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23 players a short list for Finland Icebreakers

  • Sunday, August 17 2008 @ 03:06 pm ACST
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International Cup 2008

As one of five debutantes at the IC 2008, Finland will be eager to make a strong first appearance. The Icebreakers reported to us previously that they may struggle for depth unless they can find a few extras for the list, only naming a 23-man squad to the Cup at this point. No doubt they'd love to hear from anyone else who might qualify.

The team on paper has a broad range of sizes, with their ruckman Jalmari Viima standing 205cm tall. All three of the Finnish domestic teams are represented, with 9 each from the Helsinki Heatseekers and Salo Juggernauts and 5 from the Espoo Roos.

While the team is almost entirely Finnish born-and-bred, the squad will include Irishmen Keith Byrne and Sean Doherty and Colombian Fernando Leon (possibly the first South American at the IC), who learnt the game in the Finnish domestic league.

The squad members are:

NumberNameClubAgeHeight(cm)Weight(kg)
2 Jukka Reiman Salo Juggernauts 25 189 90
3 Sean Doherty Helsinki Heatseekers 35 183 83
5 Keith Byrne Helsinki Heatseekers 27 183 83
6 Carl Hammarberg Salo Juggernauts 32 170 72
7 Kimmo Heikkila Espoo Roos 33 178 82
8 Fredrik Romar Espoo Roos 23 184 81
9 Fernando Leon Helsinki Heatseekers 26 166 67
10 Perttu Hakala Salo Juggernauts 25 180 75
11 Teemu Simelius Salo Juggernauts 33 190 84
12 Andrew Dyster Espoo Roos 29 178 84
13 Juha Nieminen Helsinki Heatseekers 28 182 75
14 Juha-Pekka Loven Espoo Roos 32 185 85
15 Jalmari Viima Salo Juggernauts 24 205 100
16 Tommi Oksanen Espoo Roos 34 195 85
17 Tomi Kokko Helsinki Heatseekers 35 185 85
19 Janne Mannila Helsinki Heatseekers 32 183 74
20 Raimo Miettinen Helsinki Heatseekers 23 185 80
21 Pasi Hirvonen Helsinki Heatseekers 23 181 80
23 Ville Koivunen Salo Juggernauts 25 174 80
24 Vesa Lindgren Salo Juggernauts 25 194 95
28 Jani Saarinen Salo Juggernauts 33 180 90
29 Jussi Savolainen Helsinki Heatseekers 33 180 80
30 Jukka Toivonen Salo Juggernauts 20 187 80

Coach: Israel Barker
Assistant coach: Craig Primmer