Whizz kid Kakko decided – JVM-gold to Finland

"Whizz kid Kakko decided – JVM-gold to Finland"

"Finland is a junior world champion in ice hockey for the fifth time."

"Big matchhjälte: listed Kaapo Kakko, 17 years."

"the Boy with the ansiktsgallret put guldmålet 3-2 to US with only 86 seconds left in the final."

"– An incredible feeling. It has been a brilliant journey, " says Kakko to Yle."

"Förhandssnacket before the JVM-final between USA and Finland was very much about the duel between Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko – the two players likely to go number one and two in this summer's NHL draft."

"The fight in the fight won the 17-year-old Kakko."

"After Finland lost a 2-0 lead to 2-2 in the third period step whizz kid up in the final minutes."

"Then held the young lions away when the americans made one last attempt to take the match to the extension."

"Kaapo Kakko – born on February 13, 2001 – is already playing A lagshockey for TPS Turku in Liiga. He has 27 appearances this season, responded for the 20 (9+11) points and has during the winter enhanced the shares to become the first finn to be elected as the number one in the NHL entry draft."

" It's an incredible feeling, something else is going not to say. It has been a brilliant journey, " says Kakko to Yle."

"the Finals for the 17th of 206 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver (the one on the place was Henrik Sedin) was generally intense, well dramatic. "

"It looked like Finland decided at the hill Otto Latvala after six minutes of the third period made the score of 2-0. But in less than two minutes put Alexander Chmelevski and Josh Norris 2-1 and 2-2."

"And then hit Kaapo Kakko and got Finland to explode in euphoria."

"Already in the morning, the fans were out there and ”snöbadade” in the winter cold in central Helsinki, while players in western Canada, celebrated in the dressing room."

"Kakko in all its glory, but probably was the goalkeeper Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen – drafted by the Buffalo Sabres – the greatest guldhjälten seen across the whole JVM. "

"After Finland in the group stage opened weak with losses against both Sweden (1-2) and the US (1-4) improved all in utslagsmatcherna. "

"This was where the 195 centimeters tall and 96 kg heavy Luukkonen became a giant on all levels. In the final he saved 26 of 28 shots and was selected to the All-Star team's goalkeeper."

"Finland is a junior world champion for the fifth time – and for the third time in the last six years. The previous titles came in 1987, 1998, 2014 and 2016, but this was the first time that Finland succeeded in the rink with NHL dimensions."

"– Quite unlikely. I can't believe it. It doesn't get finer than this. We had it hard in the group stage, but we showed the whole world that we are the best in the world, " says team captain Aarne Talvitie in the middle of guldfirandet."