Kärpät – Frölunda 1:2 (end)
final
Kärpät Oulu
1:2 (0:2, 0:0, 1:0)
Frölunda Gothenburg
Tuesday 09.02.2016, 17:30 • Oulun Energia-Areena • Champions League • Final
     
    Thank you for this incredible CHL season! See you again next fall!


    -@mipejarvenpaa (19:53:00)
     
    FRÖLUNDA LIFTS THE EUROPEAN TROPHY AS THE NEW CHAMPIONS HOCKEY LEAGUE WINNERS!
     
    Runner-up Kärpät Oulu shake the hands of the new Champions Frölunda.
     
    Ryan Lasch is also the MVP of the whole CHL!
     
    Ryan Lasch was the CRAMO Top Scorer of the CHL.
     
    Oliver Lauridsen is awarded the MVP of Frölunda in the Final. He deserved it 100%
     
    Keränen is awarded the Kärpät MVP of the Final.
     
    The teams gather up gather up on the blue line. Kärpät dissapointed, Frölunda overjoyed. Frölunda wipe away the dissapointment of the last year final.
     
    IT'S FINISHED! Frölunda win the Champions Hockey League 2015-2016!
     
    Game over.
     
    59:59
    Frölunda ices the puck with less than a second left to play!
     
    59:50
    10 seconds.
     
    59:30
    Kärpät win the face off but Frölunda clear and almost score an empty netter!
     
    59:12
    48 seconds to go! Will Kärpät find an equalizer or is Frölunda the next European Champion?
     
    59:12
    Kärpät time out.
     
    59:10
    Aittokallio leaves his net!
     
    58:34
    Kärpät steal the puck from Lauridsen (!) but the pass is bad. and Kärpät start again from their own zone.
     
    58:10
    Frölunda close the puck to the beards and the clock runs in their favour. Neutral zone face off.
     
    57:27
    Two and a half minutes to go!
     
    57:15
    Keränen shoots just wide.
     
    56:45
    Mashur looses the puck behind the net and Rosseli-Olsen gets a chance! Aittokallio saves.
     
    56:30
    Kärpät get the puck to attacking zone again but Frölunda defense dominates the play.
     
    55:42
    Junttila tackles deep in Frölunda zone.
     
    54:51
    Power break as the puck bounces out of play. It's a one goal game!
     
    54:20
    Fälth hammers it wide!
     
    54:14
    Kärpät icing after a miss-timed pass.
     
    52:56
    Terrible pass from Frölunda in their own zone. Aho tries to circle the goalie with no luck.
     
    52:33
    Mashur shoots but it's deflected out of play.
     
    51:46
    Pirnes feeds Junttila who tries a backhander. It goes wide.
     
    50:50
    The home crowd is fueling Kärpät. Mashur shoots and it gets deflected. Johansson saves.
     
    50:16
    Frölunda are forced to clear after Kärpät possession.
     
    48:56
    Lasu and Rosseli-Olsen counter. Kärpät defense clear the situation.
     
    48:40
    Frölunda responds and start pressuring deep again.
     
    47:42
    It's not over yet. Kärpät cut the lead in half. The next minutes are crucial.
    47:01 Juho KERÄNEN - 1:2
     
    47:01
    Goal for Kärpät!
    Kärpät get one back! Right as the penalty ends JUHO KERÄNEN drives to the net and scores! Suoranta and Mashur get the assists.
     
    47:00
    Huml tries to lift the attack three times without succes. Kärpät PP is over.
     
    45:36
    First Kärpät pressure is gone. Frölunda box moves smoothly and don't offer much room.
     
    Anton Axelsson gets a penalty! This time Junttila is tripped and Kärpät are offered another chance on 2 min PP.
     
    44:35
    Johansson saves after a wicked deflection.
     
    44:14
    Puljujärvi misses the puck twice on PP. Penalty over. Kärpät had the pressure but no real threat.
     
    43:00
    Kärpät passing has not been on point in the third period. Another Frölunda clearance.
     
    42:18
    Kärpät player is tripped by Lehkonen who gets a 2min penalty. Kärpät get their 3rd PP!
     
    41:46
    Lasu shoots but it's blocked. Penalty is over.
     
    41:25
    Lehkonen turns on goal and tries to force the puck through the five hole. Aittokallio saves.
     
    40:46
    Pyörälä gets the clearance before Frölunda get the shot.
     
    40:11
    Game continues. Frölunda still on PP!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    No goals in the second period. 0-2 is the score. Kärpät tried to play straightforward hockey finishing the with a shot more often than in the first period. Lauridsen, Tömmernes and other Frölunda defensemen made it easy for Johansson to keep his sheet clean. The big defensemen kept Kärpät forwards in the corners and cleared the crease from traffic before Kärpät could get a shot away.

    Frölunda lowered their tempo a bit in the offense. They are not taking any chances with their two goal lead.
     
