Ilves Players Earn Multiple National Team Call-Ups
Several Ilves players have been called up to national teams for tournaments in late October and early November. The list is led by forward Matic Török, who was selected for Slovenia's senior squad at the European Cup of Nations in Amiens (5–7 Nov).
The call-ups cover senior, junior and youth levels. Elli Suoranta and Emma Ekoluoma will join Finland's women's Euro Hockey Tour team in Södertälje (28–31 October), while Miska Liljeberg heads to Finland's under-20s in Nyköping (4–8 November). Maurice Zwikel was picked for France's U20s in Budapest (5–7 November), and Hungary's U20 roster includes Ilves players Benedek Gyulai and Botond Nagy. Finland's U18 boys travelling to Kloten feature Roni Kuukasjärvi and Max Poikela. The U17 World Challenge squad in Oakville names Urho Kuukka and Elias Oksanen.
At the Pohjola development camp the club was voted best team, and several 2011-born players were named to Finland's first U16 national group for matches in Vierumäki (5–8 November): Severi Kilpeläinen, Otto Haarala, Aukusti Santanen, Niklas Toropainen, Juho-Weikka Naarajärvi and Juho Nyberg.
The selections follow summer call-ups to Finland's U18 roster the club's July U18 call-ups and come after Liljeberg's recent scoring form for Ilves U20s a two-goal performance in October.
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