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Finnish NHL players 1993–94

10 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1993–94. Together they scored 306 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished third of 8 in the nations league. Jari Kurri scored the most, 77 points.

10
NHL players
306
Points
3rd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1993–94Last season82/82 games
1992–931994–95

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 8 ranked nations
25
league points
Rate2ndTop trio6thBlue line2ndGoalies6thPer million4th

Finland accounts for 1.1% of the NHL's players and 1.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 8 teams.
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Vesa ViitakoskiINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 1G 2A3P
Peter AholaINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
WINWinnipeg Jets2 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 51 GP · 25G 29A54P
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 5G 18A23P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Christian RuuttuINACTIVE
C · 54 GP · 9G 20A29P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Jarkko VarvioINACTIVE
RW · 8 GP · 2G 3A5P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Jari KurriINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 31G 46A77P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Esa TikkanenINACTIVE
LW · 83 GP · 22G 32A54P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Jarmo KekalainenINACTIVE
C · 28 GP · 1G 5A6P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 83 GP · 13G 42A55P

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
6
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 Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
3rd in the league
2–5
Sweden
Sweden
4th in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.58Points per game0.53
186Best trio236
0.42Defencemen's points per game0.39
–Goalies' save percentage.884
1.8NHL players per million inhabitants2.3
306Total points765
10Players in the NHL24
Finland against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Jari Kurri
Finland's top scorer in 1993–94.
The team
Los Angeles Kings
Where Jari Kurri 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 1993–94
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.