    Frölunda take their time in PP sparing the shot to the last second. Aittokallio saves the puck from the near post.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:28
    Ivan Huml uses he's stick in bad manner. Kärpät get their first 2 min minor for high sticking. Frölunda power play!
     
    39:00
    Sudström had a wide open net but the doesn't get a proper contact on the puck.
     
    38:09
    Aaltonen dumps the puck. A battle takes place in the Frölunda corner.
     
    37:01
    Puljujärvi and Aho lift Kärpät attack but Frölunda defense is there.
     
    36:03
    Frölunda with a chance on goal. Aittokallio hangs on.
     
    35:12
    Frölunda's defensive blue line is a hard place for the home team. Frölunda break Kärpät attacks time and time again.
     
    33:59
    Finally Kärpät get some traffic on the goal and Hakanpää sends the shot away. Johansson bounces the puck a bit but eventually finds it and pauses the game.
     
    33:38
    Johnson shoots from d-man's legs. Aittokallio saves the low shot.
     
    33:02
    Rosseli-Olsen tries to heat up Kukkonen.
     
    32:28
    Johansson gloves the puck effortlessly and sends us to power break.
     
    32:04
    Aho and Pyörälä keep the puck deep in the Frölunda zone, but the Swedes keep the home team out of scoring chances.
     
    31:29
    Tömmernes shoots from the second wave after Frölunda counter attack. Aittokallio with an easy-looking save.
     
    30:08
    Lauridsen defends Kärpät rush incredibly well.
     
    29:47
    Offside which Frölunda made look like they had too many players on the ice. No penalty is called.
     
    29:15
    Huml with a huge opportunity in front of the goal! He lifts the puck over the net.
     
    28:01
    Frölunda forced Kärpät 4th line for a ling shift. Frölunda get 2 shots from point. Aittokallio saves the first and the second gets blocked.
     
    26:49
    Kärpät pressure deep with their fourt line.
     
    26:07
    Frölunda are in charge now and have had a few long possessions in Kärpät zone. Kärpät get the puck out and all the way to Johansson who pauses the game. Face off from Frölunda zone after the power break.
     
    25:13
    Lauridsen wrists from the point and puck bounces in front of Kärpät goal. Eventually Kärpät clear.
     
    24:34
    Stålberg shoots a wrister. Aittokallio saves.
     
    23:45
    After a confusing line change Pyörälä tries to feed Puljujärvi for a break away. Puck goes past him for an icing.
     
    22:46
    Huml shoots on goal fromt the wing. Johansson gloves the puck.
     
    22:13
    Mashur drives from the point as the penalty ends. The shot gets blocked. Eventually Johansson corals the puck.
     
    21:27
    Junttila drives and shoots wide. Frölunda clear again.
     
    20:51
    Frölunda clear
     
    20:39
    Kukkonen gets a great dish from Puljujärvi in front of the goal! The shot hits the Indian crest to the head and Johansson saves.
     
    20:13
    Henrik Tömmernes clears the puck to the stands! Kärpät power play for 2 min.
     
    20:03
    Kärpät win the face off and dump the puck.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    1st period is over and Frölunda leads with two goals to nothing. Both teams move the puck well but the visitors fron Gothenburg created more trouble near Aittokallio's goal. Both goals were scored from the short distance; First the deflection by Lasch and in the second Frölunda had a 2-on-1 situation at the Kärpät net.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:38
    Kärpät 4th line maintain the possession but Frölunda defence is strong.
     
    18:50
    Puljujärvi tries to feed Pyörlä in front of the crease but Pyörälä doesn't get the contact. Frölunda icing.
     
    18:03
    Jani Hakanpää gets the blame for the 2-0 goal. He wasn't tough enough in front of the goal.
    17:43 Spencer ABBOT - 0:2
     
    17:43
    Goal for Frölunda!
    Frölunda makes it 2-0. SPENCER ABBOT drives to the goal and hits the rebound in after Tömmernes's shot. Sundström with the second assist.
     
    17:37
    Abbot shoots. its blocked.
    16:20 Ryan LASCH - 0:1
     
    16:20
    Goal for Frölunda!
    Frölunda get the opener! OSCAR FANTENBERG sends the puck from the point and RYAN LASCH deflects it home. Larsson with the second assist. 0-1 Frölunda
     
    15:42
    Hakanpää shoots from the point. Johansson saves. Kärpät had a strong face in the offensive zone.
     
    14:25
    The home crowd howls for a bench penalty for too many players on the ice. None such is called.
     
    14:05
    Puljujärvi beats the icing but Kärpät loose the possession right away.
     
    13:23
    Pyörälä drives to the net and the net goes loose. The game continues from the neutral zone.
     
    13:02
    In comes Lasch but Nutivaara checks him out of the puck.
     
    12:23
    Solid defending from both teams.
     
    11:57
    Kalapudas shoots just wide!
     
    11:43
    Keränen with a strong hit.
     
