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Originally Posted by Henry Fool
I haven't seen Rämö mentioned anywhere in Finland. Might have missed something but it sure seems like he's not on the team.
Edit: A couple of weeks ago he said that he exåects to be talking to the national team, but I haven't seen him mentioned anywhere.
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Finnish goalies have been picked, the rest of the team will probably be announced in the next couple of days.
Goalies:
- Pekka Rinne (Presumed starter.)
- Juuse Saros (Shiny new thing. Starter for the U20 gold team from this year, broke some rookie records in the Finnish league this season. Predators draft pick. Presumably groomed for future national team duties.)
- Mikko Koskinen (Similar story to Karri Rämö. 25 yrs, former Islanders draft pick, cup of coffee in the NHL, first season in Sibir Novosibirsk went great. Played on the EHT and played well, which I assume is what puts him ahead of Rämö.)
OJ is going I hear, but other than him and Rinne I don't know of any other NHL players. Some of you might remember some of the KHL guys from the olympics. (Komarov, Aaltonen, Petri Kontiola, Lehterä, Kukkonen, Hietanen, Immonen...) Teuvo Teräväinen could be there too.
Should be a pretty typical Finnish team from the last few years. Blue collar hockey with top goaltending and top coaching. Can beat anyone on a good day, not likely to win gold.