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Finland At The 1998 Winter Olympics
Finland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men Men's combined ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay ;Women : 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : 2 One minute added per missed target. Cross-country skiing ;Men : 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women : 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results. : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Women's 4 × 5 km relay Figure skating ;Women Freestyle skiing ;Men ;Women Ice hockey Men's tournament First Round - Group D Quarter-final Semi-final Bronze Medal Game Leading scorers Team roster * Head Coach: Hannu Aravirta Women's tournament Group stage The First 4 teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games. Bronze Medal Game Nordic combined Men's individual Events: * normal hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Olympic Committee
The Finnish Olympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Olympiakomitea ry; sv, Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf) is the national Olympic committee in Finland for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Presidents See also *Finland at the Olympics *Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Paralympiakomitea) is the National Paralympic Committee in Finland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to P ... References External links Official website ** National Olympic Committees Ol 1907 establishments in Finland Sports organizations established in 1907 {{Olympic-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saku Koivu
Saku Antero Koivu (; born November 23, 1974) is a Finns, Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 NHL season, 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS (ice hockey), TPS of the Finnish Liiga, SM-liiga. Koivu served as the Canadiens' captain (ice hockey), captain for ten of his 14 years with the club, which makes him the longest captaincy tenure in team history, tied with Jean Béliveau. Koivu was the first European player to captain the Montreal Canadiens. Playing career TPS (SM-liiga) Koivu began his professional ice hockey career playing for TPS (ice hockey), TPS in the Finnish Liiga, SM-liiga, beginning in 1992–93. He posted ten points in his rookie season, including five points in the playoffs, to help TPS to a Kanada-malja championship. After improving to 53 points the following season, he put up a league-high 73 points in 1994–95. In addition to earning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimmo Rintanen
Kimmo Rintanen (born August 7, 1973 in Rauma, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga before getting transferred to Swiss Elite League Team Kloten Flyers, where he played from the 2001-02 season until 2010-11, before his final season at HC Lugano in 2011-12. Before his international career, he played for Lukko, TPS, and Jokerit in Finland. He also won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... Rintanen has played 155 matches for the National team of Finland and has scored 35 goals. Starting in 2015 he has been an assistant coach for TPS in Finland. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rintanen, Kimmo 1973 births Finnish ice ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Peltonen
Ville Sakari Peltonen (born 24 May 1973) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey forward. Peltonen was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third round pick, 58th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. During his professional career, he has played 382 NHL games for Sharks, Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers. Playing career Peltonen started playing hockey with Etelä-Vantaan Urheilijat (EVU), and moved to HIFK when he was ten years old. He debuted the Finnish SM-liiga in 1991–92 SM-liiga season, playing six games in regular season. The following year, Peltonen scored 13 goals and 37 points in 46 games with HIFK winning the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as the best rookie of the season. The NHL franchise San Jose Sharks drafted Peltonen as their third round pick, 58th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Peltonen decided to stay with HIFK for two more seasons before heading to the NHL. In his rookie season in the NHL, Peltonen played 31 ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Ylönen
Juha Petteri Ylönen (born February 13, 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the fifth round, 91st overall, of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Ylönen played five seasons in Finland's SM-liiga before coming to North America to play. He joined the Phoenix Coyotes (which Winnipeg had become after relocation) organization for the 1996–97 season, appearing in two NHL games that season; he had the best production of his career that season for the AHL Springfield Falcons, scoring 61 points in 70 games and adding 21 points in the playoffs. He then played four full seasons with the Coyotes until he was traded prior to the 2001–02 season to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Todd Warriner. Ylönen played 65 games for the Lightning that season, but was dealt to the Ottawa Senators at the trade deadline in exchange for Andre Roy and a pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After the 2001–02 season, Ylà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teppo Numminen
Teppo Kalevi Numminen (born July 3, 1968) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for Tappara and TuTo of the SM-liiga and the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Numminen started his career with his local team, Tappara, in the SM-liiga. Drafted in the second round (twenty-ninth overall) in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, Numminen moved to North America in 1988 to play for the Jets. He moved with the team as it became the Phoenix Coyotes before the 1996–97 season. He played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1999, 2000 and 2001. After fifteen seasons playing for the Winnipeg/Phoenix organization, Numminen was traded to the Dallas Stars in July 2003, for Mike Sillinger. Numminen took a break from hockey during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, then signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Sabres. On November 13, 2006, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janne Niinimaa
