Finns, Swedes will look to special teams, special players
Finland beat Sweden for bronze in 2008, but this time, gold is on the line. Photo: Jukka Rautio / HHOF-IIHF Images
BRATISLAVA – Heading into a final, you need to be optimistic. IIHF.com’s Lucas Aykroyd gives three best-case reasons why Finland will win, while Risto Pakarinen does the same for Sweden.
First gold sent Finland into a frenzy 16 years ago
Ville Peltonen scores his, and Finland's, third goal, in the 1995 final against Sweden. Photo: Europhoto
BRATISLAVA – In 1995, a young Finnish team was ready to play in the Worlds final against Sweden. They won the game, and the country went wild. Ten years later, IIHF.com’s Risto Pakarinen pieced together their story.
Finns, Swedes have met four times before for men’s IIHF gold
Swedish captain Mats Sundin celebrates Sweden's victory over Finland in the gold medal game of the 2006 Olympics. Photo: Jani Rajamäki / Europhoto
BRATISLAVA – Heading into Sunday’s Sweden-Finland clash for the title, let’s take a look back at how one of hockey’s most famous rivalries has unfolded in the four previous times the two sides have squared off for gold.
After slow start, Viktor Fasth's career now hits Mach 3
Sweden's Viktor Fasth hasn't lost a game in the tournament. Photo: Matthew Manor / HHOF-IIHF Images
BRATISLAVA – “It’s taken some time, but I have no regrets. I’ve had to learn how much hard work it takes to be good at the top level,” Viktor Fasth said.
New NHLPA director discusses his love of game, players
BRATISLAVA – NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr sheds light on what brought him to the game and what he sees for its future in Part Two of this exclusive interview with IIHF.com.
BRATISLAVA – Russian media was quick to name Ilya Kovalchuk coach Ken Hitchcock’s nightmare after the quarter-finals. Russia's coach Vyacheslav Bykov, too, has his share of monsters to deal with: Mikko Koivu.
Russian Prime Minister a hockey lover with passion for the game
BRATISLAVA – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and IIHF President René Fasel held a press conference just moments after the IIHF’s Congress awarded the 2016 IIHF World Championship to Russia.
Executive director talks Sochi, player-centric approach
BRATISLAVA – Donald Fehr, the NHLPA’s executive director since 2010, addressed the IIHF Annual Congress on Thursday. Later that day, IIHF.com sat down with the former baseball union chief.
