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Finnish NHL players 2012–13

29 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2012–13. Together they scored 258 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished third of 10 in the nations league. Mikko Koivu scored the most, 37 points.

29
NHL players
258
Points
3rd
Nations league
105
Goalie wins
2012–13Active season48/82 games
2011–122013–14

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 10 ranked nations
34
league points
Rate7thTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies2ndPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 3.1% of the NHL's players and 2.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Antti NiemiSJS
4324-12-0.9242.164
Pekka RinneNSH
4315-16-0.9102.435
Niklas BackstromMIN
4224-15-0.9092.482
Tuukka RaskBOS
3619-10-0.9292.005
Kari LehtonenDAL
3615-14-0.9162.661
Miikka KiprusoffCGY
248-14-0.8823.440
Jussi RynnasTOR
10-0-01.0000.000
Sami AittokallioCOL
10-0-0.9202.430

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

29 players across 20 teams.
ANAAnaheim Ducks4 players
Saku KoivuINACTIVE
C · 47 GP · 8G 19A27P
Teemu SelanneINACTIVE
RW · 46 GP · 12G 12A24P
Toni LydmanINACTIVE
D · 35 GP · 0G 6A6P
Sami VatanenINACTIVE
D · 8 GP · 2G 0A2P
MINMinnesota Wild3 players
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 11G 26A37P
Mikael Granlund
C · 27 GP · 2G 6A8P
Niklas BackstromINACTIVE
G · 42 GP · 24 W · .90924W
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Tuomo RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 17 GP · 4G 5A9P
Joni PitkanenINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 1G 8A9P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Lennart PetrellINACTIVE
LW · 35 GP · 3G 6A9P
Teemu HartikainenINACTIVE
C · 23 GP · 1G 2A3P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Joonas RaskINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
Pekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 43 GP · 15 W · .91015W
WPGWinnipeg Jets2 players
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 45 GP · 7G 7A14P
Antti MiettinenINACTIVE
RW · 22 GP · 3G 2A5P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Tuukka RaskINACTIVE
G · 36 GP · 19 W · .92919W
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Ville LeinoINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 2G 4A6P
Show all 20 teams
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Miikka KiprusoffINACTIVE
G · 24 GP · 8 W · .8828W
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Sami AittokallioINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .9200W
DALDallas Stars1 player
Kari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 36 GP · 15 W · .91615W
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Valtteri FilppulaINACTIVE
C · 41 GP · 9G 8A17P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Harri PesonenINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Jesse JoensuuINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 0G 2A2P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 45 GP · 5G 24A29P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Lauri KorpikoskiINACTIVE
LW · 36 GP · 6G 5A11P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
LW · 43 GP · 13G 9A22P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Antti NiemiINACTIVE
G · 43 GP · 24 W · .92424W
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Sami SaloINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 2G 15A17P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Jussi RynnasINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W

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 Canada

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

Canada wins 4–3 against Finland.

0.42Points per game0.40
93Best trio173
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.28
.913Goalies' save percentage.911
5.2NHL players per million inhabitants12.0
258Total points5 501
29Players in the NHL483
Finland against Canada season by season
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