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Finnish NHL players 1999–00

26 Finnish players played in the NHL in 1999–00. Together they scored 555 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished fourth of 9 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 85 points.

26
NHL players
555
Points
4th
Nations league
1
Goalie wins
1999–00Last season82/82 games
1998–992000–01

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 9 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate7thTop trio7thBlue line1stGoalies4thPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 2.8% of the NHL's players and 3.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jani HurmeOTT
11-0-0.8952.000

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

26 players across 15 teams.
PHXPhoenix Coyotes4 players
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 8G 34A42P
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 8G 32A40P
Juha YlonenINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 6G 23A29P
Mika AlataloINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 10G 17A27P
LAKLos Angeles Kings3 players
Marko TuomainenINACTIVE
RW · 63 GP · 9G 8A17P
Jere KaralahtiINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 6G 10A16P
Aki BergINACTIVE
D · 70 GP · 3G 13A16P
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 33G 52A85P
Antti AaltoINACTIVE
C · 63 GP · 7G 11A18P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Mikko ElorantaINACTIVE
LW · 50 GP · 6G 12A18P
Antti LaaksonenINACTIVE
LW · 27 GP · 6G 3A9P
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Sami HeleniusINACTIVE
D · 33 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ville NieminenINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 24 GP · 3G 18A21P
Juha LindINACTIVE
LW · 47 GP · 4G 6A10P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 8G 25A33P
Ville PeltonenINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 6G 22A28P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Sami SaloINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 6G 8A14P
Jani HurmeINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 1 W · .8951W
Show all 15 teams
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Sami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 24G 24A48P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 3G 5A8P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Janne NiinimaaINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 8G 25A33P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 11G 10A21P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Janne LaukkanenINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 2G 18A20P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Jarkko RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Miika ElomoINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P

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
617
698
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 Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
4th in the league
5–2
Slovakia
Slovakia
7th in the league

Finland wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.42Points per game0.55
175Best trio208
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.29
.904Goalies' save percentage–
4.6NHL players per million inhabitants3.3
555Total points554
26Players in the NHL18
Finland against Slovakia season by season
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