Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2001–02
42 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2001–02. Together they scored 621 points, the seventh most of any country, and Finland finished fifth of 9 in the nations league. Sami Kapanen scored the most, 69 points.
42
NHL players
621
Points
5th
Nations league
31
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Sami KapanenINACTIVE
CARRW· 77 GP
27G42A69P
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
SJSRW· 82 GP
29G25A54P
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
DALRW· 73 GP
25G24A49P
4
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
PHXD· 76 GP
13G35A48P
5
Janne NiinimaaINACTIVE
EDMD· 81 GP
5G39A44P
In the nations league
5th
of 9 ranked nations
27
league points
Rate8thTop trio7thBlue line3rdGoalies3rdPer million2nd
Finland accounts for 4.4% of the NHL's players and 3.6% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jani HurmeOTT | 25 | 12-9-0 | .907 | 2.48 | 3 |
| 20 | 7-6-0 | .915 | 2.49 | 2 | |
| 14 | 6-4-0 | .929 | 1.84 | 2 | |
Mika NoronenBUF | 10 | 4-3-0 | .894 | 2.66 | 0 |
| 9 | 2-5-0 | .898 | 3.61 | 0 | |
Vesa ToskalaSJS | 1 | 0-0-0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 29G 25A54PHannes HyvonenINACTIVE
RW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0PMiikka KiprusoffINACTIVE
G · 20 GP · 7 W · .9157WVesa ToskalaINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000WJere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 25G 24A49PNiko KapanenINACTIVE
C · 9 GP · 0G 1A1PSami HeleniusINACTIVE
D · 39 GP · 0G 0A0PJanne NiinimaaINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 5G 39A44PJani RitaINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PJussi MarkkanenINACTIVE
G · 14 GP · 6 W · .9296WKimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 13G 29A42PJukka HentunenINACTIVE
RW · 38 GP · 4G 5A9PJere KaralahtiINACTIVE
D · 45 GP · 0G 2A2PSami SaloINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 4G 14A18PToni DahlmanINACTIVE
RW · 10 GP · 0G 1A1PJani HurmeINACTIVE
G · 25 GP · 12 W · .90712WShow all 22 teams
Season by season
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.
Finnish NHL players all time
Finland against USA
Finland
5th in the league
2–5
USA
6th in the league
USA wins 5–2 against Finland.
0.37Points per game0.39
172Best trio227
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.29
.909Goalies' save percentage.904
7.5NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
621Total points2 546
42Players in the NHL147
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Top scorer
Sami Kapanen
Finland's top scorer in 2001–02.
The team
Carolina Hurricanes
Where Sami Kapanen 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 2001–02
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.