Finland lost the JVM final against Canada.
Then some disappointment headed to Sweden.
– I hope this is the best way out for the end, says Finnish center Aato Rati to Iltalehti.
The 2022 Finnish men’s hockey did quite impressive with both an Olympic gold and a WC gold in the first side.
Last night, the Young Lions could go on with a real triple-double if they win the JVM Final against Canada in Edmonton.
But instead, he finished with a silver after Kent Johnson decided in overtime, 3-2, in front of the home crowd at Rogers Place.
In Finland, much of the consequence was that the referee duo, Sweden’s Christopher Holm and American Shawn Fernandez, were unable to handle the pressure from 15,000 spectators in the stands.
The Finns had a total of seven expulsions for two minutes, while the home team got away with two minutes.
“Domarfiasko i VM-finalen”, writer Ilta-Sanomat.
“You don’t deserve a toilet final”
In a panel summarizing the final match, Sammy Hovrin wrote the following regarding the referee’s decision: “I always want the referees to be at the right level for the World Cup final, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case.”
My colleague Sasha Hattonin is on the same path: “The referees failed again. But Finland coped with the storm with conviction. It will be interesting to read the IIHF referee report.”
However, the Finnish team did not want to dwell on the criticism of Holm and Fernandez.
– Jag Resperar Both correspond to lagen som gøred en jätebra. So we discuss villager jag inte stira up to rättsväsendet, Säger den finske förbundskaptene Antti Pennanen up to Ilta-Sanomat.
Aatu Räty Center follows the same path.
– We hope that the best will be chosen for the final, he says to Ilaltality.
