My post #28,000 is dedicated to the greatest Finnish hockey player ever, Teemu Selänne 
Here's my tribute to
The Finnish Flash 
Selänne played his early seasons with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga. Selänne won the A-Junior level Finnish Championship in 1988 with Jokerit. The team consisted of future SM-liiga players such as Markus Ketterer, Keijo Säilynoja and Mika Strömberg. After two seasons on the junior team of Jokerit, Selänne played his first season for Jokerit during the 1988–89 season when Jokerit played in the Finnish 1. Divisioona. Jokerit gained promotion back to the SM-liiga in 1989 and Selänne had 11 games with 12 points during his debut SM-liiga season. Selänne had his first full season for Jokerit the following year, when he racked up 58 points in 44 games. During the 1991–92 SM-liiga season, Jokerit won the SM-liiga championship and Selänne won the Aarne Honkavaara trophy (top goalscorer) and had the most points scored in the SM-liiga playoffs during that season.His first NHL goal came against Jeff Hackett of the San Jose Sharks on October 8, 1992. He scored 76 goals in his rookie season, an all-time rookie record. He is also the holder of the rookie point scoring record with 132 points, and he along with Alexander Mogilny are the most recent players in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season.Selänne scored his 500th NHL career goal against the Colorado Avalanche after getting by former Avalanche teammate and captain Joe Sakic to find the net against Colorado's José Théodore. Selänne joined fellow countryman Jari Kurri as the only Finnish-born players to have scored 500 goals in their NHL careers.
With an assist on a goal by François Beauchemin in Game 2 of the Ducks opening round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild on April 13, 2007, Selänne picked up his 30th playoff point in an Anaheim jersey – establishing a new franchise record. The Ducks would go on to defeat the Ottawa Senators in 5 games in the Stanley Cup Finals, giving the team and Selänne their first Stanley Cup championship.
At the beginning of the 2008–09 NHL season, Selänne contemplated playing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Coming out of international retirement once again, Selänne joined the Finnish team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. At the tournament, he became the all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics. In Finland's first game of the tournament, played against Belarus, Selänne had an assist, which tied him in first place with Valeri Kharlamov of Russia, Vlastimil Bubnik of the former Czechoslovakia, and Harry Watson of Canada, all of whom have 36 points in Olympic competition. In Finland's second game, against Germany, Selänne had another assist, giving him a total of 37 points throughout his Olympic career.On March 21, 2010, Selanne scored his 600th career NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche on goalie Craig Anderson. He is the 18th NHL player in history to score 600 goals, and joined Luc Robitaille and Mario Lemieux as the only Calder Trophy winners to score 600. On April 2, 2010, he scored his 602nd NHL goal, passing Jari Kurri's record for Finnish born players of 601.Records* Winter Olympic Games all-time points leader with 20+18=38 points[1][28]
* NHL single-season record for goals by a rookie (76 in 1992–93)
* NHL single-season record for points by a rookie (132 in 1992–93)
* NHL single season record for most goals by a European player (76 in 1992–93 tied with Alexander Mogilny)
* NHL calendar month record for most goals (20 in March 1993)
* Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career points (743)
* Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career goals (352)
* Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career assists (391)
* Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career power-play goals (110, established February 24, 2008)
* Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career hat-tricks (12 as of October 31, 2008)
* Anaheim Ducks franchise playoff record for points scored (30, established April 13, 2007)
* Anaheim Ducks single-season record for power-play goals (25, established in 1998–1998 and tied in 2006–2007)
* Anaheim Ducks single-season record for points (109, established in 1996–1997)
* Anaheim Ducks single-season record for goals (52, established 1997–1998)
* Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes single-season record for goals (76, established 1992–1993) (as a rookie)
* Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes single-season record for points (132, established 1992–1993) (as a rookie)
* First European to score a hat-trick in an NHL All-Star game (1998)
* First player in NHL history over the age of 35 to record consecutive seasons with 40-plus goals
Awards* Raimo Kilpiö trophy for the gentlemanly player in the SM-liiga - 1991
* Aarne Honkavaara trophy for best goal scorer in the SM-liiga - 1992
* SM-liiga championship - 1992
* Finnish ice hockey player of the year - 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006
* Calder Memorial Trophy - 1993
* NHL All-Rookie Team - 1993
* NHL First All-Star Team - 1993, 1997
* NHL Second All-Star Team - 1998, 1999
* Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007
* NHL All-Star Game MVP - 1998
* Ice Hockey World Championships Tournament All-Star Team - 1999
* Ice Hockey World Championships Tournament's MVP - 1999
* Rocket Richard Trophy - 1999 (also tied for most goals in NHL in 1993 and 1998)
* 2006 Winter Olympics All-Star Team
* 2006 Winter Olympics - Best forward
* Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy - 2006
* Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks) - 2006–07
Teemu's homies:
ONE MORE YEAR! ONE MORE YEAR! 
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