In Stockholm also an interesting fraternal duel that excites Austrians and Fince
In Denmark and Sweden, the curtain will be raised over 88 today. Group A, which is also Slovenia, will open the Austria and Finland national teams in Stockholm at 16.20. An interesting fraternal duel is expected in this match.
The list of Austrian goalkeepers is namely Atte Tolvanena great guard of Salzburg’s net, and in the first Finnish attack his younger brother Eeli Tolvanenwhich shines at Seattle Kraken in the NHL. “I only want the best Eeli, but in this duel I don’t want to score a goal. I know that I would only talk about it all summer, « the older of the two Tolvanen brothers joined. « Despite all the emotions that will be present, we will be a rival on the ice, and after the match we will be brothers again … »
When asked if he would accept Austrian citizenship last year, he was initially shocked, then he considered enthusiasm, as he was offered the opportunity to (for) play in the World Cup. In the same breath, he remarked that he remained a Finn. “That won’t change. I will never be completely Austrian, but the longer I live in Salzburg, the more I get home, « explained Atte Tolvanen, who moved to Solnograshka in September 2021.
He has since contributed a visible share to four consecutive laurels of Salzburg in Icehl, three times, even last season, he received the Best Hockey Award in the extended Austrian Championship. How good a goalkeeper is the 30-year-old Austrian Finn, this competition was also able to see the Olympia hockey players.
Eeli Tolvanen in the NHL scores goals for Seattle Kraken. Photo: Steven Bisig/USA Today Sports
With their wife these days awaiting their first child
He has already got used to life in the Alps. He likes the landscape with the mountains that are not really in Finland, and the law on alcohol is much less rigorous in Austria than in the homeland. “You can get a mug of beer in every step. There are beer stalls at each event, « revealed Atte, who with his wife Anno-Kaiso She is expecting her first child these days.
Because of this, he has his phone at hand all the time. When the time of birth comes, he will sit on the first plane and fly to Helsinki. Austrian selector Roger Bader He sees no problems in this. “To get a baby is the most beautiful in this world. This is more important than hockey, « said Bader, who has fond memories of last year’s showdown with the Finns, as he was sensational at the World Cup with 3: 2 with a winning goal for 0.2 seconds before the end of the match.
« That’s when I got a bet against Eeli, who had to pay for lunch, » the older man confided in a laugh. And how does the younger Eela look at today’s fraternal duel? “It will be a little strange, but I think it will be a nice afternoon in the afternoon. I know he knows many of my tricks, as I drank a lot of them at a young age against Atte. Well, maybe I have learned something new in recent years and saved it specifically for it, « said Finn 26.
