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he is so very dear to me 😭

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so i made a primer about nikke kokko

in case anyone's interested in what he was up to last year :)

putting my photo sources under the cut:

slide 1: hei slide 2: kärpät headshot, pelicans headshot slide 3: them, him slide 4: interview, reaction image slide 5: him slide 6: handshake, mask1, mask2 slide 7: kokki kokko kokkaa slide 8: jump

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my wife has watched two (2) sharks games ever but she has never once had an incorrect take about macklin celebrini

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Heljanko & Garteig - teammates in Tappara in 2019/20, now reunited as teammates in Ingolstadt in 2024/25. Did they practice tricks together? (They sure did tricks together)

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🤍

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WE’RE THE ONLY TEAM TO BEAT WINNIPEG TWICE THIS SEASON???

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Preds broke the Jets 11 game win streak!!

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Link to Twitter Post

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Tappara: TEHOketju (the power line)

GIFs edited into "card style" by me. Original clips picked from the Teho skills comp video.

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Mikko, Juuse, Sasha, and Maatta for Team Suomi!

miss them low key

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macklin's dainty little gold bracelet

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oh grumpy baby

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family of anxious meerkats

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The humble water strider

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Aleksander Barkov as a guest on the Tappara podcast - translated bits

Episode originally posted in late October. Sasha was still injured at the time of the recording.

TLDR: Lunkka is his boy. And he still asks so many questions.

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Host: How has Florida's game been in your eyes this season?

Sasha: It's been great to watch. Of course it would be nicer to play myself, but the guys play well and Lundell has taken a big role. He's having an amazing season. It's so good to see. Luostarinen too, our finnish boys have been good. It's just amazing to be a part of this team.

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Host: You brought up how Lundell has taken a bigger role, and he has played that role well. I've gotten this feeling that Lundell has been a bit under your mentorship, because... He's very similar to how you were in your first years. He's very dutiful in the defensive end.

Sasha: Yeah, it's been amazing to see. This is his fourth season. It's hard to believe, he's still a really young guy, and how he plays— his game is so mature for his age. You can put him out to win that important faceoff, try to tie the game in the end or defend your own end. You can put him on the ice in any situation and trust that he will do his part. And it's been amazing to watch how he practices, how he trains, how he learns something new from every player. He's also a bit of a question asker, something I never was. I've been a little shy, I didn't want to be, like, annoying, constantly asking how's this done, what do you think of this. But he asks everyone questions all the time, even a little stupid questions. But it's just a good thing. He has learned a lot, and he constantly learns more. He's going to become something great.

Host: If I read between the lines, you kind of threw Lundell under the bus as an annoying guy, but you managed to turn it positive.

Sasha: Yeah, I had to start thinking how to save myself there.

Host: You saved that well.

Sasha: Thanks.

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did you know that if you play well enough in the ahl, they'll call you up as a "reward"