HELSINKI – FINLAND. The puck drops today in the Finnish SM-League. After the 2009-2010 season, a huge number of players have left the Finnish league for either retirement or a lucrative contract in the KHL or the Swedish Elite Serien. … Continue reading
TURKU, FINLAND – As SM-Liiga starts on the 16th of September, the Finnish hockey season actually kicked off on the 15th of September with the second highest level, Mestis playing its opening round. The talk of the first games centred … Continue reading
TAMPERE – FINLAND. After weeks of speculation and turmoil, Tappara have appointed a new head coach. As reported on Pro Hockey News previously, the interim head coach, Sami Hirvonen, has been appointed as the head coach for the up and … Continue reading
TAMPERE, FINLAND – When Finnish SM-Liiga team Tappara’s head coach Petri Mattila had resigned mere three weeks before the start of the season citing personal reasons, Pro Hockey News said it would follow up on the developments of the story. … Continue reading
HELSINKI – FINLAND Jokerit has signed one of the biggest names of this off season. With the start of the season just around the corner Jokerit General Manager, Jarmo Kekalainen has announced that his team has agreed terms with NHL … Continue reading
OULU, FINLAND – Oulun Karpat is a team formed in 1946. The team has become a true power house of the league since the turn of the century having won the SM-Liiga title four times. It also won the championship … Continue reading