Janne Henrik Niinimaa (born May 22, 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Dallas Stars, and Montreal Canadiens. He also played in the Finnish SM-liiga, Swedish Elitserien, Swiss National League A, and Swedish Allsvenskan. Playing career Niinimaa was selected in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 36th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers. Following three seasons playing with Jokerit in Helsinki, Finland, Niinimaa made his debut with the Flyers in the 1996–97 NHL season, posting 44 points and a +12 rating, and being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. In the following 1998 season, Niinimaa was traded to the Edmonton Oilers, where he spent parts of six seasons. He earned himself an All-Star appearance in the 2000–01 NHL regular season. He was traded to the New York Islanders in 2003 and then was traded to the Dallas Stars and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Nieminen
Mika Sakari Nieminen (born 1 January 1966, in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves, Jokerit and HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. During the 1994-1995 season, when playing for Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and h ..., he became the top scorer during both the regular Elitserien season and the Swedish national championship play-offs. He never won championships at club level, but he did win the 1995 World Championship with Finland. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External linksMika Nieminen at Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame page {{DEFAULTSORT:Nieminen, Mika 1966 births Living people Finnish expatriate ice hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarmo Myllys
Jarmo Pentti Kalevi Myllys (born 29 May 1965) is a Finnish people, Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as their ninth-round pick, #172 overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for Austrian hockey team EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League, EBEL. His jersey number, #35, was retired in Luleå in 2011. Playing career Early career Myllys was born in Savonlinna, and started playing ice hockey for the local team Savonlinnan Pallokerho or SaPKo. He played his first adult season (1982–1983) in SaPko, but moved to Tampere for SM-Liiga games in Ilves. Myllys spent a total of three seasons (1983–1986) with Ilves, then moved to Rauma, Finland, Rauman Lukko where he stayed for two seasons (1986–1988) before moving to the National Hockey League, NHL. NHL career Myllys gained a spot in the Minnesota North Stars lineup. He played 6 NHL games in the 1988–1989 season but spent most of the year with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyrki Lumme
Jyrki Olavi Lumme (born July 16, 1966) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and SM-liiga. After beginning his career in Finland, playing with Ilves Tampere for three seasons, he moved to North America to join the Montreal Canadiens in 1988. The Canadiens had selected Lumme two years prior in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft 57th overall. In his second NHL season, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks, with whom he spent the majority of his career and enjoyed the most success. Over nine seasons with the Canucks, Lumme was named the club's annual top defenceman on four occasions, became the team's all-time top goal- and point-scoring defenceman, and was a part of the squad's run to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Towards the end of his NHL career, he additionally played for the Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs over the span of five seasons. In 2005, Lumme returned to Ilves Tampere of the SM-liiga af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Lind
Juha Petteri Lind (born 2 January 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Lind started his career with Jokerit his hometown team. He was drafted 178th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He remained with Jokerit until 1997 when he joined the Dallas Stars. He would spend two years in Dallas before being sent to the Montreal Canadiens in a trade for Scott Thornton. Lind moved to Södertälje SK in Sweden's Elitserien in 2001 and after three seasons, he returned to Jokerit in 2004. In 2005, Lind moved to Red Bull Salzburg EC in Austria and after two seasons, he returned to Sweden, signing with Leksands IF. For 2008–09, Lind returned to Jokerit for his third spell with the team. Lind's father Arvi Lind is a retired television news presenter A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jere Lehtinen
Jere Kalervo Lehtinen (born June 24, 1973) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. A right winger, he was drafted in the third round, 88th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Lehtinen played his entire 15-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the North Stars/Dallas Stars organization. A two-way forward, Lehtinen is perhaps best known for his defensive responsibilities, for which he won the Frank J. Selke Trophy three times as the NHL's top defensive forward. After his retirement, he has served as the general manager of the Finnish national ice hockey team. Playing career Finland Lehtinen played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a youth team from Espoo. Lehtinen started his professional career with his hometown team, Kiekko-Espoo. The team was jammed in first division in 1991 but they managed to win the division and gained a spot in the Finnish SM-liiga, from there Lehtinen started his professional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
