In the first ever Women’s World Floorball Championships Admane scored the very first goal for the Latvian national team. She has played seven Women’s World Floorball Championships from 1997 to 2009 and is currently on the 9th place in the all time top scorer list. In addition to playing Admane has also taken the step into coaching and in 2008 she was the head coach of the Latvian Women’s Under 19 national team.
World championships: Gold 2008, 2010. Silver 2000, 2002, 2006. Bronze 2004 Champions Cup & EuroFloorball: Gold 2009, 2011. Silver 2002, 2006. Bronze 2005, 2008, 2010 with SSV Finnish Champion: 1997 with VFT, 2000 with HIFK, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 with SSV. Clubs: SSV, HIFK, VFT
Latvian champion: 1999, 2001 and 2002 with Lauku Avīze and in 2010 with Rubene. Best player in Latvia 1993-2008 Clubs: LSPA, Lauku Avīze, Latvijas Avīze, Øreåsen IBK, Rubene, Cielaviņas Armija.
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C77, M19, Y14, K0 R0, G160, B198
C2, M7, Y85, K0 R253, G225, B64
C9, M4, Y17, K0 R230, G232, B212
Willy Fauskanger (born 1976) - Norway
Katriina “Kassu” Saarinen (born 1972) - Finland
Willy Fauskanger is a legend in Norwegian floorball, both at the club level and in the national team. With an enviable track record and score statistics that others can only dream of, he is perhaps the best player in Norway ever. As a player Willy has many strengths, but his greatest strength is his shot. The combination of power and accuracy makes him a notoriously high scorer and his 10 goals in a Norwegian league match in 1999 is still a record.
Katriina Saarinen has become the Finnish Floorball female legend, who has been at the top over 10 years now. The age does never bother “Kassu” as she moves on the field like a youngster. Saarinen can be described as a multitalented sports woman as she has also played tennis on the top level in Finland.
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Fauskanger has collected the most goals and points for the Norwegian national team, a total of 114 points in 77 matches (67+47) and he is also the current scoring leader of all Men’s World Floorball Championships from 1996-2010 with 68 points (40+28) in 42 matches.
Norwegian champion: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2009 with Greåker IBK Player of the year in Norway in 1998/1999 Top scorer in the Norwegian League: 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 2002/03 and 2008/09. Clubs: Greåker IBK, Slevik IBK , Örnsköldsvik, Haugåsen IBK
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Saarinen is one of the main reasons behind many of Classic´s Finnish championship gold medals when Classic has won four consecutive Finnish championships. Kassu is also the first woman in Finland to collect over 400 points in the Finnish League.
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Järvi has also showed his fighting spirit in the Finnish national team and he has played in all the Men’s World Championships since 2000. Järvi’s career highlights are the Men’s World Floorball Championship gold medals, the first WFC gold for Finland in 2008 and then the WFC 2010 gold when he as the captain could lift the WFC trophy on home ground.
Liene Admane is a legendary floorball player in Latvia who already at the age of 15 was announced the best player in Latvia, which she has been from 1993 to 2008. Liene Admane has set many records in Latvian floorball that will be hard to beat and for many years she has been the top scorer in her home country.
C74, M0, Y100, K0 R61, G181, B74
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Järvi is known for his strong will and fighting spirit and for his commitment to the team, which has made him the team captain both in his club team and the Finnish national team. Järvi is often at his best in tight situations, which makes him a winner. The tougher the game is the better Järvi plays. Järvi has collected the most Finnish championship victories, 10 gold medals and also leads in the amount of points scored in the Finnish play-offs. In 2011 he was the team captain of SSV when the Finnish team won the first edition of the Champions Cup.
C91, M65, Y0, K0 R27, G98, B173
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Liene Adamane (born 1975) - Latvia
Mikael “Mikke” Järvi (born 1977) – Finland
C75, M68, Y67, K90 R0, G0, B0
Saarinen can be described as a strong fighter on the field, but she is also a very effective player. Saarinen has collected the most points in the Finnish league with 528 at the moment, scored the most goals and also leading in the amount of assists. Kassu made her national team debut in 2001 and until now she has played in four WFC’s. Still in 2011 she is an important player in the Finnish national team being the all-time national team top scorer.
World Championships: Gold 2001. Silver 2005 and 2007. Bronze 2003 Champions Cup & EuroFloorball Cup: Gold 2004 and Silver 2011 with SC Classic. Finnish Champion: 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 with SC Classic. Player of the year in Finland 2008 and 2011 Clubs: SC Classic, Hohi
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