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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The silver medal, it's going to taste better a little later. But right now, it's very disappointing.
I've always looked at it as a big honor to go play for your own country, especially in the Olympics. It's honor to be there, even if it's a tougher season for us. I think in the future, you're going to see that it was great experience again.
Actually, we met once when I was a little boy. It was outdoors in Finland with my buddies. I dreamed of playing that game against Sweden in the Olympic final. That time, we won. So hopefully, we repeat that.
Speed is our key, we've got lots of young players. We're playing pretty well and have the confidence.
Bad passes. Absolutely bad passes. We panicked at times.
This game is a lot about chemistry, and when three guys can find good chemistry, it makes the game so much easier. To play with Paul and Joe, it's going to be a huge pleasure for me.
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.
We know how much it takes, and nothing is going to come easy. We just have to find that effort and do better on special teams.
I just tried to hit the net. I got it through the five hole.