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Finnish NHL players 1995–96

14 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1995–96. Together they scored 429 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 8 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 108 points.

14
NHL players
429
Points
6th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1995–96Last season82/82 games
1994–951996–97

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 8 ranked nations
22
league points
Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line2ndGoalies6thPer million4th

Finland accounts for 1.6% of the NHL's players and 2.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

14 players across 10 teams.
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 20G 25A45P
Marko KiprusoffINACTIVE
D · 24 GP · 0G 4A4P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Antti TormanenINACTIVE
RW · 50 GP · 7G 8A15P
Janne LaukkanenINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 1G 2A3P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 17G 37A54P
Esa TikkanenINACTIVE
LW · 58 GP · 14G 30A44P
WINWinnipeg Jets2 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 40G 68A108P
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 11G 43A54P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Vesa ViitakoskiINACTIVE
LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 57 GP · 6G 22A28P
HFDHartford Whalers1 player
Sami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 35 GP · 5G 4A9P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Aki BergINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 0G 7A7P
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NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Jari KurriINACTIVE
RW · 71 GP · 18G 27A45P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Ville PeltonenINACTIVE
LW · 31 GP · 2G 11A13P

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
3
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
5th in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.55Points per game0.43
216Best trio400
0.39Defencemen's points per game0.28
–Goalies' save percentage.898
2.5NHL players per million inhabitants13.3
429Total points9 958
14Players in the NHL533
Finland against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Teemu Selanne
Finland's top scorer in 1995–96.
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 1995–96
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.