Teemu Selanne
Teemu Selanne
Teemu Ilmari Selänne, nicknamed "The Finnish Flash", 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 Leaguefor the Winnipeg Jets, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche. 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. He holds numerous team...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth3 July 1970
CityHelsinki, Finland
He has scored a lot of big goals. This guy has been an unbelievable part of our success.
I really believe it's pride. For the guys who are lucky enough to play on the power play, it has to be a bonus for everyone out there. Even one PP goal every day is going to be huge.
I realized he didn't see it and I tried to put my stick behind him. Then I accidentally hit his pads and pushed it more into the goal. It's a tough break, especially when we had so many chances.
But he's very relaxed, too. He's one of the guys who smiles and says, 'Oh, is there a game today?' He puts everybody else at ease.
But I like our chances. I think it's a good situation to go there again as an underdog. I don't think we have that much pressure. But at the same time, we know how good we can be. The World Cup proved that anything can happen. So we feel pretty good about the whole thing.
I just tried to hit the net. I got it through the five hole.
I know exactly how he plays. Too bad he knows me. The bottom line is to make sure he doesn't see the puck. You have to have traffic in front of him.
I hit a stick or a puck but it's all the same. It doesn't really matter.
I'm healthy, I've got all the wheels back. When you don't have your wheels you can't excel at this level. The whole year has been excellent, I'm really happy my knee is good again. I enjoy the game again, I've got my smile back.
He's not noisy. He's always the same. Never high, never low. I think that shows how strong he is mentally.
The first two periods I was feeling great. I had so much energy. I ran out of gas a little bit in the third, but the best thing is I didn't feel any pain ... It's a great feeling to be back.
All the games he played in the regular season, he did his job well. We have lots of confidence in him, too, and that's a good sign.
The ice has never been good here. It is OK. Nothing special. Not like in Canada.
Winning is always fun, but the car is more important.