    11:26
    Some confusion with about the players who were on the ice during the Kärpät icing call.
     
    11:15
    Frölunda with a great back hand chance! Aittokallio hangs on!
     
    10:52
    Frölunda counter quickly but Laatikainen and Aho keep the score 0-0.
     
    10:30
    Kärpät are forced to dump and chase.
     
    09:45
    Junttila flashes his speed and almost breaks away. He looses the control of the puck.
     
    08:50
    Nutivaara sends the puck way wide.
     
    08:42
    Power Break! Frölunda forecheck creates trouble for the home team. Frölunda haven't had too much trouble in their defencive zone despite the penalty. With the exception of that Huml chance.
     
    08:22
    Kärpät seem a bit nervous. Their passing could be better.
     
    07:30
    Lasch creates havoc deep in Kärpät zone but eventually Pentikäinen and Hakanpää force a turnover.
     
    06:49
    Penalty over.
     
    06:26
    Mashur shoots from the point! Johansson saves.
     
    05:40
    Lasu breaks away! Aittokallio saves.
     
    05:17
    Frölunda break the pass and are able to clear.
     
    04:32
    Pirnes dekes Sundström from between the legs. Sundström trips Pirnes and gets a 2 min minor.
     
    04:03
    Kärpät are shutting down the neutral zone. Fantenberg has no places to pass the puck.
     
    03:43
    Kärpät have found their momentum.
     
    02:59
    Huml with a nice deflection! Johansson saves!
     
    02:39
    Kärpät shot on goal from close distance. Johansson saves.
     
    02:00
    Pyörälä lifts Kärpät offence. Kärpät have their first possession in the Frölunda zone.
     
    01:03
    Frölunda shot on goal and Kärpät clear. Frölunda has started well.
     
    00:50
    Kärpät are forced to ice the puck.
     
    00:29
    Frölunda forecheck win the possession. Tömmernes shoots wide from the blue line.
     
    game on, Kärpät get the first face off.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Frölunda opening lineup: GK Johansson, D: Tömmernes, Nilsson, F: Axelsson, Lasch, Lundqvist

    Kärpät: GK Aittokallio, D: Kukkonen, Mashur, F: Huml, Ikonen and Niemi at centre
     
    Here we go! The European Champion is determined here, tonight!
     
    Lighting and music has been lifted to the next level in Raksila. You shouldn't expect any less from the Final!
     
    Teams are entering the ice.
     
    Joni Pitkänen is not on the line-up today. Markus Nutivaara makes his return next to Arto Laatikainen in Kärpät defence. Mikko Niemelä is still injured. Forward Saku Mäenalanen is also out.

    Frölunda play today without winger Joey Crabb and D-man Lukas Bengtsson.
     
    Less than 30 minute to the puck drop!

    Kärpät has added Sami Rajaniemi as a second goalkeeper. Both Antti Lehtonen and Sami Väliharju are out injured, so Kärpät pleaded for the late addition of their new acqusition which was shown green light by both CHL officials and Frölunda Indians. The opening GK will be MVP candidate Sami Aittokallio.

     
    Remember that you can get in touch with us tonight, and share your thoughts on the game, using #CHLFinal!
     
    Just two hours to go!

    Being in the #CHLFinal is a nice, but not enough for @frolunda_hc's captain... #CHL #hockey

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    Game day... and just under five hours until the puck drops!
     
    This Champions Hockey League Final between Karpat Oulu and Frolunda Gothenburg pits two of Europe's best club teams against each other – two teams currently involved in neck-and-neck races for first place in continental Europe's top two national leagues. The game pits two teams that have been to the title game and come very close to winning Europe's club hockey championship before, but never been the last team standing in the end. It's also a re-match of last year's CHL Semi-Final, which Frolunda won in overtime after the teams were tied on aggregate following two full hockey games.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
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    Luke Fisher

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    Miikka Järvenpää

    CZ@@mipejarvenpaa

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 48. Keränen (Suoranta, Mashur) – 17. Lasch (Fantenberg, Larsson), 18. Abbot (Tömmernes, Sundström)

    Kärpät Oulu: Aittokallio (Rajaniemi) – Kukkonen, Mashur, Laatikainen, Nutivaara, Hakanpää, Pentikäinen, Ronkainen – Huml, Niemi, Ikonen, Pyörälä, Aho, Puljujärvi, Aaltonen, Pirnes, Junttila, Kalapuras, Keränen, Suoranta, Piispanen
    Frölunda Gothenburg: Johansson (Gustafsson) – Tömmernes, Nilsson, Larsson, Fantenberg, Lauridsen, Fälth, Persson – Axelsson, Lundqvist, Lasch, Abbott, Sundström, Johnson, Figren, Lehkonen, Carlsson, Stålberg, Ehn, Lasu, Rosseli-Olsen
    Referees: Wehrli, Wiegand (both SUI) – Lhotsky (CZE), Kohlmuller (GER)
    Attendance: 6200