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Finnish NHL players 2006–07

42 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2006–07. Together they scored 884 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished second of 9 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 94 points.

42
NHL players
884
Points
2nd
Nations league
164
Goalie wins
2006–07Last season82/82 games
2005–062007–08

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 9 ranked nations
34
league points
Rate6thTop trio3rdBlue line3rdGoalies2ndPer million2nd

Finland accounts for 4.5% of the NHL's players and 4.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Miikka KiprusoffCGY
7440-24-0.9172.467
Kari LehtonenATL
6734-24-0.9122.794
Fredrik NorrenaCBJ
5524-23-0.9042.783
Antero NiittymakiPHI
529-29-0.8943.380
Niklas BackstromMIN
4123-8-0.9291.975
Vesa ToskalaSJS
3826-10-0.9082.354
Jussi MarkkanenEDM
225-9-0.8863.140
Hannu ToivonenBOS
183-9-0.8754.230
Karri RamoTBL
20-0-0.8263.450

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

42 players across 25 teams.
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers5 players
Joni PitkanenINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 4G 39A43P
Sami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 11G 14A25P
Lasse KukkonenINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 5G 9A14P
Jussi TimonenINACTIVE
D · 14 GP · 0G 4A4P
Antero NiittymakiINACTIVE
G · 52 GP · 9 W · .8949W
DALDallas Stars4 players
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 14G 34A48P
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 26G 17A43P
Niklas HagmanINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 17G 12A29P
Antti MiettinenINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 11G 14A25P
MINMinnesota Wild3 players
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 20G 34A54P
Petteri NummelinINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 3G 17A20P
Niklas BackstromINACTIVE
G · 41 GP · 23 W · .92923W
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 2G 27A29P
Toni LydmanINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 2G 17A19P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Tomi MakiINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Miikka KiprusoffINACTIVE
G · 74 GP · 40 W · .91740W
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Tuomo RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 17G 21A38P
Tony SalmelainenINACTIVE
LW · 57 GP · 6G 11A17P
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Ossi VaananenINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 2G 6A8P
Antti LaaksonenINACTIVE
LW · 41 GP · 3G 1A4P
FLAFlorida Panthers2 players
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 39G 52A91P
Ville PeltonenINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 17G 20A37P
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MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 22G 53A75P
Janne NiinimaaINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 0G 3A3P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 13G 42A55P
Mikko LehtonenINACTIVE
D · 15 GP · 1G 2A3P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Sami SaloINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 14G 23A37P
Tommi SantalaINACTIVE
C · 30 GP · 1G 5A6P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 48G 46A94P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Kari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 67 GP · 34 W · .91234W
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Hannu ToivonenINACTIVE
G · 18 GP · 3 W · .8753W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Fredrik NorrenaINACTIVE
G · 55 GP · 24 W · .90424W
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Valtteri FilppulaINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 10G 7A17P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Jussi MarkkanenINACTIVE
G · 22 GP · 5 W · .8865W
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Lauri TukonenINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Tuomas PihlmanINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Jarkko ImmonenINACTIVE
C · 14 GP · 1G 5A6P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Niko KapanenINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 6G 16A22P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Jarkko RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 7G 9A16P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Vesa ToskalaINACTIVE
G · 38 GP · 26 W · .90826W
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Ville NieminenINACTIVE
LW · 44 GP · 1G 1A2P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Karri RamoINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8260W

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
6
5
638
603
5
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 Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
2nd in the league
4–3
Sweden
Sweden
6th in the league

Finland wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.46Points per game0.49
260Best trio254
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.29
.907Goalies' save percentage.903
7.5NHL players per million inhabitants4.7
884Total points1 304
42Players in the NHL50
Finland against Sweden season by season
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