Forward of the Finnish national team Mikael Granlund will not help the team in the World Championship quarterfinal match against the Swedish national team, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) website.
On Tuesday, the Finnish team lost to the Swiss team with a score of 1:3 in the final match of the group stage of the tournament in the Czech Republic. At the end of the third period, Granlund hit defenseman Andrea Glauser in the neck with his stick. The disciplinary commission found that “although the player’s first contact may have been directed towards the opponent’s hands, the direction of the stick placed the Swiss international in a dangerous position and created a high risk of injury.”
Thus, Granlund is suspended for one match and will not play against the Swedes. The Olympic bronze medalist provided five assists in seven World Championship matches.
The quarter-final match between the national teams of Finland and Sweden will take place on Thursday in Ostrava. Watch the live broadcast of the match from 9:15 p.m. on the Match channel! Country”, as well as the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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