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Helsinki Roosters escape Uppsala 86ers in NEFL Week 1 matchup
American football starts in Finland with an international showdown. No, the Finnish national Maple League has not started yet (May 6th), but the Helsinki Roosters...
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Hockey Players Could Be Football Players
A lot of different factors contribute to what sports a kid plays growing up. One huge factor is location, location, location. A child raised in...
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Track Speed Translates Into Football Speed
Big, strong, and FAST! These are the characteristics associated with American Football players. The odds of genetically possessing all three of these attributes is very...
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Basketball Makes Better Football Players
When I think about an athlete, my mind conjures up images of football, basketball, baseball, track, hockey, skiing, soccer, and anything that requires skilled physical...
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Sean Shelton Enjoying Life In Austria With Swarco Raiders
American Football is thriving all over the world, especially in Europe. To help develop the sport and keep competition at a high level, American players...
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Helsinki Roosters complete ‘Strive for 5’, win 5th straight Maple Bowl In Finland
Strive for 5 is no longer a goal, but a factual statement. The Helsinki Roosters defeated the Seinäjoki Crocodiles 10-0 at Sonera Stadium in Helsinki, Finland...
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Preview: Finland’s 2016 Championship Game – Maple Bowl XXXVII
Finally, Vaahteramalja – Maple Bowl XXXVII – has arrived! My Preseason rankings proved to be way off, as well as my Midsummer re-do. I was correct...
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Helsinki Roosters Take On Turku Trojans In Finland’s Semifinals
The Helsinki Roosters and Turku Trojans are no strangers to playing each other in the playoffs – the 2014 Maple Bowl, the 2015 Semi-finals, and...
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Seinäjoki Crocodiles Face Surprising Wasa Royals In Finland’s Semifinals
After a long 4 months of games, the playoffs are finally here in Finland! It has been a season with two main narratives: 1) Will...
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Hämeenlinna Huskies win Finland’s Division I Title In A Thriller
Amazing, Awesome, Overwhelming. There is no other way to describe the game played in Helsinki on Saturday afternoon. In a battle of two great teams...
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Finland’s Division 1 Championship Game Promises Fireworks!
There can only be ONE champion! This weekend is the Spagettimalja or Spaghetti Bowl, which is the championship game for Division I in Finland. This...
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Division 1 Playoffs Kick Off in Finland This Weekend
The Maple League is not the only football being played in Finland. This weekend, the semi-finals for the 1st Division of the SAJL (Finnish American...
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Finland’s Maple League Midsummer Rankings
Midsummer and mid-season has arrived in Finland! After half a season of games, here are the Finland’s Vaahteraliiga or Maple League Standings. As a impartial spectator,...
