Heinola Ville, Lock Rauma
10 Aaltonen Levi, KalPa Kuopio
15 Saarela, Antti, Lock Rauma
18 Petman Bartender, Lock Rauma
19 Miettinen Updated Blues Espoo
20 Lundell Anton, HIFK Helsinki
21 Räty Donald, Kärpät Oulu
22 simon road Kasper, Tappara Tampere
24 Räty Alfred, Kärpät Oulu
32 Tieksola Tuukka, Kärpät Oulu
34 Intonen Aarne, TPS Turku
35 Pärssinen Juuso, TPS Turku
36 Puistola Patrik, Tappara Tampere
To 18.04. 20:30 Canada–English
Fri 19.04. 20:30 Belarus-Finland
Su 21.04. 16:30 Finland–Czech
Tue 23.04. 16:30 Finland–Switzerland