Patrick Laine is a young Finnish hockey player who plays in the position of an extreme striker. He is one of the most talented Scandinavian players of the generation. Despite his young age, he has already won a name in the world hockey arena.
Patrick Liene is a native of the Finnish city of Tampere. Born April 19, 1998. As you know, in Finland, many boys dream of becoming honored hockey players, since in the country there are all conditions for a comfortable career growth. From a young age, falling in love with hockey, Patrick began to engage in this sport in a local hockey school. In his own words, there was a small ice rink in the courtyard of his home, where the young hockey player honed his shots at tin cans between workouts.
Currently, Layne is a striker, but until the age of 12 he took a place at the gate of the local children's hockey team. Only thanks to the parting words of his father did the boy change his role, which made a significant contribution to achieving such significant results in the future.
Hockey player career in Finland
Lyne's biography in adult hockey dates back to September 2014, when Patrick made his debut in the main team of the Finnish club “Tappara”. At that time, the player was only 16 years old. In the first season, the striker spent at the base only 6 matches, in which he was noted by one assists. Laine spent most of his debut season at LeKe Club, playing in the second division of the Championship of Finland.
The second season in adult hockey for the striker has developed much more vividly. In 2015, Layne again returned to the “Tappara”, for which he spent 46 matches in the regular season and was marked by seventeen abandoned goals and sixteen assists. Laine helped his club break into the playoffs, where he became the best sniper (10 goals) and helped his team win the title of champion of Finland 2015 - 2016.
Laine will receive further hockey education already overseas, because from the 2016-2017 season he will be accepted into his ranks by the Canadian club from the NHL Winnipeg Jets.
Performances by Patrick Layne for the Finnish national team
Hard work on the hockey court, combined with outstanding talent, allowed Laina to break into the national team for the Junior World Cup in 2015. At the championship of the planet, the attacker became the best sniper, hitting the opponents' goal 8 times.
The famous New Year's tournament of the World Youth Hockey Championship in 2016 brought real world fame to Layne. The hockey player shone in the first link along with other bright talents - Aho and Pulujärvi. Finland’s national team won that MFM, and Layne scored seven goals, adding six assists to them.
In the adult national team, Layne made his debut in 2016 at the stage of the Eurotour. And in May of this year, he spoke at the adult championship of the planet, where he managed to get the title of MVP championship, and his team reached silver medals, losing only to Canada in the final.
The most serious tournament for the player of the national team was the 2016 World Hockey Cup, which was held in Canada. However, in the championship neither the national team nor Lyne himself won success.
