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Finnish NHL players 1997–98

17 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1997–98. Together they scored 464 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 8 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 86 points.

17
NHL players
464
Points
6th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1997–98Last season82/82 games
1996–971998–99

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 8 ranked nations
22
league points
Rate4thTop trio7thBlue line2ndGoalies6thPer million4th

Finland accounts for 2.0% of the NHL's players and 3.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

17 players across 13 teams.
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 52G 34A86P
Antti AaltoINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars2 players
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 72 GP · 23G 19A42P
Juha LindINACTIVE
LW · 39 GP · 2G 3A5P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Aki BergINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 0G 8A8P
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 11G 40A51P
Juha YlonenINACTIVE
C · 55 GP · 1G 11A12P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Sami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 26G 37A63P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Petri VarisINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Jari KurriINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 5G 17A22P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 14G 43A57P
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OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Janne LaukkanenINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 4G 17A21P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Janne NiinimaaINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 4G 39A43P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Tuomas GronmanINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 1G 2A3P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 9G 21A30P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Esa TikkanenINACTIVE
LW · 48 GP · 3G 18A21P

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
6
7
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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
6th in the league
1–6
Russia
Russia
3rd in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Finland.

0.47Points per game0.49
206Best trio228
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.35
–Goalies' save percentage.900
3.0NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
464Total points1 304
17Players in the NHL50
Finland against Russia season by season
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Top scorer
Teemu Selanne
Finland's top scorer in 1997–98.
The team
Anaheim Ducks
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 1997–98
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.