OK, maybe I am taking a step too far in comparing this 19-year old to mr. Litmanen. Still, what
a performance! Riski, or RR10, as his recently innovated nickname goes, beautifully set up TPS's
2-0 winning goal against VPS and also put the ball past Henri Sillanpää himself. He was composed
with the ball, passing precisely and setting up a number of chances for his mates.
Veritas Stadion, Turku, 6:30 PM Finnish time
The main focus is on JJK, who make their first Veikkausliiga appearance tonight following two
postponements. Unfortunately, the night is unlikely to delight the club or their fans. JJK failed
to win in all their games against Veikkausliiga clubs during pre-season, and the first real game
could not be much tougher.
Hietalahti, Vaasa, 7 PM Finnish time
Live on Urheilukanava
Hermanni Vuorinen has been reminiscing about Honka's 2005 promotion season ahead of tonight's
trip to Vaasa. Back then Honka won a crucial match at Hietalahti, with big Hermanni scoring two
goals, and of course Vuorinen has fond memories of the place.
VPS Vaasa 2 Honka 5
Highlights
TPS Turku 0 JJK Jyväskylä 0
Highlights
The ice hockey world championships is getting quite a lot of media coverage in Finland at the
moment, and ahead of today's Czech Republic-Norway game I asked Lars what he thought of the
Norwegian team's chances.
