Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2002–03
38 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2002–03. Together they scored 669 points, the seventh most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 9 in the nations league. Saku Koivu scored the most, 71 points.
38
NHL players
669
Points
6th
Nations league
45
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
MTLC· 82 GP
21G50A71P
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
FLAC· 81 GP
36G29A65P
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
SJSRW· 82 GP
28G36A64P
4
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
DALRW· 80 GP
31G17A48P
5
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
NSHD· 72 GP
6G34A40P
In the nations league
6th
of 9 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate6thTop trio7thBlue line3rdGoalies6thPer million2nd
Finland accounts for 3.9% of the NHL's players and 3.8% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 21-19-0 | .906 | 2.88 | 2 | |
Jani HurmeFLA | 28 | 4-11-0 | .907 | 2.88 | 1 |
| 22 | 7-8-0 | .904 | 2.59 | 3 | |
| 22 | 5-14-0 | .879 | 3.25 | 1 | |
Mika NoronenBUF | 16 | 4-9-0 | .912 | 2.42 | 1 |
Vesa ToskalaSJS | 11 | 4-3-0 | .927 | 2.35 | 1 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 31G 17A48PNiko KapanenINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 5G 29A34PSami HeleniusINACTIVE
D · 15 GP · 0G 1A1PJani RitaINACTIVE
LW · 12 GP · 3G 1A4PKari HaakanaINACTIVE
D · 13 GP · 0G 0A0PJussi MarkkanenINACTIVE
G · 22 GP · 7 W · .9047WOlli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 36G 29A65PNiklas HagmanINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 8G 15A23PJani HurmeINACTIVE
G · 28 GP · 4 W · .9074WTeemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 28G 36A64PMiikka KiprusoffINACTIVE
G · 22 GP · 5 W · .8795WVesa ToskalaINACTIVE
G · 11 GP · 4 W · .9274WSami SaloINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 9G 21A30PJarkko RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 36 GP · 2G 2A4PMikko JokelaINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PSeason 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
6th in the league
3–4
USA
7th in the league
USA wins 4–3 against Finland.
0.40Points per game0.40
200Best trio212
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.28
.906Goalies' save percentage.906
6.8NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
669Total points2 519
38Players in the NHL140
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Top scorer
Saku Koivu
Finland's top scorer in 2002–03.
The team
Montréal Canadiens
Where Saku Koivu 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 2002–03
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.