FINLAND – The SM-Liiga semi finals kicked off with Pelicans hosting Blues and JYP hosting Jokerit. Both of the games saw a quick start as Pelicans’ pocket rocket Ryan Lasch scored after 00:35 into the first and JYP’s Jani Tuppurainen … Continue reading
FINLAND – The SM-Liiga quarter finals have come to an end. A series that offered plenty of entertainment and thrilling moments culminated in two game seven match ups, one of which had already made SM-Liiga history. Espoo Blues, last season’s … Continue reading
FINLAND – The SM-Liiga playoffs saw a few series come to an end and perhaps the most shocking of them all was the series between last years’ champions HIFK and Jokerit in the battle of Helsinki. Elsewhere, the leagues disciplinary … Continue reading
FINLAND – Porin Assat received some devastating news as it found out that it will be without the services of Buffalo Sabres prospect, Joel Armia. Assat, already without its top goal scorer Tomas Zaborsky (shoulder), have had to battle the … Continue reading
FINLAND – Tempers boiled over at the latest round of playoff games in the Finnish SM-Liiga. Perhaps the most explosive example of tempers boiling over was not seen on the ice, but off it in a post game press conference … Continue reading
FINLAND – The SM-Liiga playoffs got off to a start, as well as the relegation battle between Mestis champions Vaasan Sport and SM-Liiga’s bottom runner Ilves. The days leading up to the playoffs were fuelled with controversy as Jokerit sent … Continue reading
