2022 World Juniors Notebook: Aatu Räty's evolution, Samuel Helenius's drive & Roby Järventie's playmaking
World Juniors 2022
2022-08-18, 18:04
The semifinal stage at the IIHF World Junior Championship is now set.
On one side of the bracket, Finland will meet their long-term rival, Sweden. On paper, this is a matchup that could get go either way with both teams possessing the star power and the structure to win. But the red hot Finnish power play could give them the edge over a Swedish team that hasn't completely found its chemistry so far.
In this notebook, we break down the performance of some of Finland's most effective elements in this tournament, the players who could give the team the push they need to advance to the Final.
We also take a detour to take about New York Rangers prospect, Adam Sýkora of Slovakia.
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