Finland men's national ice hockey team

The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, (Finnish: Leijonat, Swedish: Lejonen) ("The Lions"), as it is called in Finland is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is considered a member of the "Big Six", along with Canada, Russia, the USA, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. Finland has a total of 64,641 registered players (1.2 % of its population).
In the 2006 Winter Olympics Finland won a silver medal, coming close to winning in the final but succumbing 3–2 to Sweden. Finland's goaltender Antero Niittymäki was named the MVP of the tournament (only 8 goals against in the whole tournament) and Teemu Selänne the best forward of the tournament.
Doug Shedden coached the Finnish national men's ice hockey team in the 2007–08 season. Under Shedden, Finland won bronze. His then-assistant coach Jukka Jalonen succeeded him as the head coach after the tournament.
==Olympic Record==
*1920-1948 - Did not participate
*1952 - Finished in 7th place
*1956 - Did not participate
*1960 - Finished in 7th place
*1964 - Finished in 6th place
*1968 - Finished in 5th place
*1972 - Finished in 5th place
*1976 - Finished in 4th place
*1980 - Finished in 4th place
*1984 - Finished in 6th place
*1988 - 
*1992 - Finished in 7th place
*1994 - 
*1998 - 
*2002 - Finished in 6th place
*2006 -  Silver
*2010 - 
*2014 - 
*2018 - Finished in 6th place
*2022 - GOLD BABYYY! (EBIN:D)
==Canada Cup Record==
*1976 - Finished in 6th place
*1981 - Finished in 6th place
*1984 - Did not participate
*1987 - Finished in 6th place
*1991 - Finished in 3rd place
==World Cup of Hockey Record==
*1996 - Finished in 5th place
*2004 - Finished in 2nd place
*2016 - Finished in 8th place
==World Championship Record==
* 1920-1938 - Did not participate
* 1939 - Finished in 13th place
* 1947-1948 - Did not participate
* 1949 - Finished in 7th place
* 1950 - Did not participate
* 1951 - Finished in 7th place
* 1952 - Finished in 7th place
* 1953 - Did not participate
* 1954 - Finished in 6th place
* 1955 - Finished in 9th place
* 1956 - Did not participate
* 1957 - Finished in 5th place
* 1958 - Finished in 6th place
* 1959 - Finished in 6th place
* 1960 - Finished in 7th place
* 1961 - Finished in 7th place
* 1962 - Finished in 4th place
* 1963 - Finished in 5th place
* 1964 - Finished in 6th place
* 1965 - Finished in 7th place
* 1966 - Finished in 7th place
* 1967 - Finished in 6th place
* 1968 - Finished in 5th place
* 1969 - Finished in 5th place
* 1970 - Finished in 4th place
* 1971 - Finished in 4th place
* 1972 - Finished in 4th place
* 1973 - Finished in 4th place
* 1974 - Finished in 4th place
* 1975 - Finished in 4th place
* 1976 - Finished in 5th place
* 1977 - Finished in 5th place
* 1978 - Finished in 7th place
* 1979 - Finished in 5th place
* 1981 - Finished in 6th place
* 1982 - Finished in 5th place
* 1983 - Finished in 7th place
* 1985 - Finished in 5th place
* 1986 - Finished in 4th place
* 1987 - Finished in 5th place
* 1989 - Finished in 5th place
* 1990 - Finished in 6th place
* 1991 - Finished in 5th place
* 1992 - 
* 1993 - Finished in 7th place
* 1994 - 
* 1995 - 
* 1996 - Finished in 5th place
* 1997 - Finished in 5th place
* 1998 - 
* 1999 - 
* 2000 - 
* 2001 - 
* 2002 - Finished in 4th place
* 2003 - Finished in 5th place
* 2004 - Finished in 6th place
* 2005 - Finished in 7th place
* 2006 - 
* 2007 - 
* 2008 - 
* 2009 - Finished in 5th place
* 2010 - Finished in 6th place
* 2011 - 
* 2012 - Finished in 4th place
* 2013 - Finished in 4th place
* 2014 - 
* 2015 - Finished in 6th place
* 2016 - 
* 2017 - Finished in 4th place
* 2018 - Finished in 5th place
* 2019 - 
* 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
==European Championship Record==
*1929 - Not ranked
== Retired Numbers ==
* #8 Teemu Selänne
* #11 Saku Koivu
* #14 Raimo Helminen
* #16 Ville Peltonen
* #17 Jari Kurri
* #26 Jere Lehtinen
* #44 Kimmo Timonen
== Actual Roster ==
Position	Number	Name 	Born 	Height 	Weight 	Shoots/Catches
G 	#31 	Janne Juvonen 	October 3, 1994 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	187lb (85kg) 	L
G 	#45 	Juho Olkinuora 	November 4, 1990 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	201lb (91kg) 	L
G 	#29 	Harri Säteri 	December 29, 1989 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	196lb (89kg) 	L
D 	#36 	Elmeri Eronen 	January 27, 1995 	5ft 9in (176cm) 	192lb (87kg) 	R
D 	#3 	Niklas Friman 	August 30, 1993 	6ft 2in (189cm) 	194lb (88kg) 	L
