maanantai 24. toukokuuta 2010
sunnuntai 23. toukokuuta 2010
lauantai 22. toukokuuta 2010
SAMI VATANEN:FINNISH ICE HOCKEY NEXT SUPER STAR!!!
Sami Vatanen
Born | June 3, 1991 (age 18), (1991-06-03) Jyväskylä, Finland |
Height Weight | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Shoots | Right |
FNL team | JYP |
Ntl. team | Finland |
NHL Draft | 106th overall, 2009 Anaheim Ducks |
Playing career | – present |
Sami Vatanen (born June 3, 1991 in Jyväskylä) is Finnish ice hockey defenseman. Being part of national junior teams, and captaining team in 2009 U18 World Championship.
He was drafted by Anaheim Ducks in 2009 NHL Entry Draft. In the following season, he achieved a spot in JYP, defending Finnish champions. He broke a record for most points by a rookie defenseman in both regular season and playoffs. [1][2]
In 2010, Vatanen represented Finland internationally at the junior level (2010 World Junior Championships held in Saskatchewan, Canada)[3] and at the senior level (2010 World Championships held in Germany).[4]
[edit] External links
- Sami Vatanen – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Sami Vatanen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
[edit] References
- ^ "Sami Vataselle SM-liigan ennätys" (in Finnish). sm-liiga.fi. 2008-02-19. http://www.sm-liiga.fi/arkisto/jyp/sami-vataselle-sm-liigan-ennatys.html. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Sami Vataselle ennätys myös playoffeissa" (in Finnish). sm-liiga.fi. 2010-04-15. http://www.sm-liiga.fi/arkisto/jyp/sami-vataselle-ennatys-myos-playoffeissa.html. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Roster - Finland". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/feature/?id=8907. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ "Team Roster - Finland" (pdf). International Ice Hockey Federation. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM2300FIN_33_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
FINNISH ICE HOCKEY PLAYER, OSKAR OSALA and FINNISH NEXT ICE HOCKEY STAR!
Oskar Osala
Born | December 26, 1987 (age 22), (1987-12-26) Vaasa, FIN |
Height Weight | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) |
Position | Left Wing |
Shoots | Left |
NHL team F. teams | Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals |
NHL Draft | 97th Overall, 2006 Washington Capitals |
Playing career | 2006 – present |
Oskar Osala (born December 26, 1987 in Vaasa, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward (LW/Center) currently playing in the Carolina Hurricanes organization.
He started his career with Vaasa-based Sport. He made his North American debut with the OHL's Mississauga IceDogs in 2005, and was drafted in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 97th overall, 4th round, by the Washington Capitals.
Osala shared the goal scoring title in 2007 IIHF World Junior Championships. Osala scored five goals in six games, sharing the lead with four other players.
In the 2007–08 season, he played for the Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga. He also made his senior national team debut during the season. After the season, Osala was named SM-liiga rookie of the year.
Osala signed a three-year contract with the Capitals in June 2008, and was assigned to Washington's AHL affiliate in Hershey. On December 10, 2008, Osala made his NHL debut replacing the injured Tomas Fleischmann in the Caps' 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins, playing two games total before being returned to the Bears. Osala finished the season with the Hershey Bears' Calder Cup winning team, scoring two goals in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals.
On March 3, 2010, Osala was traded along with Brian Pothier to the Carolina Hurricanes for Joe Corvo. Osala made a brief NHL appearance with Carolina shortly after the trade, but spent most of the remainder of the season with the Albany River Rats.