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Teemu Selänne

1970 - Today

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Teemu Ilmari Selänne (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈteːmu ˈʔilmɑri 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 1,550,496 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Teemu Selänne is the 25th most popular hockey player (down from 23rd in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Finland (up from 262nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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  • 30

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  • 2.70

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Teemu Selänne ranks 25 out of 364Before him are Igor Larionov, Henri Richard, Guy Lafleur, Georges Vézina, Jiří Holík, and Bobby Orr. After him are Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Yakushev, Viktor Konovalenko, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Vladimír Martinec, and Marcel Dionne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Teemu Selänne ranks 116Before him are MacKenzie Scott, Oded Fehr, Adi Hütter, Hunter Biden, Takanori Nishikawa, and Tina Fey. After him are Cha Seung-won, Nobuhiro Watsuki, Chris Jericho, Essie Davis, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Masahiro Sakurai.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Teemu Selänne ranks 220 out of 642Before him are Pekka Haavisto (1958), Harri Larva (1906), Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791), Johannes Linnankoski (1869), Taina Elg (1930), and Toini Gustafsson (1938). After him are Edvin Wide (1896), Kalle Anttila (1887), Elisabeth Rehn (1935), Jonni Myyrä (1892), Jukka-Pekka Saraste (1956), and Heikki Savolainen (1907).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Teemu Selänne ranks 2Before him are Jari Kurri (1960). After him are Saku Koivu (1974), Raimo Helminen (1964), Esa Tikkanen (1965), Petteri Nummelin (1972), Jere Lehtinen (1973), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Teppo Numminen (1968), Ville Peltonen (1973), Olli Jokinen (1978), and Kimmo Timonen (1975).