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Finnish NHL players 1991–92

9 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1991–92. Together they scored 222 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 6 in the nations league. Jari Kurri scored the most, 60 points.

9
NHL players
222
Points
6th
Nations league
3
Goalie wins
1991–92Active season80/82 games
1990–911992–93

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 6 ranked nations
12
league points
Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line4thGoalies4thPer million4th

Finland accounts for 1.2% of the NHL's players and 1.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jarmo MyllysSJS
273-18-0.8675.020

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 6 teams.
LAKLos Angeles Kings3 players
Jari KurriINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 23G 37A60P
Peter AholaINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 7G 12A19P
Ilkka SinisaloINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P
WINWinnipeg Jets2 players
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 5G 34A39P
Petri SkrikoINACTIVE
LW · 24 GP · 3G 3A6P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Christian RuuttuINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 4G 21A25P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Esa TikkanenINACTIVE
LW · 40 GP · 12G 16A28P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Jarmo MyllysINACTIVE
G · 27 GP · 3 W · .8673W
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 12G 32A44P

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
143Best trio361
0.41Defencemen's points per game0.35
.880Goalies' save percentage.888
1.6NHL players per million inhabitants13.7
222Total points10 643
9Players in the NHL548
Finland against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Jari Kurri
Finland's top scorer in 1991–92.
The team
Los Angeles Kings
Where Jari Kurri plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1991–92
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.