TSN: History Of The Winnipeg Jets: Part 4: Teemu Selanne Scores 76 In Rookie Season

Teemu Ilmari Selänne: Nicknamed “The Finnish Flash“ (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks and holds the NHL’s all-time rookie goal and point scoring records (76 and 132 respectively). He was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy with the Winnipeg Jets, the team in which Selänne was originally drafted into the NHL in the 1st round, 10th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Selänne is a ten-time NHL All-Star and a three-time top goal-scorer in the NHL. He is the all-time points leader in men’s Olympic ice hockey with 37 points in 31 games.[1] He scored his 600th goal on March 21, 2010 against the Colorado Avalanche. Winnipeg Jets (1992--96)Teemu Selänne was selected by the Winnipeg Jets 10th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft (the last player selected in the first round by Jets general manager John Ferguson, Sr., w
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