Team Finland went a traditional route with its selections of the first 16 players on the World Cup of Hockey roster, which was announced Wednesday in Helsinki, Finland.
Virtually every player has extensive experience with a national team that has achieved success recently in international tournaments at various age groups. The Finns have medaled in each of the past three Olympics, including a bronze in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a silver in the 2014 IIHF World Championship and a gold in the 2016 World Junior Championship. In the most recent World Cup, in 2004, Finland finished second, losing to Canada in the championship game in Toronto, site of the best-of-3 final in the 2016 World Cup.