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Finnish NHL players 1994–95

11 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1994–95. Together they scored 179 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished third of 8 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 48 points.

11
NHL players
179
Points
3rd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1994–95Active season48/82 games
1993–941995–96

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 8 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate1stTop trio6thBlue line2ndGoalies6thPer million4th

Finland accounts for 1.4% of the NHL's players and 1.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

11 players across 9 teams.
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Christian RuuttuINACTIVE
C · 45 GP · 7G 11A18P
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 36 GP · 5G 12A17P
WINWinnipeg Jets2 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 45 GP · 22G 26A48P
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 42 GP · 5G 16A21P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Mikko MakelaINACTIVE
RW · 11 GP · 1G 2A3P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Vesa ViitakoskiINACTIVE
LW · 10 GP · 1G 2A3P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Jarkko VarvioINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 1G 1A2P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Marko TuomainenINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Jari KurriINACTIVE
RW · 38 GP · 10G 19A29P
QUEQuebec Nordiques1 player
Janne LaukkanenINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 0G 3A3P
Show all 9 teams
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Esa TikkanenINACTIVE
LW · 43 GP · 12G 23A35P

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
310
393
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
3rd in the league
2–5
Canada
Canada
6th in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.52Points per game0.42
112Best trio191
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.30
–Goalies' save percentage.900
2.0NHL players per million inhabitants12.6
179Total points5 781
11Players in the NHL504
Finland against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Teemu Selanne
Finland's top scorer in 1994–95.
The team
Winnipeg Jets
Where Teemu Selanne 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 1994–95
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.