A final period blitz by Skellefteå AIK was enough to dispatch of the home team, whose stakes were high before this fixture began. The Swedish side never fell behind despite IFK Helsinki’s efforts to improve their own chances of progressing, which saw them put 37 shots on goal. An attack on the net by Andreas Wingerli resulted in the opener of this game. However, it was abruptly cancelled out when Helsinki defenceman Teemu Eronen responded with a slapshot goal on the powerplay.
The match really turned on its head when Skellefteå forward Oscar Möller completed a third-period hat trick to crush the hopes of the home fans. His first goal came only a minute in from a blue line shot to give his team the lead against the run of play. Linemate forward Joakim Lindström was on hand again to assist his second, which he accurately sniped over the shoulder of Atte Engren. A shorthanded individual effort and empty-net goal put the visitors lead out of the reach of a now desperate Helsinki side.
Veli-Pekka Marin has been elected as a new member of the Champions Hockey League Board at an extraordinary General Assembly on Friday. Marin, the CEO and Co-Founder of the Sports Tech company Uplause and Vice-Chairman of HC TPS Turku, was chosen to support the CHL Board in the area of growth. He will serve an initial one-year term.
The structure of the CHL Board was part of a new governance framework established at the ordinary General Assembly in June. After the initial rolling elections, which were held to ensure a stable foundation, board members will serve three-year terms moving forward.
