Feb 15 2014 Sochi RUSSIA Russia forward Alexander Papov 24 carries the puck up past USA forward Paul Stastny 26 in a mens preliminary round ice hockey game during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Bolshoy Ice Dome Jayne Kamin Oncea USA TODAY Sports
Good morning wherever you are around the world and welcome to the live blog for the quarter final men’s Olympic hockey game between Finland and Russia.
Finland managed to grab the wild card seed (fourth overall) after the round robin, avoiding the qualification round.
Russia played their way into the quarters with a qualification win over Norway yesterday.
These should be a good game in a stark contrast of styles, the Finns with tight checking, smart hockey and great goaltending while the home Russian side boasts some of the best hockey players in the world all on their top two lines.
Game time is at 7:30 AM Eastern.
Michael Clifford
Michael Clifford was born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and is a graduate of the Unviersity of New Brunswick. He writes about fantasy hockey and baseball for XNSports and FantasyTrade411.com. He can be reached on Twitter @SlimCliffy for any fantasy hockey questions. Follow @SlimCliffy
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