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
I think we all bounced back pretty well and played good enough to win the game.
I think it helps that we have played so long together. We have great chemistry. We have everything that a great team needs.
He has all the tools. He has speed, he hits, he has a great shot, everything. It's fun to see a guy put it all together like that. He has made our line dangerous.
He has scored a lot of big goals. This guy has been an unbelievable part of our success.
I was hoping that this was going to happen at home in front of our own fans. Of course the big thing was that we won.
He just needed a chance. He used to get pretty frustrated in San Jose. He's the kind of guy who needs to play a lot.
Guys have accepted the roles given to them and they do not complain. They are not playing as much as they would in the NHL, but they are not complaining.
We played the way we wanted. We were a little nervous for the first period. After that we had no problems. Everything was under control. That was a good sign.
We played pretty disciplined, even though they tried to frustrate us. It was a pretty solid effort all the way around.
He's not noisy. He's always the same. Never high, never low. I think that shows how strong he is mentally.
Winning is always fun, but the car is more important.
We've played with a lot of confidence and that's been the key so far. Hopefully, we can take more confidence into the playoffs.
You keep shooting. You hope it goes in, and you smile.
When I was a kid, I remember playing hockey outside and whenever you did, you thought about playing for Finland vs. Sweden. Thats just the way it was.