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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — 2016 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, Team Finland Vs. Team Sweden, April 24, 2016

National Hockey League prospect Jesse Puljujarvi scored three goals to lead Team Finland to a 6-1 victory over Team Sweden in the title game of the 2016 IIHF World Under-18 Championship on Sunday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The win marked the third U18 championship for Finland, which hadn’t won one since 2000. Also scoring for the Finns were Eeli Tolvanen, Otto Somppi …


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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — 2016 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, Team USA Vs. Team Finland, April 23, 2016

Team Finland, which lost in overtime last year to Team United States in the title game of the IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Switzerland, gots its revenge with a 4-2 win over the Americans in the semifinals of this year’s tournament Saturday in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The game was tied 1-1 going into the third period. It marks only the second time in 13 years and first …