But with Wednesday's game hanging in the balance -- Finland was clinging to a 2-1 lead early in the second period against a determined Belarus side -- it was the team's Generation Next that stepped to the forefront.
Calgary forward Niklas Hagman, 31, scored a breathtaking goal with a little more than three minutes left in an otherwise unsettling period for Finland to give his team a 3-1 lead. It was Hagman's second goal of the game -- and the primary assist went Mikko Koivu, the 26-year-old brother of Saku. Mikko Koivu finished with three assists.
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