Finland releases their 2023 World Junior roster

The Finns will have plenty of high-end talent on their roster and there's a good chance we could see a re-match of August's final on January 5th in Halifax.

After weeks of speculation on who might represent Finland at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association has announced the roster for the tournament.

Nashville Predators prospect Joakim Kemell, Winnipeg Jets prospect Brad Lambert and 2024 projected first overall pick Aron Kiviharju headline the roster and will look to win Finland's first gold medal since the 2019 tournament.

Goaltenders (3)
Niklas Kokko
Aku Koskenvuo
Jani Lampinen

Defencemen (8)
Kalle Ervasti
Aleksi Heimosalmi
Aron Kiviharju
Aleksi Malinen
Ville Ruotsalainen
Otto Salin
Jimi Suomi
Topias Vilen

Forwards (14)
Niko Huuhtanen
Lenni Hameenaho
Konsta Kapanen
Oliver Kapanen
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki
Joakim Kemell
Ville Koivunen
Brad Lambert
Jiri Lassila
Verner Miettinen
Jani Nyman
Sami Paivarinta
Topi Ronni
Kalle Vaisanen

The 2022 silver medalists will be in Group B at this year's World Juniors, playing their games at the Avenir Centre in Moncton (New Brunswick). They'll face Switzerland on December 26th, Slovakia on December 27th, Latvia on December 29th and the United States on December 31st.

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