Saarijarvi Named to Finnish National Team WJC Selection Camp
December 10, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Flint Firebirds News Release
Flint Firebirds Defenseman Vili Saarijarvi
(Flint Firebirds)
Flint, Mich. - Firebirds' Vili Saarijärvi is among the 27 players that have been selected to Team Finland's World Junior selection camp roster for the 2016 World Junior Championship to be held in Helsinki, Finland from December 26th to January 5th.
In his first season in the Ontario Hockey League, the 2015 Detroit Red Wings draft pick and Finland native has appeared in 28 games for the Flint Firebirds recording five goals and 14 points which places him 11th in points among all defenseman in the OHL.
The IIHF Ice Hockey World Junior Championships (WJC), commonly known simply as the World Juniors, is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is traditionally held in late December, ending in the first week of January.
The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the 'Top Division', from which a world champion is crowned. Canada is the defending champion of the tournament, after having beaten Russia to win the 2015 edition on January 5th.
Two of Finland's games in the World Junior Championship are scheduled to be televised nationally throughout North America on the NHL Network. The first game to be broadcast is Saturday, December 26 as Finland takes on Belarus at 3:30 p.m. (ET) before Finland hosts Slovakia at 4:30 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, December 30. The United States will open the World Juniors against Canada on Saturday, December 26th at 1 p.m. (ET).
The quarterfinals, semifinals, bronze and gold medal games will be played between Saturday, January 2nd and Tuesday, January 5th.
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