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Roni Hirvonen

Team Finland Players to Watch at 2022 WJC

Sartaaj Bhullar | August 4, 2022

In the past nine years at the World Junior Championships (WJC), Finland, Canada, and the United States have won three gold medals and none in consecutive years. Finland won the…

Categories World Junior Hockey Championship

2022 World Junior Championship Team Finland Final Roster

Austin Stanovich | July 28, 2022

On Wednesday Morning, Team Finland announced their final roster for the re-scheduled 2022 World Junior Championships. This is an extremely similar roster to the one from last December, with just…

Categories Editor's Choice, World Junior Hockey Championship

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Niemela, Hirvonen & What’s Next?

The Old Prof | May 16, 2022

In this first edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at the future of the Maple Leafs’ franchise – especially its roster. Changes need to…

Categories Column, News and Rumors, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canucks Need Maple Leafs Prospect Niemelä Included in Any Miller Trade

Matthew Zator | February 23, 2022

Vancouver Canucks top scorer J.T. Miller has been in trade rumours for a few months now and it doesn’t look like that will end any time soon. At least, not…

Categories Maple Leafs Prospects, Vancouver Canucks

5 Takeaways From Finland’s Win Over Germany

Frankie Benvenuti | December 26, 2021

The first game of the 2022 World Juniors pitted perennial contender Finland against the up-and-coming Germans, who are missing some big names from their 2021 team. Some may have expected…

Categories World Junior Hockey Championship

Maple Leafs Prospects Will Play Big Roles at 2022 World Juniors

Alex Hobson | December 14, 2021

As we move through the month of December, the hype around the 2022 World Junior Championships is starting to rapidly increase. Teams are starting to release their final rosters, and…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs, World Junior Hockey Championship

Maple Leafs Prospects: Peksa, Hirvonen, Niemela & More

Alex Hobson | November 15, 2021

Welcome back to another edition of Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Weekly, a series where I get you up to speed on Maple Leafs’ prospects, who are making headlines in the…

Categories Maple Leafs Prospects

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Knies, Niemela, Hirvonen, Thornton & Rielly

The Old Prof | August 10, 2021

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll look at the team’s old players and its younger prospects. First, I’ll look back a few days to share…

Categories Column, News and Rumors, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs Finnish Prospects Leading 2020 Draft Class

Alex Hobson | February 20, 2021

Once known as a team with a horrid prospect pool, the Toronto Maple Leafs have completely shed that notion since Kyle Dubas and Co. took over in 2015. For years,…

Categories Maple Leafs Prospects

Top 3 Maple Leafs Performers at 2021 World Juniors

Peter Baracchini | January 11, 2021

It was a very eventful World Junior Hockey Championships to say the least. With the tournament over and the focus shifting to the start of the NHL season, this is…

Categories Maple Leafs Prospects, World Junior Hockey Championship

Prospects News & Rumors: WJC Semifinals Matchups Set

Eddy Jones | January 3, 2021

The quarterfinals of the 2021 World Junior Championship weren’t short on entertainment as Canada, Russia, Finland and the USA booked their spots in the semifinals. Germany Fall Short Against Russia…

Categories NHL Prospects, World Junior Hockey Championship

Maple Leafs Prospect Hirvonen Provides 2021 WJC Quarter-Final Heroics

Kevin Armstrong | January 3, 2021

Roni Hirvonen showed the game awareness that made him the 59th overall pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs. With just 25 seconds left in a tied quarter-final game against Sweden,…

Categories Maple Leafs Prospects, World Junior Hockey Championship
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