Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2009–10
38 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2009–10. Together they scored 708 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished fourth of 10 in the nations league. Mikko Koivu scored the most, 71 points.
38
NHL players
708
Points
4th
Nations league
177
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
MINC· 80 GP
22G49A71P
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
CARLW· 81 GP
30G35A65P
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
ANAC· 71 GP
19G33A52P
4
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
NYRC· 82 GP
15G35A50P
5
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
ANARW· 54 GP
27G21A48P
In the nations league
4th
of 10 ranked nations
34
league points
Rate5thTop trio5thBlue line2ndGoalies7thPer million2nd
Finland accounts for 4.0% of the NHL's players and 3.8% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 35-28-0 | .920 | 2.31 | 4 | |
| 60 | 26-23-0 | .903 | 2.72 | 2 | |
Pekka RinneNSH | 58 | 32-16-0 | .911 | 2.53 | 7 |
| 49 | 21-18-0 | .909 | 2.87 | 1 | |
Tuukka RaskBOS | 45 | 22-12-0 | .931 | 1.97 | 5 |
Antti NiemiCHI | 39 | 26-7-0 | .912 | 2.25 | 7 |
Vesa ToskalaTOR | 32 | 9-12-0 | .880 | 3.48 | 1 |
| 12 | 6-4-0 | .911 | 2.81 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 30G 35A65PJoni PitkanenINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 6G 40A46PTuomo RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 54 GP · 14G 21A35POskar OsalaINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PJere LehtinenINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 4G 13A17PPerttu LindgrenINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PKari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 12 GP · 6 W · .9116WMikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 22G 49A71PAntti MiettinenINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 20G 22A42PNiklas BackstromINACTIVE
G · 60 GP · 26 W · .90326WKimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 6G 33A39PVille LeinoINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 6G 5A11PMika PyoralaINACTIVE
C · 36 GP · 2G 2A4PPetteri NokelainenINACTIVE
C · 67 GP · 5G 8A13PLauri KorpikoskiINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 5G 6A11PSami LepistoINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 1G 10A11PShow all 20 teams
Season 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 USA
Finland
4th in the league
3–4
USA
8th in the league
USA wins 4–3 against Finland.
0.45Points per game0.38
188Best trio245
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.31
.911Goalies' save percentage.915
6.8NHL players per million inhabitants0.6
708Total points3 393
38Players in the NHL207
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Top scorer
Mikko Koivu
Finland's top scorer in 2009–10.
The team
Minnesota Wild
Where Mikko Koivu 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 2009–10
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.