In the 1992-93 NHL season Teemu Selänne, also known as the “Finnish Flash”, burst on to the scene and became one of the league’s best offensive players setting a NHL rookie record of 76 goals and 132 points for the Winnipeg Jets. Selänne was a first round selection of the Jets, tenth overall, at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, but initially remained in Finland where he played professionally for Jokerit of the SM-liiga.
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 scoring records for both the Winnipeg/Arizona franchise and the Anaheim Ducks. His jersey number 8 was retired by the Ducks in 2015.
Just like Wayne Gretzky’s 92 goals in 1981-82, Selanne’s goal-scoring record for rookies is one that will probably never be broken. because of that, Selanne’s amazing 1992-93 season stands alone as the greatest in NHL history.
