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Teemu Ilmari Selänne ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈteːmu ˈselænːe]; born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger. He began his professional career in 1989–90 with Jokerit of the SM-liiga and played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, and Colorado Avalanche.
Selänne is arguably the best Finnish player of all time. He was known as an excellent skater throughout his career, which earned him the nickname Finnish Flash. The prolific sniper became a phenomenon in the NHL already in his rookie season.
Find comprehensive career statistics, awards, and transactions for Teemu Selänne, the Finnish Flash who played 21 seasons in the NHL. See his goals, assists, points, plus/minus, shooting percentage, and more for each season and team.
- July 3, 1970
Learn about Teemu Selanne, one of the greatest NHL players of all time, and his amazing stats and achievements.
- Selanne Was Dominant Like No NHL Rookie Before Him
- How Secure Are Selanne’s Records?
- Selanne’s Rookie Season Aided by Great Teammates
- Selanne Simply One of The Best-Ever NHLers
Rookies aren’t really meant to dominate. However, Selanne, selected 10th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, did just that. Perhaps it was because he was a bit older than your normal greenhorn: he went back to Finland to play with Jokerit after being selected, and was 22 by the time he came to North America prior to the 1992-93 season. Whatever th...
Many in the hockey world, and especially in Winnipeg, revere Selanne’s campaign as one for the ages — the stuff of legends — and for good reason: no rookies has come even close to Selanne’s feat since. Even more impressively, Selanne did it before the 2004-05 lockout when clutching, grabbing, hooking, and otherwise obstructing skilled players was t...
While his numbers were incredible, Selanne had some talented teammates such as Phil Housley, Teppo Numminen, Keith Tkachuk, Thomas Steen, and Alexei Zhamnov feeding him the puck. Players such as Ovechkin and Crosby, by contrast, were impressive but expected to carry the load themselves (there’s a reason the Capitals and Penguins got to select them ...
Selanne retired after the 2013-14 season and by that time the ageless wonder had skated in 1451 games for the Jets, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, and Colorado Avalanche and recorded 684 goals — 12th all-time and the most among Finnish players — and 1457 points. In addition to the Calder Trophy, he won a Maurice “Rocket” Ri...
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