
thehockeynews.comEeli Tolvanen's Late Surge Rescues Snake-Bitten Finns
Last year, Finland barely made the IIHF World Championship
quarterfinals and the team’s first two games this year have not
been especially reassuring to the team’s fans. Playing against
Austria and France, teams that Finnish team in past years might have
beaten easily, the Finns have managed wins of 2-1 and 4-3 in
overtime.