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Finnish NHL players 2007–08

40 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2007–08. Together they scored 677 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished sixth of 9 in the nations league. Olli Jokinen scored the most, 71 points.

40
NHL players
677
Points
6th
Nations league
159
Goalie wins
2007–08Last season82/82 games
2006–072008–09

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 9 ranked nations
25
league points
Rate6thTop trio8thBlue line2ndGoalies7thPer million2nd

Finland accounts for 4.3% of the NHL's players and 3.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Miikka KiprusoffCGY
7639-26-0.9062.692
Vesa ToskalaTOR
6633-25-0.9042.743
Niklas BackstromMIN
5833-13-0.9202.314
Kari LehtonenATL
4817-22-0.9162.904
Fredrik NorrenaCBJ
3710-19-0.8962.732
Antero NiittymakiPHI
2812-9-0.9072.911
Hannu ToivonenSTL
236-10-0.8783.440
Karri RamoTBL
227-11-0.8993.030
Tuukka RaskBOS
42-1-0.8863.250
Pekka RinneNSH
10-0-01.0000.000

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

40 players across 25 teams.
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers4 players
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 8G 36A44P
Sami KapanenINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 5G 3A8P
Lasse KukkonenINACTIVE
D · 53 GP · 1G 4A5P
Antero NiittymakiINACTIVE
G · 28 GP · 12 W · .90712W
DALDallas Stars3 players
Niklas HagmanINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 27G 14A41P
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 48 GP · 15G 22A37P
Antti MiettinenINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 15G 19A34P
MINMinnesota Wild3 players
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 57 GP · 11G 31A42P
Petteri NummelinINACTIVE
D · 27 GP · 2G 7A9P
Niklas BackstromINACTIVE
G · 58 GP · 33 W · .92033W
NSHNashville Predators3 players
Ville KoistinenINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 4G 13A17P
Antti PihlstromINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Pekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 26 GP · 12G 11A23P
Petteri WirtanenINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Petteri NokelainenINACTIVE
C · 57 GP · 7G 3A10P
Tuukka RaskINACTIVE
G · 4 GP · 2 W · .8862W
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Toni LydmanINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 4G 22A26P
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Tuomo RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 10G 22A32P
Petri KontiolaINACTIVE
C · 12 GP · 0G 5A5P
Show all 25 teams
FLAFlorida Panthers2 players
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 34G 37A71P
Ville PeltonenINACTIVE
LW · 56 GP · 5G 15A20P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 16G 26A42P
Karri RamoINACTIVE
G · 22 GP · 7 W · .8997W
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Kari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 48 GP · 17 W · .91617W
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Miikka KiprusoffINACTIVE
G · 76 GP · 39 W · .90639W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Fredrik NorrenaINACTIVE
G · 37 GP · 10 W · .89610W
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Valtteri FilppulaINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 19G 17A36P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Joni PitkanenINACTIVE
D · 63 GP · 8G 18A26P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Lauri TukonenINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 16G 40A56P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Olli MalmivaaraINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Sean BergenheimINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 10G 12A22P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Niko KapanenINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 10G 18A28P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Jarkko RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 6G 10A16P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Hannu ToivonenINACTIVE
G · 23 GP · 6 W · .8786W
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Vesa ToskalaINACTIVE
G · 66 GP · 33 W · .90433W
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Sami SaloINACTIVE
D · 63 GP · 8G 17A25P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Sami LepistoINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P

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
2
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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
6th in the league
2–5
Russia
Russia
1st in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Finland.

0.44Points per game0.63
171Best trio315
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.38
.907Goalies' save percentage.913
7.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.2
677Total points1 108
40Players in the NHL30
Finland against Russia season by season
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