1970 - Today
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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Among hockey players, Teemu Selänne ranks 25 out of 364. Before 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.
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 19
1936 - 2020
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 20
1951 - 2022
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 21
1887 - 1926
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 22
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 23
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 24
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 25
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 26
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 27
1938 - 1996
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 28
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 29
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 30
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 31
Among people born in 1970, Teemu Selänne ranks 116. Before 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.
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 110
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 111
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 112
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 113
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 114
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 115
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 116
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 117
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 118
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 119
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 120
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 121
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 122
Among people born in Finland, Teemu Selänne ranks 220 out of 642. Before 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).
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 214
1906 - 1980
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 215
1791 - 1858
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 216
1869 - 1913
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 217
1930 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 218
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 219
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 220
1896 - 1996
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 221
1887 - 1949
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 222
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 223
1892 - 1955
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 224
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 225
1907 - 1997
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 226
Among hockey players born in Finland, Teemu Selänne ranks 2. Before 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).
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 1
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 2
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 3
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 4
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 5
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 6
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.03
Rank: 7
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 8
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 9
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 10
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 11
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 12