Finland Made a Statement at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase Andrew Epps | August 7, 2025 The 2025 edition of the World Junior Summer Showcase (WJSS) wrapped up in Minneapolis with Finland proving once again that their development system is one of the most consistent and…
Utah Mammoth Prospect Reko Alanko Faces First Test in Pitsiturnaus Tournament Andrew Epps | August 5, 2025 Pitsiturnaus is Rauma’s annual preseason hockey festival that brings six teams together every August in Kivikylän Areena. First held in 1993 as part of the city’s Lace Week celebrations, it…
Nokian Pyry Closes the Gap in Their Mestis Journey Andrew Epps | July 31, 2025 In my first article, I covered who Nokian Pyry is and gave you some details on how the Finnish hockey system works. Then, in my second article, I went into…
What NHL Fans Can Learn from Nokia Pyry and Finnish Hockey Culture Andrew Epps | July 29, 2025 A lot of the time, the goal for any team not already in the top tier of Finnish hockey, Liiga, is to get there. Thanks to the promotion and relegation…
How Jerkko Virtala Fits into Nokian Pyry’s Mestis Ambitions Andrew Epps | July 24, 2025 The top level of professional hockey in Finland is the Finnish Championship League, Suomen Mestaruusliiga or SM-Liiga for short. Similar to the English Football League, Finnish hockey uses a tier…
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