Finland Opportunity
- Written by Anjali #25
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My tour of Finland continues, I'm now in the city of Tampere and I've met the Finnish inline hockey legend himself, Jussi Puuska, the man behind Pahalampi Hockey, 4-time Finnish Champions.
I don't know a lot about finnish inline hockey but apparently Pahalampi is the team to beat in Finland. This team is full of big name players like Alexander Barkov (Florida Panthers), Jori Lehterä (St. Louis Blues), Stanley Cup winner Ville Nieminen, 2015 IIHF Inline Worlds top scorer Jimi Palanto, and the captain Antti Kovero.
I was in the Kiekkobussi shop, playing around with a puck and Jussi came to talk to me. He'd heard about me playing in Europe this season and he asked me if I'd be available to play for Pahalampi next summer. There has never been a female player in SM-Liiga, the Finnish top league. It's an amazing opportunity and I'm looking forward to playing in Finland.