Teemu Selänne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Finnish ice hockey player
Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1970
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Profession: ice hockey player
Nationality: Finland
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
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About Teemu Selänne
- Teemu Ilmari Selänne (Finnish pronunciation: ['t?e??mu 'ilm?ri 'se?læn?e?]), nicknamed "The Finnish Flash" (born July 3, 1970), 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 League (NHL) for 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 scoring records for both the Winnipeg/Arizona franchise and the Anaheim Ducks.
- His jersey number 8 was retired by the Ducks in 2015.
- In 2017 Selänne was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
- On June 26, 2017, Selänne was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as the second Finn after Jari Kurri.Selänne was a first round selection of the Jets, tenth overall, at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, but initially remained in Finland.
- He led the SM-liiga in scoring as part of Jokerit's Kanada-malja winning team in 1991–92 before moving to North America.
- He broke into the NHL by scoring 76 goals in 1992–93.
- It remains the league record for most goals by a rookie and earned him the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top first-year player in the NHL.
- He has scored 50 goals in a season three times and topped 100 points on four occasions.
- He played in 10 NHL All-Star Games, was named to four post-season All-Star Teams and won the inaugural Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in 1998–99 as the league's leading goal scorer.
- He was named recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2005–06 for perseverance and dedication to the game and was a member of the Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup championship team. Internationally, Selänne was a long-time member of the Finnish National Team.
- He played in five World Championships, winning a silver and bronze medal, and in three Canada Cup/World Cup of Hockey tournaments.
- A six-time Olympian, Selänne helped Finland win three bronze medals and, in 2006, a silver medal.
- He is the all-time leader in scoring at the Olympic ice hockey tournament with 43 points.
- A national star in his native country, Selänne is the subject of a top grossing biographical documentary in Finland.
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