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Finland’s 2021 Maple League season set to kick off May 13th
The Finnish Federation of American Football, SAJL (Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto) has announced its Maple League ((Vaahteraliiga) schedule for the 2021 season. The Maple League...
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Kuopio Steelers sign Miami of Ohio DL Ikeem Allen
Reigning Finnish champions, the Kuopio Steelers, have added to their defensive arsenal with the signing of defensive lineman Ikeem Allen from the University of Miami...
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Finnish champions, the Kuopio Steelers sign All American LB Maurice Wright
The Kuopio Steelers took the first step in building their defense to defend their 2020 title with the signing of All American linebacker Maurice Wright from...
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AFI’s All Pandemic Team – The Full Squad
In case anyone missed it, throughout December we presented our picks at each position for the AFI All-Pandemic Team. Since late July, leagues in Finland,...
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Kadel King: Chasing his football dream on two continents
Wham! The sidelines erupted as 6’3′, 230 pound Mallorca Voltors linebacker Kadel King slammed into the Murcia Cobras ball carrier, sending him flying in Spain’s...
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: RB – Lamar Carswell, Kuopio Steelers
In perhaps the toughest selection yet, the panel for the AFI All-Pandemic Team picked Lamar Carswell, running back for the Finnish Maple League champion Kuopio...
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Joey Bradley: Scrambling from Spain to the Czech Republic to Finland during pandemic
Thirty-year-old quarterback Joey Bradley is the newest member of the Kuopio Steelers, the 2020 champions of Finland’s Maple League. He has big shoes to fill...
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: Safety – Tommy Kaczocha, Kuopio Steelers, Bialystok Lowlanders
The AFI All-Pandemic Team would not seem complete without defensive back Tommy Kaczocha being on the list and in another unanimous decision, the selection committee...
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: Linebacker – AJ Wentland, Kuopio Steelers
When linebacker AJ Wentland signed with the Kuopio Steelers in Finland for the remainder of the COVID-19 shortened Maple League season, he joined an already...
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Finnish champions, the Kuopio Steelers welcome back star LB Semmie Radji
The Kuopio Steelers, newly crowned Finnish champions, have re-signed one of the key players from the championship season, edge rusher/linebacker Semmie Radji. During the five...
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Poland’s Bydgoszcz Archers sign championship LB Kadel King
The Bydgoszcz Archers playing in Poland’s Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego, LFA, have added one the top linebackers in Europe with the signing of Kadel King. King...
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Kuopio Steelers smother Helsinki Wolverines to capture Finland’s Maple Bowl crown
Fans hoping for a high scoring football game may have been disappointed, but that didn’t shrink the smiles on the faces of those in the...
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LIVESTREAM Maple Bowl: Helsinki Wolverines v. Kuopio Steelers, Sept. 12, 16:30 EEST (15:30 CET, 09:30 ET)
The 2020 Maple Bowl is here! Finland’s champion will be crowned today as the Kuopio Steelers and Helsinki Wolverines will be facing each other for...
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Maple Bowl XLI head-to-head offensive comparison revealing
The Kuopio Steelers and Helsinki Wolverines square off Saturday, September 12 in the 2020 Finnish championship game, Maple Bowl XLI. For the Steelers, this will...
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AFI’s expert panel predicts winner of Finland’s Maple Bowl!
It’s Championship week in Finland! This year the 2020 Maple Bowl or Vaahteramalja XLI will be played in Lahti, Finland. This championship will feature the...
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Semifinal stats from Finland’s Maple League tell interesting story
Finland’s Maple League semifinals this past weekend featured some amazing team and individual performances as both the Kuopio Steelers and Helsinki Wolverines advanced to the...
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Lamar Carswell leads Kuopio Steelers past Seinäjoki Crocodiles in Finnish playoff victory
It was billed as a meeting of Finland’s top two rushing attacks, but only one had shown up as advertised when the final whistle blew...
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LIVESTREAM Finland Semifinal: Seinäjoki Crocodiles @ Kuopio Steelers, Sept. 5, 16:30 EEST (15:30 CET, 9:30 ET)
Its Playoff week in the Finnish Maple League starting off Saturday with the number one seeded Kuopio Steelers hosting the number four seeded Seinäjoki Crocodiles....
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AFI’s expert panel predicts winners of Finnish Maple League semifinals
It’s Playoff Week in Finland’s Maple League! Two playoff games will be played this week with the winners advancing the Maple Bowl. This is the...
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Final stats leaders in Finland as playoffs set to start
With the playoffs looming in Finland’s Maple League , AFI presents the final regular season leaders in the key offensive categories of passing yardage, rushing,...
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Kuopio Steelers clinch first in dominating win over Wasa Royals
The Kuopio Steelers returned to the win column this week in dominating fashion as they literally dismantled the Wasa Royals in the final round of...
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LIVESTREAM Finland: Wasa Royals @ Kuopio Steelers, Aug. 28, 18:30 EEST (17:30 CET, 11;30 ET)
Friday night football returns in Finland’s Maple League as the Kuopio Steelers will be battling the visiting Wasa Royals for sole ownership of first place...
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Final weekend of play in Finland’s Maple League filled with drama and intrigue
Finland’s Maple League heads into it fifth and final week of play in this shortened 2020 season and all three games now have huge importance....
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Stats leaders in Finland with 1 week left no surprise
With one week to go in Finland’s Maple League regular season, the leaders in the three key offensive categories make for interesting reading. Of the...
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RB Christian Powell powers Seinäjoki Crocodiles to physical win over Kuopio Steelers
The Seinäjoki Crocodiles improved their record to 2-2 Saturday in Finland’s Maple League, edging the 3-1 Kuopio Steelers 14-7 in a defensive battle. Although he didn’t...
