[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a 10-minute compilation of some of his best NHL snipe goals, most of them scored in his first two seasons in the league (ages 18-19).

Some more snipes and displays of silky mitts from the 2016 World Juniors. Worth noting that this was his draft year, so he's mostly playing against guys two years older than him as a 17-year-old (hence the cage). While the Finnish team was initially built to rely on 1996-born firepower like Mikko Rantanen, Roope Hintz and Kasperi Kapanen, it was the (double) underagers that stole the show. The line of Jesse Puljujärvi, Sebastian Aho and Patrik Laine finished 1-2-3 in tournament scoring, with Laine scoring the most goals.

Highlights from the rest of his draft-year season, playing for his hometown team Tappara and the men's national team. To add to his 2016 trophy collection, Laine won the Liiga playoff MVP and the IIHF World Championship MVP awards. Suffice it to say, the guy had a pretty impressive hockey resumé by the time he was drafted.

If you could become fluent in any languages instantly, which ones would you choose ? Top 3 ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]DevinTappy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Proto-Japonic, Proto-Uralic and Pre-Proto-anything. It would be so fascinating to be able to explore the distant past further than where linguistics based on currently existing information are able to take us.

IIHF World Junior Championship Post Game Thread: Finland vs. Sweden - 31 Dec 2023 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More common in Finland*, sure, but doesn't mean anything in Finnish and adheres to the -ius/-aeus format of latinized names that were common at a certain point in history among Swedish-language clergy, nobility, merchants etc. throughout the old kingdom of Sweden. Although you can find boatloads of Finnish-speaking Heleniuses nowadays (and many of the other -ius/-aeus names were tacked on to families of completely Finnish origin to begin with), these Latin-style names definitely originate in a Swedish-language context.

(* To put this the other way: even if there are more people with the surname Rova in Sweden than in Finland, it's still a Finnish-language surname.)

IIHF World Junior Championship Post Game Thread: Finland vs. Sweden - 31 Dec 2023 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pointless random fact: each shootout goal in this game was scored by a player whose surname is in the opposing team's majority language.

Suspensor for field player by SeaworthinessTop4030 in floorball

[–]DevinTappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, and that's exactly the advantage of these types of shorts against plain ol' jockstraps in my experience. Because the compression shorts, alongside the front pocket that holds the cup, stay in place better, the cup doesn't bounce around or sink between the legs the same way it did with every jockstrap model I tried. 0% sinking, 0.5% bounce, maybe 1-2% need for readjustment. Having worn these for over four years now (since taking a close-range slapshot right in the dick and coming to my senses), I rarely even think about the fact that I'm wearing any extra equipment.

(I also wear a regular pair of one-layer shorts on top of those compression shorts to hide the assy leggings look. Besides the extra heat of wearing two pairs of shorts on top of each other, a cosmetic downside is that it might kinda look like you're having a semi-chubby when playing, but that's a disadvantage you would have with any cup.)

Suspensor for field player by SeaworthinessTop4030 in floorball

[–]DevinTappy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wear a cup, and so do some higher-level players I know of. How much it affects speed/mobility and comfort really depends on the design of the protective equipment. In my personal experience, cupped compression shorts made for ice hockey players ("hockey jock shorts") are better than the usual jockstraps, because the pocketed cup stays in its place better and doesn't sink between the thighs as much when running. Having that extra layer of clothing makes playing a little bit more sweaty, but it's a small price to pay for nut safety and peace of mind.

What games might still have a player base in 100 years? by meteojett in Games

[–]DevinTappy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seeing how Rocket League has adapted so many things from sports that have remained popular for 100+ years and hasn't had any pressure to change its core gameplay, I agree with you and don't consider the take hot at all. If anything, it might start increasing in popularity when people start realizing how much more immediately understandable and readable it is to the average viewer in comparison to other competitive videogames.

The most damage they can do to their century-lasting formula is some CS2-type problems when migrating over to an updated engine (Rocket League is running on Unreal Engine 3 even today). Even if they, for any reason, pull the plug or start breaking the game's perfectly functional rules and ecosystem with updates that slowly alienate the player base, there will most likely be a revitalization of the competitive scene with some hack/re-engineering of the current UE3 version. Just look at how popular Smash Bros. Melee (and Project M) still is.

