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Finnish NHL players 1998–99

17 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1998–99. Together they scored 470 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 8 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 107 points.

17
NHL players
470
Points
6th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1998–99Last season82/82 games
1997–981999–00

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 8 ranked nations
20
league points
Rate4thTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies7thPer million5th

Finland accounts for 1.9% of the NHL's players and 3.0% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

17 players across 12 teams.
PHXPhoenix Coyotes3 players
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 10G 30A40P
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 7G 21A28P
Juha YlonenINACTIVE
C · 59 GP · 6G 17A23P
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 47G 60A107P
Antti AaltoINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 3G 5A8P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 4G 8A12P
Ville PeltonenINACTIVE
LW · 14 GP · 5G 5A10P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Sami SaloINACTIVE
D · 61 GP · 7G 12A19P
Janne LaukkanenINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 1G 11A12P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Antti LaaksonenINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 1G 2A3P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Sami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 24G 35A59P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 20G 32A52P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Janne NiinimaaINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 4G 24A28P
Show all 12 teams
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 66 GP · 9G 12A21P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 14G 30A44P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Esa TikkanenINACTIVE
LW · 32 GP · 0G 3A3P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Sami HeleniusINACTIVE
D · 8 GP · 1G 0A1P

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
2nd in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Finland.

0.47Points per game0.51
218Best trio220
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.33
–Goalies' save percentage.910
3.0NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
470Total points1 523
17Players in the NHL56
Finland against Russia season by season
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Top scorer
Teemu Selanne
Finland's top scorer in 1998–99.
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 1998–99
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.