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Finnish NHL players 2008–09

42 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2008–09. Together they scored 752 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished fourth of 9 in the nations league. Mikko Koivu scored the most, 67 points.

42
NHL players
752
Points
4th
Nations league
174
Goalie wins
2008–09Last season82/82 games
2007–082009–10

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 9 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate6thTop trio6thBlue line4thGoalies4thPer million2nd

Finland accounts for 4.3% of the NHL's players and 3.9% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Miikka KiprusoffCGY
7645-24-0.9032.844
Niklas BackstromMIN
7137-24-0.9232.338
Vesa ToskalaTOR
5322-17-0.8913.261
Pekka RinneNSH
5229-15-0.9172.387
Kari LehtonenATL
4619-22-0.9113.063
Antero NiittymakiPHI
3215-8-0.9122.761
Karri RamoTBL
244-10-0.8943.660
Fredrik NorrenaCBJ
81-3-0.8723.160
Antti NiemiCHI
31-1-0.8643.400
Tuukka RaskBOS
11-0-01.0000.001
Riku HeleniusTBL
10-0-01.0000.000

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

42 players across 25 teams.
BOSBoston Bruins3 players
Petteri NokelainenINACTIVE
C · 50 GP · 4G 5A9P
Mikko LehtonenINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Tuukka RaskINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 1 W · 1.0001W
MINMinnesota Wild3 players
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 20G 47A67P
Antti MiettinenINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 15G 29A44P
Niklas BackstromINACTIVE
G · 71 GP · 37 W · .92337W
NSHNashville Predators3 players
Ville KoistinenINACTIVE
D · 38 GP · 3G 8A11P
Antti PihlstromINACTIVE
LW · 53 GP · 2G 5A7P
Pekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 52 GP · 29 W · .91729W
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 3G 40A43P
Lasse KukkonenINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 0G 2A2P
Antero NiittymakiINACTIVE
G · 32 GP · 15 W · .91215W
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 7G 20A27P
Karri RamoINACTIVE
G · 24 GP · 4 W · .8944W
Riku HeleniusINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Toni LydmanINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 3G 20A23P
Teppo NumminenINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 2G 15A17P
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Tuomo RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 26G 28A54P
Joni PitkanenINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 7G 26A33P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Valtteri FilppulaINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 12G 28A40P
Ville LeinoINACTIVE
LW · 13 GP · 5G 4A9P
Show all 25 teams
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Sean BergenheimINACTIVE
LW · 59 GP · 15G 9A24P
Jesse JoensuuINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 1G 2A3P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Niklas HagmanINACTIVE
LW · 65 GP · 22G 20A42P
Vesa ToskalaINACTIVE
G · 53 GP · 22 W · .89122W
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Sami SaloINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 5G 20A25P
Ossi VaananenINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 1G 10A11P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Sami LepistoINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 4A4P
Oskar OsalaINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 27G 27A54P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Kari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 46 GP · 19 W · .91119W
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Miikka KiprusoffINACTIVE
G · 76 GP · 45 W · .90345W
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Antti NiemiINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 1 W · .8641W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Fredrik NorrenaINACTIVE
G · 8 GP · 1 W · .8721W
DALDallas Stars1 player
Jere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 48 GP · 8G 16A24P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Ville PeltonenINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 12G 19A31P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 16G 34A50P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Anssi SalmelaINACTIVE
D · 26 GP · 1G 5A6P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Lauri KorpikoskiINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 6G 8A14P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Jarkko RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 7G 14A21P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 29G 28A57P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Janne PesonenINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

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
6
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 USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
4th in the league
3–4
USA
USA
7th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Finland.

0.46Points per game0.39
178Best trio233
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.29
.908Goalies' save percentage.915
7.5NHL players per million inhabitants0.6
752Total points3 447
42Players in the NHL216
Finland against USA season by season
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