Red Wings teammates set to faceoff at the IIHF tournament
The IIHF World tournament's round robin has concluded and the playoffs begin with Finland facing Sweden in the quarterfinals.
Lucas Raymond and teammate Olli Maatta will be playing against each other as they are both on the quest for gold.
With round-robin play at the elite tournament, held this year in Czechia, wrapped up Tuesday, cementing the quarterfinal matchups. Lucas Raymond's Sweden will play Olli Määttä's Finland, pitting the usual teammates on opposite sides come Thursday.- St.James
This should be a great quarterfinal matchup as both these teams are stacked with great NHL talent.
Finland and Sweden will play on Thursday.
Source: Freep: Detroit Red Wings teammates about to face off in World Championship quarterfinals
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MAI 22 | 71 ANSWERS Red Wings teammates set to faceoff at the IIHF tournament Who will win? |
Sweden | 67 | 94.4 % |
Finland | 4 | 5.6 % |
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