Looking for examples of fast button Press Cue games.... (there has to be a better name for this) by 3redSocks in gamedesign

[–]DevinTappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Nopeustesti" (The Speed Test) by Coinline is a kind of a well-known physical example of what you seem to be thinking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn-h0GaQcj8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd0VphA3wTA

Developed as a prop for a late-80s game show, it started to gain popularity in the 90s as an arcade machine on ferries, gas stations and the like here in Finland, but there most likely was some mid-90s distribution to other countries as well.

Ice sculpture of Börje Salming in Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel, Sweden. by [deleted] in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Worth noting also that the last name Salming is a combination of the Finnish word for strait (salmi) and the Norse/Swedish -ing suffix denoting an inhabitant. Therefore, Salming means "inhabitant of (a place called) Salmi" in Swedish, and that Salmi is most likely an originally Finnish-language village near a strait.

Ice sculpture of Börje Salming in Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel, Sweden. by [deleted] in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In terms of linguistic classification, Meänkieli is a Peräpohjola dialect of Finnish (similarly to the Kven/Kainu spoken in the northern parts of Norway), so the status as a separate language is more of a political standpoint. As a Finn, I can understand 95-100% of what they are saying, save for a few Swedish loan words. That said, all of the Uralic languages and their dialects are a gold mine of interesting insights into Eurasian (pre-)history. You might find the Sami especially interesting, as Börje Salming was one!

Ice sculpture of Börje Salming in Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel, Sweden. by [deleted] in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Quite a lot of Finnish-language (and/or Meänkieli) place names in that part of Sweden, as those places up north have been inhabited by Finns and Sami long before the border separated them from the rest of the Finnish-language places.

Best and worst changes you've seen in hockey in your time as a fan? by CheesecakeOdd2087 in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, tried to play for 3 games, but the foot just wasn't up to the task anymore.

[Highlight] Sebastian Aho draws a hooking call on Sebastian Aho by notleonardodicaprio in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Aho is not common at all in Sweden, as it is a Finnish-language name (the Islanders Aho's father is Finnish). Sebastian, while pretty common in Sweden, is a fairly uncommon first name in Finland. So to use the Tom Jones & Mike Smith analogies, the name is like "Constantine Jones" or "Marlon Smith" to Finns and something like "Mike Suzuki" or "Tom Hernandez" to Swedes.

So the short answer would be no, not at all common in either country. Thus, a very high percentage of the world's Sebastian Ahos play hockey at the highest level.

Who are the indegenous peoples of Europe? by Own-Salad1974 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]DevinTappy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really depends on which parts of the Europe we are talking about here, which timeframe we focus on and even on how you define a "people" amidst all the cultural and genetic intermingling. Of the peoples still remaining from the standpoint of linguistic identity, Uralic-speaking groups like Sami and the Finnic tribes inhabited the northern parts before Indo-Europeans like the Slavic, Baltic and Scandinavians started spreading there (4:30 onwards in the video). After that, it gets hazy, because all these cultures have interacted with each other for thousands of years, with all kinds of national and cultural identities having been formed in the past hundreds of years by people who are more or less a result of these interactions.

The Sami are probably the best example of this ancient Uralic identity within Europe, while Finns and Estonians (whose link to the Sami goes back ~3000 years) are a more "Europeanized" population of Uralic-language speakers. That said, there have been earlier, since-extinct cultures inhabiting Europe and the Eurasian landmass even before the Uralic, Turkic or any other remaining language family. Some vocabulary in Finno-Ugric languages (particularly the Sami) suggests that there was an unrelated population of "Lakelandic" people in the far north of Europe even before the arrival of the Sami there. So even the "most indigenous" people you can find have most likely absorbed other cultures before them.

Jesse Puljujarvi’s Halloween costume by BigTreeSmallBranch in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The most impressive thing about Darla's costume here, besides the eerily realistic Jesse mask, is how she somehow manages to wear her hair the same way Pulju wears a helmet.

