In the JVM, Finland got revenge after their lackluster start to the tournament. In the second match, the Junior Lions had no problem defeating Slovakia. Both Joakim Kemell and Oliver Kapanen in the first chain accounted for 1+1 in points.
Finland’s junior national ice hockey team got off to a miserable start to their JVM tournament. Monday’s premiere ended in a 2-3 shock loss against Switzerland.
In the second game against Slovakia, it was a reborn Junior Lions team that had no problem securing three points. The final score was 5–2.
Finland was active and initiative-taking right from the drop. Despite blue-white dominance, the first period ended 1–1. Sami Päivärinta gave Finland the lead with 1–0 and Peter Repcik equalized late to make it 1–1 in the powerplay.
In the second period, Finland got a reward in the space of just over ten minutes when 1–1 turned into 4–1. The poster name Joakim Kemell, who was thirteenth forward in the premiere, got the chance in the first chain which delivered nice goals.
Kemell gave Finland the lead with 2–1 by firing in a shot, first center Oliver Kapanen extended the lead to 3–1 and second chain Jani Nyman’s direct shot in the power play made it 4–1.
Joakim Kemell was reserved this summer by the NHL club Nashville Predators as the draft’s 17th player.
Photo: Pasi Mennander / Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Joakim Kemell
JYP striker Kemell was pleased in the second period break.
– I think the first period was also good. We worked hard from the start, says Kemell in Discovery’s broadcast.
Finland’s lineup
Ville Koivunen – Oliver Kapanen – Joakim Kemell
Niko Huuhtanen – Verner Miettinen – Jani Nyman
Brad Lambert – Topi Rönni – Lenni Hämeenaho
Konsta Kapanen – Sami Päivärinta – Kalle Väisänen
Aleksanteri Kaskimäki
Topias Vilén – Aleksi Heimosalmi
Aleksi Malinen – Otto Salin
Jimi Suomi – Kalle Ervasti
Will Ruotsalainen
Jani Lampinen
(Aku Koskenvuo)
In the third period, Slovakia first got a reduction in the power play via the two-goal shooter Peter Repcik before Brad Lambert made it 5-2 on his own.
Lambert went solo from his own zone to the Slovakian zone and the shot from a small angle found the back of the net. Slovakia’s substitute goalkeeper Matej Marinov gets to take the goal.
Slovakia never managed to force a final push and the blue and white victory numbers were written 5–2. In Finland, Kemell and Kapanen were listed in the first chain for 1+1 each. Lukko’s back Kalle Ervasti played until two goals.
Jani Lampinen got the chance in goal at Aku Koskenvuo’s expense and did well. Lampinen saved 22 of 24 pucks.
Finland’s tournament continues on Thursday at 18:00 with a match against Latvia.
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Results
Finland–Slovakia 5–2 (1–0, 3–1, 1–1)
8.54 Sami Päivärinta (Jimi Suomi, Kalle Ervasti) 1-0
19.49 1-1 Peter Repcik (Dalibor Dvorsky, Maxim Strbak) 1-1 PP
23.34 Joakim Kemell (Ville Koivunen, Otto Salin) 2–1
27.45 Oliver Kapanen (Joakim Kemell) 3–1
33.56 Jani Nyman (Topias Vilen, Oliver Kapanen) 4–1 PP
43.22 Peter Repcik (Maxim Strbak, Alex Ciernik) 4-2
45.01 Brad Lambert (Kalle Ervasti) 5-2
Goalkeepers:
Jani Lampinen, FIN: 9+6+7=22
Patrik Andrisik, SVK: 8+3+x=11 (exchange 33.56)
Matej Marinov, SVK: 0+1+6=7 (substitute 33.56)
