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Antti Niemi (ice hockey) Esko Niemi. Jani Nieminen. Antero Niittymäki. Mika Norja. Mika Noronen. Fredrik Norrena.
Pekka Päiviö Rinne (pronounced [ˈpekːɑ ˈrinːe]; born 3 November 1982) is a Finnish former professional hockey goaltender. Drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Rinne became their starting goaltender during the 2008–09 season and quickly established himself as one of the NHL's best goaltenders.
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmiːkːɑ ˈsɑkɑri ˈkiprusofː]; born October 26, 1976), [1] nicknamed " Kipper ", is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames between 2000 and 2013. He was selected in the fifth round, 116th ...
Antti Niemi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑntːi ˈnie̯mi]; born 29 August 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. [1] During the 2009–10 season as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, he became the first Finnish goaltender to win the Stanley Cup, and has also played for the San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, and Montreal Canadiens.
Tuukka Mikael Rask (born 10 March 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs before being traded to the Boston Bruins in 2006, where he played his entire 15 season NHL career. Rask was consistently successful during his tenure with the Bruins.
List of goalscoring NHL goaltenders. In 1979, Billy Smith became the first NHL goaltender in history to be credited with a goal. In 1987, Ron Hextall became the first goaltender to score via a direct shot on goal, and later became the first with a short-handed goal. Hextall is the only goaltender to have scored more than once with a direct shot ...
NHL draft. 31st overall, 2009. New York Islanders. Playing career. 2008–2024. Mikko Koskinen (born 18 July 1988) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. [1] Koskinen was drafted in the second round, 31st overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Koskinen is one of the tallest goalies ever to play in the ...
Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called " Big Six ", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the United States, Czechia, Russia, and Sweden. Finland won the world championship in 2022, their fourth title after 1995, 2011 and 2019.