The success continues for coach Mikko Manner Brynäs.
Now he will celebrate the gold medal in the Finnish World Cup by eating sweets.
– I’ve banned candy for a year now, he says.
Finland It is the best in the world. They won a dramatic final against Canada 4-3 after overtime.
One of the champions behind the gold medal is Prinas coach Mikko Maner, who is the assistant coach in Finland.
I’ve said many times that it’s easy to be an assistant coach. You don’t need to have that pressure on your shoulders, but you can focus more on team spirit and hockey, he tells Sportbladet.
When Sakari Maninen set the critical target, it was a huge relief, he says.
– It was just a joy, we were starting to get a little nervous after losing the 3-1 lead but when I got into the puck I thought, is that right? Is it our turn? It was fun.
We’ll celebrate sweets
Finland won the Olympics in February and now the World Cup, so why are you so good?
– She goes a little bit in laps, especially in hockey where there are about eight teams that can win. Now we have the momentum, we’ve worked hard, we’ve been humble, we’ve worked on developing our young players and we have a group here that’s been together for a long time.
How will you celebrate gold?
– I’m going to celebrate a few days with the team, then go home to Vasa and take it easy. I’ll keep watching the NHL playoffs, enjoying life and eating some candy, I banned candy for a year, so I’m going to eat now, says Miko Maner.