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Finnish NHL players 1990–91

11 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1990–91. Together they scored 254 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 6 in the nations league. Esa Tikkanen scored the most, 69 points.

11
NHL players
254
Points
6th
Nations league
4
Goalie wins
1990–91Active season80/82 games
1989–901991–92

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 6 ranked nations
15
league points
Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies4thPer million2nd

Finland accounts for 1.5% of the NHL's players and 1.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Kari TakkoMNS
134-6-0.8614.540
Jarmo MyllysMNS
20-2-0.8606.120

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

11 players across 7 teams.
MNSMinnesota North Stars3 players
Ilkka SinisaloINACTIVE
RW · 53 GP · 5G 12A17P
Kari TakkoINACTIVE
G · 13 GP · 4 W · .8614W
Jarmo MyllysINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8600W
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Christian RuuttuINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 16G 34A50P
Mikko MakelaINACTIVE
RW · 60 GP · 15G 7A22P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 5G 27A32P
Petri SkrikoINACTIVE
LW · 48 GP · 9G 18A27P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Jarmo KekalainenINACTIVE
C · 16 GP · 2G 1A3P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Esa TikkanenINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 27G 42A69P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Jari GronstrandINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P
WINWinnipeg Jets1 player
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 8G 25A33P

Season by season

Finland had 16 players in the NHL in 1989–90 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.
2
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 Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
6th in the league
2–5
Canada
Canada
3rd in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.51Points per game0.50
152Best trio409
0.39Defencemen's points per game0.36
.881Goalies' save percentage.886
2.0NHL players per million inhabitants13.4
254Total points10 558
11Players in the NHL538
Finland against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Esa Tikkanen
Finland's top scorer in 1990–91.
The team
Edmonton Oilers
Where Esa Tikkanen plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1990–91
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Finland
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.