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Finnish NHL players 2014–15

34 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2014–15. Together they scored 458 points, the sixth most of any country, and Finland finished seventh of 10 in the nations league. Mikko Koivu scored the most, 48 points.

34
NHL players
458
Points
7th
Nations league
171
Goalie wins
2014–15Last season82/82 games
2013–142015–16

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 10 ranked nations
24
league points
Rate8thTop trio8thBlue line5thGoalies7thPer million3rd

Finland accounts for 3.5% of the NHL's players and 2.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Tuukka RaskBOS
7034-21-0.9222.303
Kari LehtonenDAL
6534-17-0.9032.945
Pekka RinneNSH
6441-17-0.9232.184
Antti NiemiSJS
6131-23-0.9142.595
Karri RamoCGY
3415-9-0.9122.602
Niklas BackstromMIN
195-7-0.8873.050
Antti RaantaCHI
147-4-0.9361.892
Joni OrtioCGY
64-2-0.9082.521
Jussi RynnasDAL
20-1-0.8414.540

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

34 players across 19 teams.
MINMinnesota Wild5 players
Mikko KoivuINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 14G 34A48P
Mikael Granlund
C · 68 GP · 8G 31A39P
Sean BergenheimINACTIVE
LW · 56 GP · 9G 10A19P
Erik Haula
LW · 72 GP · 7G 7A14P
Niklas BackstromINACTIVE
G · 19 GP · 5 W · .8875W
CGYCalgary Flames3 players
Markus GranlundINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 8G 10A18P
Karri RamoINACTIVE
G · 34 GP · 15 W · .91215W
Joni OrtioINACTIVE
G · 6 GP · 4 W · .9084W
CHIChicago Blackhawks3 players
Teuvo Teravainen
C · 34 GP · 4G 5A9P
Kimmo TimonenINACTIVE
D · 16 GP · 0G 0A0P
Antti RaantaINACTIVE
G · 14 GP · 7 W · .9367W
DALDallas Stars3 players
Jyrki JokipakkaINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 0G 10A10P
Kari LehtonenINACTIVE
G · 65 GP · 34 W · .90334W
Jussi RynnasINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8410W
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Rasmus Ristolainen
D · 78 GP · 8G 12A20P
Joel Armia
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Jesse JoensuuINACTIVE
LW · 20 GP · 2G 2A4P
Iiro PakarinenINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 1G 2A3P
FLAFlorida Panthers2 players
Jussi JokinenINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 8G 36A44P
Aleksander Barkov
C · 71 GP · 16G 20A36P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Miikka SalomakiINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 1G 0A1P
Pekka RinneINACTIVE
G · 64 GP · 41 W · .92341W
Show all 19 teams
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Jori LehteraINACTIVE
C · 75 GP · 14G 30A44P
Petteri LindbohmINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 2G 1A3P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Sami VatanenINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 12G 25A37P
ARIArizona Coyotes1 player
Lauri KorpikoskiINACTIVE
LW · 69 GP · 6G 15A21P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Tuukka RaskINACTIVE
G · 70 GP · 34 W · .92234W
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Rasmus RissanenINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Teemu PulkkinenINACTIVE
LW · 31 GP · 5G 3A8P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Tuomo RuutuINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 7G 6A13P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Olli Maatta
D · 20 GP · 1G 8A9P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Antti NiemiINACTIVE
G · 61 GP · 31 W · .91431W
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Valtteri FilppulaINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 12G 36A48P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Olli JokinenINACTIVE
C · 62 GP · 4G 6A10P

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
338
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 Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
7th in the league
5–2
Slovakia
Slovakia
8th in the league

Finland wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.39Points per game0.40
140Best trio164
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.30
.914Goalies' save percentage.914
6.1NHL players per million inhabitants2.2
458Total points289
34Players in the NHL12
Finland against Slovakia season by season
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