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Teemu Selänne

1970 - Today

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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. Nicknamed "the Finnish Flash", Selänne is the highest scoring Finn in NHL history, and one of the highest overall; he retired in 2014 11th all-time with 684 goals and 15th with 1,457 points. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teemu Selänne has received more than 1,692,970 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Teemu Selänne is the 32nd most popular hockey player (down from 25th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Finland (down from 220th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Teemu Selänne ranks 32 out of 676. Before him are Viktor Konovalenko, Vladimír Martinec, Bibi Torriani, Alexander Yakushev, Karel Hartmann, and Oldřich Machač. After him are Ladislav Troják, Vladimír Zábrodský, Alexander Ovechkin, Erich Kühnhackl, Alexei Kasatonov, and Bohuslav Šťastný.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Teemu Selänne ranks 187. Before him are Jason Orange, Charisma Carpenter, Masahiro Sakurai, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, John Carmack, and Julieta Venegas. After him are Jamie Kennedy, Abraham Olano, Kevin Sussman, Rick Hoffman, Branka Katić, and Óscar Córdoba.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Teemu Selänne ranks 324 out of 751. Before him are Urho Castrén (1886), Arvo Ylppö (1887), Jalmari Eskola (1886), Miina Sillanpää (1866), Adolf Lindfors (1879), and Kirka (1950). After him are Tauno Palo (1908), Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Vilho Väisälä (1889), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Timo Soini (1962), and Claes Andersson (1937).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Teemu Selänne ranks 2. Before him are Jari Kurri (1960). After him are Saku Koivu (1974), Esa Tikkanen (1965), Raimo Helminen (1964), Petteri Nummelin (1972), Teppo Numminen (1968), Tomas Sandström (1964), Olli Jokinen (1978), Jere Lehtinen (1973), Ville Peltonen (1973), and Sami Kapanen (1973).

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