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Finnish NHL players 2000–01

34 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2000–01. Together they scored 647 points, the seventh most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 9 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 72 points.

34
NHL players
647
Points
6th
Nations league
16
Goalie wins
2000–01Last season82/82 games
1999–002001–02

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 9 ranked nations
21
league points
Rate8thTop trio7thBlue line7thGoalies4thPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 3.5% of the NHL's players and 3.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jani HurmeOTT
2212-5-0.9042.502
Miikka KiprusoffSJS
52-1-0.9021.940
Mika NoronenBUF
22-0-0.8722.770

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

34 players across 21 teams.
PHXPhoenix Coyotes5 players
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 5G 26A31P
Jyrki LummeINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 4G 21A25P
Juha YlonenINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 9G 14A23P
Mika AlataloINACTIVE
LW · 70 GP · 7G 12A19P
Ossi VaananenINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 4G 12A16P
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Antti Jussi NiemiINACTIVE
D · 28 GP · 1G 1A2P
Antti AaltoINACTIVE
C · 12 GP · 1G 1A2P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Mikko ElorantaINACTIVE
LW · 62 GP · 12G 11A23P
Jarno KultanenINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 2G 8A10P
DALDallas Stars2 players
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 20G 25A45P
Sami HeleniusINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 1G 2A3P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Jere KaralahtiINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 2G 7A9P
Marko TuomainenINACTIVE
RW · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Antti LaaksonenINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 12G 16A28P
Kai NurminenINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 1G 0A1P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 54 GP · 17G 30A47P
Juha LindINACTIVE
LW · 47 GP · 3G 4A7P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 12G 13A25P
Ville PeltonenINACTIVE
LW · 23 GP · 3G 1A4P
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OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Sami SaloINACTIVE
D · 31 GP · 2G 16A18P
Jani HurmeINACTIVE
G · 22 GP · 12 W · .90412W
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 33G 39A72P
Miikka KiprusoffINACTIVE
G · 5 GP · 2 W · .9022W
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Tomi KallioINACTIVE
RW · 56 GP · 14G 13A27P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Mika NoronenINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 2 W · .8722W
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Toni LydmanINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 3G 16A19P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Sami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 20G 37A57P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Ville NieminenINACTIVE
LW · 50 GP · 14G 8A22P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Petteri NummelinINACTIVE
D · 61 GP · 4G 12A16P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Janne NiinimaaINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 12G 34A46P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 6G 10A16P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Janne LaukkanenINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 3G 17A20P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Aki BergINACTIVE
D · 59 GP · 3G 4A7P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Jarkko RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 21 GP · 3G 3A6P

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
4
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 USA

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
USA
USA
8th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.39Points per game0.41
176Best trio259
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.30
.903Goalies' save percentage.899
6.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
647Total points2 760
34Players in the NHL148
Finland against USA season by season
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