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Raimo Helminen

1964 - Today

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Raimo Ilmari Helminen (born 11 March 1964 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans. He is the world record holder for most international games played by a hockey player, as well as for tied for being the hockey player in the most Olympic Games, and his 26 seasons as a professional is one of the longest careers in professional hockey history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raimo Helminen has received more than 71,520 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Raimo Helminen is the 97th most popular hockey player (down from 72nd in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Finland (down from 400th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Raimo Helminen ranks 97 out of 676Before him are Pavol Demitra, Sid Abel, František Ševčík, Hugo Dollheiser, Esa Tikkanen, and Lars-Eric Lundvall. After him are Steve Yzerman, Udo Kiessling, Dunc Munro, Joe Sakic, Alan Noble, and Valeri Kamensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Raimo Helminen ranks 559Before him are Clara Rojas, Volodymyr Struk, Masaya Onosaka, Nikolay Iliev, Ute Geweniger, and Charles Stross. After him are Masha Rasputina, Gao Zhisheng, John Pyper-Ferguson, Andrew Kevin Walker, Virgil Hill, and Janusz Palikot.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Raimo Helminen ranks 465 out of 751Before him are Pertti Purhonen (1942), Rauno Miettinen (1949), Michael Widenius (1962), Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), Esa Tikkanen (1965), and Tuomo Ylipulli (1965). After him are Kalle Rovanperä (2000), Nina Åström (1962), Pihla Viitala (1982), Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Anneli Saaristo (1949), and Mika Myllylä (1969).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Raimo Helminen ranks 5Before him are Jari Kurri (1960), Teemu Selänne (1970), Saku Koivu (1974), and Esa Tikkanen (1965). After him are Petteri Nummelin (1972), Teppo Numminen (1968), Tomas Sandström (1964), Olli Jokinen (1978), Jere Lehtinen (1973), Ville Peltonen (1973), and Sami Kapanen (1973).