Finland men's national junior ice hockey team
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| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Manager |
 Timo Backman | ||
| Head coach |
Jukka Jalonen | ||
| Most points | Esa Tikkanen (35) | ||
| IIHF code | FIN | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union 6 – 2 Finland (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Finland 19 – 1 Switzerland  (Helsinki, Finland; March 27, 1979) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Sweden 9 – 2 Finland (Gävle, Sweden; January 2, 1993)  Canada 8 – 1 Finland (Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; December 27, 2004) Canada 8 – 1 Finland (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; December 26, 2011) | |||
| IIHF World U20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 39 (first in 1974) | ||
| Best result |
 (1987, 1998, 2014) | ||
| International record (W–L–T) | |||
| 132–101–15 | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
| Silver | 1974 Soviet Union | Finland |
| Silver | 1980 Finland | Finland |
| Silver | 1981 West Germany | Finland |
| Bronze | 1982 USA | Finland |
| Silver | 1984 Sweden | Finland |
| Gold | 1987 Czechoslovakia | Finland |
| Bronze | 1988 Soviet Union | Finland |
| Gold | 1998 Finland | Finland |
| Silver | 2001 Russia | Finland |
| Bronze | 2002 Czech Republic | Finland |
| Bronze | 2003 Canada | Finland |
| Bronze | 2004 Finland | Finland |
| Bronze | 2006 Canada | Finland |
| Gold | 2014 Sweden | Finland |
The Finnish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.
WJC 2014 roster
Roster for the 2014 World Junior Championships:
| Pos. | No. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Janne Juvonen | Pelicans |
| GK | 30 | Ville Husso | HIFK |
| GK | 31 | Juuse Saros | HPK |
| D | 4 | Mikko Lehtonen | TuTo |
| D | 5 | Rasmus Ristolainen | Buffalo Sabres |
| D | 7 | Esa Lindell | Jokerit |
| D | 9 | Julius Honka | Swift Current Broncos |
| D | 12 | Ville Pokka | Kärpät |
| D | 15 | Juuso Vainio | HPK |
| D | 19 | Mikko Vainonen | Kingston Frontenacs |
| F | 8 | Saku Mäenalanen | Kärpät |
| F | 10 | Juuso Ikonen | JYP |
| F | 11 | Joni Nikko | Lukko |
| F | 13 | Ville Leskinen | Kärpät |
| F | 14 | Topi Nättinen | JYP |
| F | 18 | Saku Kinnunen | KalPa |
| F | 20 | Teuvo Teräväinen | Jokerit |
| F | 21 | Aleksi Mustonen | Kiekko-Vantaa |
| F | 22 | Henri Ikonen | Kingston Frontenacs |
| F | 25 | Henrik Haapala | Tappara |
| F | 26 | Rasmus Kulmala | TPS |
| F | 28 | Artturi Lehkonen | KalPa |
| F | 29 | Otto Rauhala | Tappara |
World Junior Championship record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 6 | Won silver medal |
| 1975 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5th place |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4th place |
| 1977 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 4th place |
| 1978 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 7 | 6th place |
| 1979 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4th place |
| 1980 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | Won silver medal |
| 1981 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 7 | Won silver medal |
| 1982 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 10 | Won bronze medal |
| 1983 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 6th place |
| 1984 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 12 | Won silver medal |
| 1985 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 4th place |
| 1986 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 6th place |
| 1987 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 11 | Won gold medal |
| 1988 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 11 | Won bronze medal |
| 1989 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 6th place |
| 1990 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 4th place |
| 1991 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 5th place |
| 1992 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4th place |
| 1993 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 5th place |
| 1994 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4th place |
| 1995 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 4th place |
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 6th place |
| 1997 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5th place |
| 1998 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 13 | Won gold medal |
| 1999 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 5th place |
| 2000 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 7th place |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | Won silver medal |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 | 2+ | 0 | 23 | 9 | 10 | Won bronze medal |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 9 | Won bronze medal |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 10 | Won bronze medal |
| 2005 | 6 | 3* | 3 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 5th place |
| 2006 | 7 | 4* | 3 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Won bronze medal |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 6th place |
| 2008 | 6 | 2† | 4 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 6th place |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | 3^ | 0 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7th place |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5th place |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 3+ | 0 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 6th place |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | 2+ | 0 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 4th place |
| 2013 | 6 | 4† | 2 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7th place |
| 2014 | 7 | 5* | 2^ | 0 | 27 | 17 | 15 | Won gold medal |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 4^ | 0 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7th place |
† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
Head coaches (WJC)
1977-78 Matti Väisänen
1979 Matti Reunamäki
1980-81 Olli Hietanen
1982 Alpo Suhonen
1983 Juhani Wahlsten
1984-85 Pentti Matikainen
1986-88 Hannu Jortikka
1989 Erkka Westerlund
1990 Hannu Jortikka
1991 Samu Kuitunen
1992-93 Jarmo Tolvanen
1994 Esko Nokelainen
1995-96 Harri Rindell
1997 Hannu Jortikka
1998 Hannu Kapanen
1999 Jukka Rautakorpi
2000 Hannu Kapanen
2001 Kari Jalonen
2002-03 Erkka Westerlund
2004 Hannu Aravirta
2005 Risto Dufva
2006 Hannu Aravirta
2007 Jarmo Tolvanen
2008-09 Jukka Rautakorpi
2010 Hannu Jortikka
2011 Lauri Marjamäki
2012 Raimo Helminen
2013 Harri Rindell
2014 Karri Kivi
2015 Hannu Jortikka
2016 Jukka Jalonen
External links
QuantHockey - Team Finland U20 all-time statistical leaders
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