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Finnish NHL players 2011–12

29 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2011–12. Together they scored 598 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished third of 10 in the nations league. Teemu Selanne scored the most, 66 points.

29
NHL players
598
Points
3rd
Nations league
175
Goalie wins
2011–12Last season82/82 games
2010–112012–13

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 10 ranked nations
35
league points
Rate4thTop trio7thBlue line5thGoalies1stPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 3.0% of the NHL's players and 3.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Pekka RinneNSH
7343-18-0.9232.395
Miikka KiprusoffCGY
7035-22-0.9212.354
Antti NiemiSJS
6834-22-0.9152.426
Kari LehtonenDAL
5932-22-0.9222.334
Niklas BackstromMIN
4619-18-0.9192.434
Tuukka RaskBOS
2311-8-0.9292.053
Jussi RynnasTOR
20-1-0.8254.250
Iiro TarkkiANA
11-0-0.7004.410

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

29 players across 18 teams.
ANAAnaheim Ducks4 players
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 26G 40A66P
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 11G 27A38P
Toni LydmanINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 0G 13A13P
Iiro TarkkiINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 1 W · .7001W
CGYCalgary Flames3 players
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 23G 38A61P
Niklas HagmanINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 9G 14A23P
Miikka KiprusoffINACTIVE
G · 70 GP · 35 W · .92135W
CARCarolina Hurricanes3 players
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 12G 34A46P
Tuomo RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 18G 16A34P
Joni PitkanenINACTIVE
D · 30 GP · 5G 12A17P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Lennart PetrellINACTIVE
LW · 60 GP · 4G 5A9P
Teemu HartikainenINACTIVE
C · 17 GP · 2G 3A5P
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 55 GP · 12G 32A44P
Niklas BackstromINACTIVE
G · 46 GP · 19 W · .91919W
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Teemu LaaksoINACTIVE
D · 9 GP · 0G 0A0P
Pekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 73 GP · 43 W · .92343W
PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 players
Lauri KorpikoskiINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 17G 20A37P
Petteri NokelainenINACTIVE
C · 56 GP · 3G 4A7P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Tuukka RaskINACTIVE
G · 23 GP · 11 W · .92911W
Show all 18 teams
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Ville LeinoINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 8G 17A25P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Sami LepistoINACTIVE
D · 26 GP · 1G 2A3P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Kari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 59 GP · 32 W · .92232W
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Valtteri FilppulaINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 23G 43A66P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Sean BergenheimINACTIVE
LW · 62 GP · 17G 6A23P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 4G 39A43P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Antti NiemiINACTIVE
G · 68 GP · 34 W · .91534W
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Jussi RynnasINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8250W
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Sami SaloINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 9G 16A25P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Antti MiettinenINACTIVE
RW · 45 GP · 5G 8A13P

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
438
409
1
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
3rd in the league
4–3
USA
USA
7th in the league

Finland wins 4–3 against USA.

0.45Points per game0.35
193Best trio217
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.29
.919Goalies' save percentage.915
5.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.7
598Total points3 419
29Players in the NHL231
Finland against USA season by season
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