Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2003–04
38 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2003–04. Together they scored 555 points, the seventh most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 9 in the nations league. Olli Jokinen scored the most, 58 points.
38
NHL players
555
Points
6th
Nations league
89
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
FLAC· 82 GP
26G32A58P
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
MTLC· 68 GP
14G41A55P
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
NSHD· 77 GP
12G32A44P
Tuomo RuutuINACTIVE
CHILW· 82 GP
23G21A44P
5
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
COLRW· 78 GP
16G16A32P
In the nations league
6th
of 9 ranked nations
24
league points
Rate9thTop trio7thBlue line5thGoalies1stPer million4th
Finland accounts for 3.8% of the NHL's players and 3.3% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 25-30-0 | .903 | 2.78 | 3 | |
| 38 | 24-10-0 | .933 | 1.70 | 4 | |
Mika NoronenBUF | 35 | 11-17-0 | .906 | 2.57 | 2 |
| 33 | 10-14-0 | .918 | 2.38 | 2 | |
Vesa ToskalaSJS | 28 | 12-8-0 | .930 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 4 | 4-0-0 | .953 | 1.25 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3-0-0 | .961 | 1.00 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 13G 13A26PTeppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 3G 14A17PNiko KapanenINACTIVE
C · 67 GP · 1G 5A6PAntti MiettinenINACTIVE
RW · 16 GP · 1G 0A1PTommi SantalaINACTIVE
C · 33 GP · 1G 2A3PPasi NurminenINACTIVE
G · 64 GP · 25 W · .90325WKari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 4 GP · 4 W · .9534WTuomo RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 23G 21A44PVille NieminenINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 5G 16A21PLasse KukkonenINACTIVE
D · 10 GP · 0G 1A1PTony SalmelainenINACTIVE
LW · 13 GP · 0G 1A1PMikko LuomaINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 1A1PJani RitaINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PJanne NiinimaaINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 9G 19A28PSean BergenheimINACTIVE
LW · 18 GP · 1G 1A2PTomi PettinenINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0PSami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 12G 18A30PJoni PitkanenINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 8G 19A27PAntero NiittymakiINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 3 W · .9613WSeason 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 Sweden
Finland
6th in the league
2–5
Sweden
5th in the league
Sweden wins 5–2 against Finland.
0.34Points per game0.44
157Best trio239
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.31
.916Goalies' save percentage.903
6.8NHL players per million inhabitants4.9
555Total points1 231
38Players in the NHL52
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Top scorer
Olli Jokinen
Finland's top scorer in 2003–04.
The team
Florida Panthers
Where Olli Jokinen 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 2003–04
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.