Eastside's Hockey Elite Collide

GOLD MEDAL GAME

FIN 6 - USA 3
Shots: 37-33 FIN
PP: FIN - 2/7; USA - 2/5

02:52 1-0 FIN Saku Salminen [7] (Joonas Huovinen, Panu Keinonen)PP
06:29 1-1 USA Dakota Mermis [2] (Sean Kuraly, Jake McCabe)PP
10:36 1-2 USA Joachim Nermark [4] (Matthew Deblouw, Dakota Mermis)
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28:21 1-3 USA Tim Bozon [3] (Seth Ambroz, Sean Kuraly)PP
29:26 2-3 FIN Joonas Huovinen [6] (Panu Keinonen, Saku Salminen)PP
29:57 3-3 FIN Henri Ikonen [4] (Joonas Huovinen, Mikko Lehtonen)
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43:32 4-3 FIN Samu Markkula [1] (Rasmus Kulmala, Rasmus Ristolainen)
44:06 5-3 FIN Teppo Virtanen [1] (Markus Granlund, Saku Salminen)
44:44 6-3 FIN Saku Salminen [8] (Markus Granlund, Juuso Riikola)
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Three stars:
1st: Saku Salminen
2nd: Joonas Huovinen
3rd: Markus Granlund

Good thing Finland won to avoid the possible taint of a Joachim "Closet American" Nermark-led USA championship. Yes I said taint, get over it.

Who the hell is Saku Salminen anyways? He's no Dakota Mermis.

SharksGM wrote:Who the hell is Saku Salminen anyways? He's no Dakota Mermis.

A near-good Rangers prospect who will light 'em up in Hartford next year. I hope he's a Mark Twain fan, 'cause he might be in Connecticut for a good, long time.

FINLAND!