It works the other way around to Swedes if someone mentions Finland's Saku Koivu. And people will keep doing it, too, because ...

Off, the first international best-on-best tournament with NHL players since the World Cup of Hockey 2016. After a thrilling ...

Dallas added the veteran forward in a trade with San Jose in hopes that his ability to quickly root into the team’s system ...

The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off is close at hand ... They now have Niko Mikkola, Esa Lindell, Olli Maatta, Juuso Valimaki, Henri Jokiharju, Urho Vaakanainen and Nikolas Matinpalo making up the ...

We’re going to guess Esa Lindell and Niko Mikkola will be logging a lot of minutes on this blue line, and that they are likely to become bigger names around the league as a result. Among NHL ...

The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off is close at hand ... be the biggest blows to Finland’s hopes of winning the tournament. They now have Niko Mikkola, Esa Lindell, Olli Maatta, Juuso Valimaki, Henri ...

Before the games began, The Athletic surveyed its NHL staff for predictions ... Mirtle: Pray for Esa Lindell, who might have to play 35 minutes in this one. Granger: Throw a prayer in there ...

Only 11 Finnish defensemen have suited up in the NHL this season, and Esa Lindell is the new de facto No. 1 rearguard up against some of the world's brightest stars. X-factor: Patrik Laine.

He had been named Canada's head coach for the 4 Nations Face-Off but only knew the initial six NHL stars who'd be on ... an already weak blue line. Esa Lindell, on his best days a solid second ...