D 	#7 	Oliwer Kaski 	September 4, 1995 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	196lb (89kg) 	R
D 	#4 	Tommi Kivistö 	June 7, 1991 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	209lb (95kg) 	L
D 	#40 	Petteri Lindbohm 	September 23, 1993	6ft 3in (190cm) 	209lb (95kg) 	L
D 	#39 	Kim Kousiainen 	November 14, 2000 	5ft 9in (175cm) 	179lb (81kg) 	L
D 	#55 	Atte Ohtamaa 	November 6, 1987 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	203lb (92kg) 	L
D 	#51 	Jarkko Parikka 	September 6, 1997 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	187lb (85kg) 	L
D 	#2 	Ville Pokka 	June 3, 1994 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	198lb (90kg) 	R
D 	#61 	Axel Rindell 	April 23, 2000 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	176lb (80kg) 	R
D 	#50 	Mikael Seppälä 	March 8, 1994 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	201lb (91kg) 	L
D 	#6 	Tony Sund 	August 4, 1995 	6ft 3in (191cm) 	183lb (83kg) 	L
F 	#12 	Marko Anttila 	May 27, 1985 	6ft 8in (203cm) 	229lb (104kg)	R
F 	#24 	Hannes Björninen 	October 19, 1995 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	190lb (86kg) 	L
F 	#33 	Markus Hännikäinen 	March 26, 1993 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	201lb (91kg) 	L
F 	#41 	Jere Innala 	March 17, 1998 	5ft 9in (174cm) 	172lb (78kg) 	L
F 	#25 	Jere Karjalainen 	May 23, 1992 	5ft 9in (175cm) 	176lb (80kg) 	R
F 	#27 	Petri Kontiola 	October 4, 1984 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	198lb (90kg) 	R
F 	#15 	Anton Lundell 	October 3, 2001 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	190lb (86kg) 	L
F 	#80 	Saku Mäenalanen 	May 29, 1994 	6ft 4in (192cm) 	207lb (94kg) 	L
F 	#20 	Niko Ojamäki 	June 17, 1995 	5ft 11in (181cm)	185lb (84kg) 	R
F 	#81 	Iiro Pakarinen 	August 25, 1991 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	209lb (95kg) 	R
F 	#48 	Valtteri Puustinen 	June 4, 1999 	5ft 9in (176cm) 	183lb (83kg) 	R
F 	#13 	Mikael Ruohomaa 	November 17, 1988 	6ft 0in (184cm) 	194lb (88kg) 	L
F 	#76 	Jere Sallinen 	October 26, 1990 	6ft 2in (187cm) 	201lb (91kg) 	L
F 	#19 	Veli-Matti Savinainen	January 5, 1986 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	181lb (82kg) 	L
F 	#10 	Eemeli Suomi 	December 4, 1995 	5ft 10in (177cm)	183lb (83kg) 	L
F 	#47 	Peter Tiivola 	September 5, 1993 	6ft 4in (192cm) 	203lb (92kg) 	L
F 	#38 	Teemu Turunen 	November 24, 1995 	5ft 10in (179cm)	185lb (84kg) 	L
== Team Staff ==
Role 	Name 	Born
GM 	Jere Lehtinen 	June 24, 1973
Team manager 	Mika Kortelainen	May 3, 1967
Head coach 	Jukka Jalonen 	November 2, 1962
Coach 	Mikko Manner 	July 19, 1974
Coach 	Ari-Pekka Selin 	May 17, 1963
Video coach 	Janne Hietaniemi	January 16, 1988
Goalie coach 	Kari Lehtonen 	June 13, 1966
Doctor 	Matti Lehtovirta	March 22, 1965
Physiotherapist 	Tero Tolvanen 	February 22, 1972
Masseur 	Juha Sulin 	October 31, 1961
Head equipment manager	Riku Koivunen 	March 21, 1976
Equipment manager 	Antti Muurila 	October 27, 1982
Media 	Petteri Hietanen	September 3, 1985
== Notable players ==
*Aarne Honkavaara 1943-1953
*Keijo Kuusela 1938-1959
*Lasse Oksanen 1962-1977
*Esa Peltonen 1965-1982
*Raimo Kilpiö 1956-1967
*Teppo Rastio 1953-1964
*Heino Pulli 1957-1965
*Juhani Tamminen 1969-1982
*Heikki Riihiranta 1967-1983
*Urpo Ylönen 1965-1979
*Unto Wiitala 1946-1956
*Jari Kurri 1979-1998
*Janne Ojanen 1986-
*Raimo Helminen 1983-2008
*Mika Nieminen 1988-2000
*Timo Jutila 1983-1997
*Saku Koivu 1992-
*Ville Peltonen 1993-
*Jere Lehtinen 1991-
*Ari Sulander 1992-
*Jarmo Myllys 1986-2001
*Jukka Tammi 1985-1998
*Esa Tikkanen 1985-2000
*Teemu Selänne 1988-
*Miikka Kiprusoff 1994-
*Olli Jokinen 1996-
*Mikko Koivu 2000-
*Petteri Nummelin 1990-
== List of head coaches ==
*Erkki Saarinen 1939–1941
*Risto Lindroos 1945–1946
*Henry Kvist 1946–1949
*Risto Lindroos 1950–1954
*Aarne Honkavaara 1954–1959
*Joe Wirkkunen 1959–1960
*Derek Holmes 1960–1961
*Joe Wirkkunen 1961–1966
*Gustav Bubnik 1966–1969
*Seppo Liitsola 1969–1972
*Len Lunde 1972–1973
*Kalevi Numminen 1973–1974
*Seppo Liitsola 1974–1976
*Lasse Heikkilä 1976–1977
*Kalevi Numminen 1977–1982
*Alpo Suhonen 1982–1986
*Rauno Korpi 1986–1987
*Pentti Matikainen 1987–1993
*Curt Lindström 1993–1997
*Hannu Aravirta 1997–2003
*Raimo Summanen 2003–2004
*Erkka Westerlund 2004–2007
*Doug Shedden 2007–2008
*Jukka Jalonen 2008–2013
*Erkka Westerlund 2013-2014
*Kari Jalonen 2014-2016
*Lauri Marjamäki 2016-2018
*Jukka Jalonen 2018-present
National team
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