Laine takes on pro golfer friend in exhibition match for Facebook Live

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeaguePatrik Laine took on his childhood friend in an exhibition golf match broadcast on Facbeook Live Friday and was summarily schooled by the professional player.The Winnipeg Jets forward and No. 2 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft didn't win a hole against Sami Valimaki, a European Tour winner, in a nine-hole match on the Rock Course at Nokia River Golf just west of Tampere, Finland.The match was conceived as a way to create some live sports content while much of the world is in lockdown, practicing self-isolation and social distancing due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus. Laine, Valimaki, Viasat hockey and sports commentator Antti Makinen and one cameraman were the only people present for the match on a windy, partly sunny day with the temperature one or two degrees above freezing."A friend of mine runs the club and we do a lot of stuff with him for golf and he came up with the idea that it would be fun to play against Sami and that's how it kind of started," Laine said from Tampere on Friday. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.