{"id":77397,"date":"2026-01-03T02:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/finland-sweden-unveil-mens-hockey-rosters-for-winter-games\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T02:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:07:20","slug":"finland-sweden-unveil-mens-hockey-rosters-for-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/finland-sweden-unveil-mens-hockey-rosters-for-winter-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland, Sweden unveil men’s hockey rosters for Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Reigning gold medalist Finland chose 24 NHL players for its men’s hockey Olympic roster<\/a> on Friday, while Sweden is bringing in some new goaltenders<\/a> for the Milan Cortina Games.<\/p>\n

Two-time Stanley Cup champion Aleksander Barkov<\/a> is not on the Finnish team after undergoing surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right knee suffered during Florida Panthers<\/a> training camp. Montreal<\/a>‘s Oliver Kapanen<\/a> was among those picked to fill that void after not participating in the 4 Nations Face-Off early last year.<\/p>\n

Finland’s only player who is active in Europe is defenseman Mikko Lehtonen, who was part of the gold medal-winning team at the Beijing Games in 2022. Lehtonen has skated in eight games this season for Zurich.<\/p>\n

Much like the U.S. and Canada, the vast majority of Finland’s 4 Nations team is back for the Olympics, including all three goaltenders: Kevin Lankinen<\/a>, Juuse Saros<\/a> and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen<\/a>. Urho Vaakanainen<\/a> of the New York Rangers<\/a> is the only one not returning and the only Finnish defenseman in the NHL not chosen.<\/p>\n