Miikka Kiprusoff
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"Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff" is a Finland/Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. He was selected in the fifth round, 116th overall by the Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He also played for TPS (ice hockey)/TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga as well as AIK IF/AIK and Timrå IK of the Swedish Swedish Hockey League/Elitserien. He represented Finland several times on the international stage, earning silver medals at the World Ice Hockey Championships in 1999 and 2001, as well as leading the Finns to a surprise second place finish at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He also helped the Finnish national hockey team win the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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It was important to get the right feeling. There was not much work to do, but a few times they broke in to the goal from the corners creating danger. I knew beforehand how the Czechs play, they don't fire that fast, rather they want to hold on to the puck.

It was a pretty controlled game. There were not a lot of 2-on-1s. There were lots of shots, but I don't think it was wide open.

Lately he has been dominating games. It's easy to follow when our leader is playing great.

We knew they have a great power play. It was a good challenge for us and we did a great job tonight.

I should really keep those loose pucks into myself. We didn't give them too much.

Pretty much sold out and a pretty decent game. Nothing wrong with that. It's fun to be back here and play. They didn't surprise me, I remember a couple of years ago.

It is in the best interest of the Calgary Flames that I use this opportunity to ensure I am totally recovered for the NHL playoff drive. I have always been very proud to represent my country in international competition and I'm disappointed that I will not be joining them at the Olympics in Italy.

I do it in the morning because I have no patience to wait to open them.

There was pretty much the whole game left and it's a one-goal game. It's not that shocking.