Finland men's national ice hockey team
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Nickname(s) |
Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions) |
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Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
Most games | Raimo Helminen (331) |
Most points | Raimo Helminen (207) |
IIHF code | FIN |
IIHF ranking | 4 2 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 2 (first in 2011) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2005) |
First international | |
Sweden 8–1 Finland (Helsinki, Finland; 29 January 1928) | |
Biggest win | |
Finland 20–1 Norway (Hämeenlinna, Finland; 12 March 1947) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada 24–0 Finland (Oslo, Norway; 3 March 1958) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 56 (first in 1939) |
Best result | Gold: 2 – 1995, 2011 |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 6 |
Best result | Runner-up (2004) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 14 (first in 1952) |
Medals |
Silver (1988, 2006) Bronze (1994, 1998, 2010, 2014) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
664–736–156 |
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Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1988 Calgary | Team | |
2006 Torino | Team | |
1994 Lillehammer | Team | |
1998 Nagano | Team | |
2010 Vancouver | Team | |
2014 Sochi | Team | |
World Championship | ||
1995 Sweden | Team | |
2011 Slovakia | Team | |
1992 Czechoslovakia | Team | |
1994 Italy | Team | |
1998 Switzerland | Team | |
1999 Norway | Team | |
2001 Germany | Team | |
2007 Russia | Team | |
2014 Belarus | Team | |
2000 Russia | Team | |
2006 Latvia | Team | |
2008 Canada | Team |
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions in Finnish and Swedish), as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is considered a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden and the United States.[1]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
Year | Result | |||
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1952 | 7th place | |||
1960 | 7th place | |||
1964 | 6th place | |||
1968 | 5th place | |||
1972 | 5th place | |||
1976 | 4th place | |||
1980 | 4th place | |||
1984 | 6th place | |||
1988 | ||||
1992 | 7th place | |||
1994 | ||||
1998 | ||||
2002 | 6th place | |||
2006 | ||||
2010 | ||||
2014 | ||||
Totals | ||||
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
World championship
Canada Cup
- 1976 – Finished in 6th place
- 1981 – Finished in 6th place
- 1987 – Finished in 6th place
- 1991 – Finished in 3rd place
World Cup
References
- ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-announces-world-cup-of-hockey-for-2016-1.2930670/. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
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