BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA - MAY 26: Feature of the gold medal on the neck of #82 Harri Pesonen of Finland after the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia final game between Canada and Finland at Ondrej Nepela Arena on May 26, 2019 in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Photo by RvS.Media/Monika Majer/Getty Images)
New York Islanders 2020 sixth-round pick Matias Rajaniemi didn’t suit up for Team Finland’s game against Switzerland, but he’s still a trusted member of their squad.
Team Finland is 2-0 through their first two games in Group A of the World Junior Championships. In the second game of the preliminary round, the Finns took down the Swiss by a score of 4-1, but New York Islanders prospect Matias Rajaniemi wasn’t on the ice.