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Finnish NHL players 1984–85

15 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1984–85. Together they scored 419 points, the fourth most of any country, and Finland finished second of 5 in the nations league. Jari Kurri scored the most, 135 points.

15
NHL players
419
Points
2nd
Nations league
1
Goalie wins
1984–85Active season80/82 games
1983–841985–86

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 5 ranked nations
19
league points
Rate1stTop trio2ndBlue line1stGoalies4thPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 2.2% of the NHL's players and 2.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Hannu KamppuriNJD
131-10-0.8455.110

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

15 players across 10 teams.
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Hannu VirtaINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 1G 23A24P
Timo JutilaINACTIVE
D · 10 GP · 1G 5A6P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Jari KurriINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 71G 64A135P
Raimo SummanenINACTIVE
RW · 9 GP · 0G 4A4P
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Reijo RuotsalainenINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 28G 45A73P
Simo SaarinenINACTIVE
D · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Arto JavanainenINACTIVE
RW · 14 GP · 4G 1A5P
Petteri LehtoINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Timo BlomqvistINACTIVE
D · 53 GP · 1G 4A5P
Mikko LeinonenINACTIVE
LW · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Kari ElorantaINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 2G 11A13P
HFDHartford Whalers1 player
Risto SiltanenINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 12G 33A45P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Hannu KamppuriINACTIVE
G · 13 GP · 1 W · .8451W
Show all 10 teams
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Ilkka SinisaloINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 36G 37A73P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Petri SkrikoINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 21G 14A35P

Season by season

Finland had 11 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 51 in 2025–26. The peak was 2021–22, with 61. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 3 seasons Finland won.
6
6
3
311
394
6
7
6
626
499
6
5
6
639
505
2
6
4
430
110
3
3
3
738
515
5
1
2
158
520
6
5
5
851
825

In the NHL Draft

12 Finnish players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, three of them in the first round. Oscar Hemming went first, at number 14 to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Finnish NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Finland against USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
2nd in the league
4–3
USA
USA
4th in the league

Finland wins 4–3 against USA.

0.66Points per game0.52
281Best trio260
0.44Defencemen's points per game0.41
.869Goalies' save percentage.877
2.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
419Total points1 883
15Players in the NHL91
Finland against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Jari Kurri
Finland's top scorer in 1984–85.
The team
Edmonton Oilers
Where Jari Kurri plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1984–85
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Against Sweden
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