Finland is adding defensemen Henri Jokiharju of the Buffalo Sabres and Urho Vaakanainen of the New York Rangers to its roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation on Sunday named Jokiharju and Vaakanainen as injury replacements for Miro Heiskanen and Jani Hakanpaa. Finland had only four players left to choose from to fill those spots because only 11 defensemen from that country have played in the NHL this season; the other seven already were on the roster.
Jokiharju and Vaakanainen were by far the most experienced of that quartet.