Canada and Finland will clash for the gold medal for the third consecutive time at the World Championship Sunday in Helsinki, Finland. No Detroit Red Wings will participate in the gold medal game as Canada defeated Czechia 6-1 and Finland edged the United States 4-3 Saturday in the semifinals. Canada and Finland will meet at 1:20 p.m.
ON TODAY'S PODCAST: Episode 71 Ted Kulfan takes a look at Dylan Larkin's 'curious' agent switch, the latest odds in the Wings' coaching search and Finnish prospect Joakim Kemell is the interview guest. Larkin, the team captain who is in the final year of his five-year contract worth $30.5 million ($6.1 million per salary cap hit), changed representation to CAA, represented by Matt Williams and Pat Brisson, leaving KO Sports.
Historically, Finnish hockey players and the Detroit Red Wings have rarely gone hand in hand. In the last 20 NHL Drafts, the Red Wings have selected only 10 Finns compared to 42 Swedish players. Finland's Valtteri Filppula won a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008 and defensemen Eemil Viro and Antti Tuomisto are top prospects.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
59 | LW | |
65 | D | |
57 | LW | |
73 | LW | |
14 | LW | |
89 | RW | |
29 | G | |
45 | G | |
17 | D | |
84 | D | |
44 | D | |
71 | C | |
28 | D | |
39 | G | |
82 | D | |
31 | G | |
27 | C | |
23 | RW | |
37 | C | |
53 | D | |
48 | LW | |
18 | D | |
22 | C | |
70 | RW | |
24 | C | |
15 | LW | |
8 | D | |
11 | RW |