Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2005–06
39 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2005–06. Together they scored 817 points, the seventh most of any country, and Finland finished fifth of 9 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 90 points.
39
NHL players
817
Points
5th
Nations league
135
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
ANARW· 80 GP
40G50A90P
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
FLAC· 82 GP
38G51A89P
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
MTLC· 72 GP
17G45A62P
4
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
DALLW· 81 GP
17G38A55P
5
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
DALRW· 80 GP
33G19A52P
In the nations league
5th
of 9 ranked nations
29
league points
Rate6thTop trio6thBlue line4thGoalies3rdPer million2nd
Finland accounts for 4.1% of the NHL's players and 4.0% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 42-20-0 | .923 | 2.07 | 10 | |
| 46 | 23-15-0 | .895 | 2.97 | 2 | |
| 38 | 20-15-0 | .906 | 2.94 | 2 | |
Vesa ToskalaSJS | 37 | 23-7-0 | .901 | 2.56 | 2 |
| 37 | 15-12-0 | .880 | 3.13 | 0 | |
| 20 | 9-5-0 | .914 | 2.63 | 1 | |
Mika NoronenVAN | 8 | 2-3-0 | .857 | 3.90 | 0 |
Pekka RinneNSH | 2 | 1-1-0 | .900 | 3.80 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Janne NiinimaaINACTIVE
D · 63 GP · 3G 13A16PSean BergenheimINACTIVE
LW · 28 GP · 4G 5A9PPetteri NokelainenINACTIVE
C · 15 GP · 1G 1A2PTomi PettinenINACTIVE
D · 18 GP · 0G 0A0PMasi MarjamakiINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PJussi JokinenINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 17G 38A55PJere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 33G 19A52PNiko KapanenINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 14G 21A35PAntti MiettinenINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 11G 20A31PJoni PitkanenINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 13G 33A46PSami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 12G 22A34PAntero NiittymakiINACTIVE
G · 46 GP · 23 W · .89523WSami SaloINACTIVE
D · 59 GP · 10G 23A33PJarkko RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 10G 7A17PMika NoronenINACTIVE
G · 8 GP · 2 W · .8572WSeason 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 Ukraine
Finland
5th in the league
7–0
Ukraine
9th in the league
Finland wins 7–0 against Ukraine.
0.48Points per game0.45
241Best trio134
0.36Defencemen's points per game0.30
.904Goalies' save percentage–
7.0NHL players per million inhabitants0.2
817Total points242
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Top scorer
Teemu Selanne
Finland's top scorer in 2005–06.
The team
Anaheim Ducks
Where Teemu Selanne 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 2005–06
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.