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
We both should have three or four goals already this series but don't and we have to find a way to do it. As a goal scorer, it's important to get chances and we've got those. We're working hard. We just need one good game where we both get some damage done and get that scoring touch. Even if it goes off your (butt).
When the goalie is hot, he's hot. Pretty much nothing you can do about it. Hopefully he's going to cool down next time.
The reason we have seen so many penalties in the playoffs is they (referees) started calling everything again. They were not calling everything in the last 10, 15, 20 (regular-season) games.
We have to do a little better job to shut him down. I don't think we've done a good job against him. We have to make sure he doesn't get so much room.
We showed a lot of pride coming back, especially when we got the bad break in the first period.
We had a good start, I think they came out a little flat but the two goals in the first period were the difference.
We have a chance to do something great in history for Finnish hockey and that's our goal.
Obviously, when the old Soviet Union broke down, I think it took some years until they feel they are a country again. And I think now, they have really come together again.
I'm always joking about it -- he's the only guy who can play 30 minutes without breaking a sweat. He's so smooth and effortless. What really surprised me is how good he is in the battles. He's so strong. It looks like he's never hurried. It's unbelievable. I had no clue how good he was.
Obviously, everybody's living in this moment right now and it's awesome. It would be nice to bring the gold medal back to our country and our fans. We haven't done it before and it would be something very special for them and us, too. You have to enjoy this time.
I think we have played like a playoff team for some time. We can still do better. The key thing right now is to look forward, not behind you.
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.
I thought the first period was excellent and we were terrible in the second. In the third period, we found a way to get the job done and that was the difference. It was good enough to win the game. That's all that matters.
I think we've played for a long time like a playoff team, but we can still do better. The key now is to look forward instead of looking back. I'd like to start looking ahead at Nashville than look behind at the teams that are chasing us.