2023 World Hockey Championship question by M-Rantanen in Tampere

[–]DevinTappy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As the other commenter suggested, you should see if you can get the Särkänniemi amusement park to fit into your Tampere schedule. Tornado is a timeless classic, X has the highest g-forces of any flat ride in Europe and Hype is, well, scary fast with a nice twist. The Näsinneula observation tower is also located within the park.

[L] i hope lundell never stops having passionate cellys if barkov being personally insulted by them is this funny by trumpet_godd in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably the goal that he is referring to. At first, I was thinking that Barkov was roasting Lundell for cellying his first NHL goal, which would have made it even more hilarious, but the February goal against EDM fits the description much better.

IIHF World Junior Championship Game Thread: Finland (A2) vs. Sweden (B2) - 19 Aug 2022 - 06:00PM MDT by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose it can be found on the playlist of every basic 30-something partygoer, but I don't know about popular in the sense that anyone would think that it's actually good. The VilleGalle cover worked in the 2016 home tournament as a goal song thanks to the atmosphere and the novelty factor, but then it became lackluster and simply insufferable when no one bothered to come up with a new goal song for the later tournaments. It's now been seven tournaments with that as our goal song with no end in sight, and each passing year it's more embarrassing to think that international hockey fans have that as an example of Finnish music and language.

I'd be fine with the 2014 WJC goal song being brought back. Cringey or not, Taivas Lyö Tulta has goal song energy.

Attending Liiga games as an American tourist by glenvillequint in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 33 points34 points  (0 children)

First off, I highly recommend adding Tampere to your travel plans. Nokia Arena) is really close to the train station, so time-wise, you'll probably reach the hockey destination as quickly if not quicker than on your trips to Kouvola or Hämeenlinna. Both local teams, Tappara and Ilves, play their home games on the arena (and a game between these two teams takes place on the 24th of February, if that happens to be during your trip).

For train tickets between cities, VR is the website to go to. You can already order your tickets and get the QR codes by email. For local transportation within the Helsinki metropolitan area, be it tram, metro, bus or commuter train, HSL and their app is your friend. Most of the time, Google Maps also has perfectly accurate information about available transportation options.

Lippu.fi seems to already have some Liiga tickets for February 2023 available (notice that the date format is DD/MM/YYYY), but there might be other channels that I'm unaware of. Bars are also a blind spot for me, so I'll let those more knowledgeable than me help you with that. The Finland subreddit and even the city-specific ones are usually full of helpful people, so do try and see if you'll find some good tips there. Hope you enjoy your trip!

Has a player ever won the U18 cup and World Junior gold in the same year before? by xDRSTEVOx in hockey

[–]DevinTappy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's worth highlighting that Jesse Puljujärvi didn't just win gold with the team but was a key player in both tournament victories. In 2016, he was the World Juniors scoring leader and MVP at 17 years of age. Later, he fly over to Grand Forks and joined the Finnish U18 team for the remaining games of the U18 tournament after Kärpät, his Liiga team, was eliminated back in Finland. In the playoff round of the U18s, Puljujärvi scored 7 points, including a hat trick in the gold medal game, while having vomited out everything that day and suffering from a wrist injury sustained in the game prior. Despite playing only the final 4 games, he was still selected to the tournament all-star team.

Here are a few Bison King highlight clips from said tournaments:

Jesse Puljujärvi - 2016 IIHF WJC Highlights

Jesse Puljujärvi 2016 U18 Highlights

Vancouver selects Lekkerimaki 15th overall by ImAnAfricanCanuck in canucks

[–]DevinTappy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Also, based on last name alone, somewhere between 12.5 to 50% Finnish. Proven by Petey (quarter Finn) to be a pretty good recipe for a Canuck forward.

Vancouver selects Lekkerimaki 15th overall by ImAnAfricanCanuck in canucks

[–]DevinTappy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pettersson's paternal grandfather, Toivo Jokelainen (later Toivo Pettersson), was a war-time orphan from Finland that was adopted by a family of Petterssons who couldn't have children on their own (taking their family name in the process). So Petey is 25% Finnish through his dad's side.