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The head coach of Finland is Curt Lindström.

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The captain of Finland is Jari Kurri.

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1996-1997 Finland Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
WCup
1.	Teemu Selänne (RW)	4	3	2	5	0	3
2.	Ville Peltonen (LW)	4	1	3	4	0	1
3.	Juha Ylönen (C)	4	1	3	4	0	1
4.	Saku Koivu (C)	4	1	3	4	4	-1
5.	Juha Riihijärvi (RW)	4	0	4	4	0	1
6.	Jere Lehtinen (LW)	4	2	1	3	0	1
7.	Jyrki Lumme (D)	4	2	1	3	4	-1
8.	Mika Nieminen (C)	4	2	0	2	2	0
9.	Mika Strömberg (D)	3	1	1	2	2	2
10.	Janne Ojanen (C)	4	1	1	2	0	1
11.	Jari Kurri (RW)	4	1	0	1	0	-3
12.	Christian Ruuttu (C)	4	1	0	1	2	0
13.	Hannu Virta (D)	4	1	0	1	6	0
14.	Kai Nurminen (LW)	2	0	1	1	0	0
15.	Raimo Helminen (C)	3	0	1	1	0	0
16.	Sami Kapanen (LW)	3	0	1	1	4	-1
17.	Marko Kiprusoff (D)	4	0	1	1	0	0
18.	Petteri Nummelin (D)	1	0	0	0	2	2
19.	Teppo Numminen (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-3
20.	Janne Niinimaa (D)	2	0	0	0	2	0
21.	Janne Laukkanen (D)	4	0	0	0	4	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
WCup
1.	Kari Takko (G)	2	3.50	.885	1	1	0	0	-	-
2.	Jarmo Myllys (G)	2	4.00	.789	1	1	0	0	-	-
3.	Markus Ketterer (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1996-1997 Finland Staff

Head CoachCurt Lindström
Asst. CoachHannu Aravirta
Video CoachMika Saarinen

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1996-1997 Finland Captains

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Jari Kurri

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1996-1997 Finland Demographics

Finland Facts

Plays in: World Cup of Hockey
2017: WCup Did not make playoffs
2005: WCup Silver
1997: WCup Quarterfinal loss

1996-1997 Finland Roster Facts

Nationalities

24 players

Experience

Finland: 76 GP
NHL: 4 660 GP
WC: 678 GP
OG: 178 GP
SHL: 822 GP
Liiga: 4 513 GP
AHL: 560 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland Olympics (OG)

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Finland History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2016-2017	WCup	3	0	3	-	0	0	1	9	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	WCup	3	2	0	1	-	-	11	4	5	1.67	1	Final loss
1996-1997	WCup	3	2	1	0	-	-	17	11	4	1.33	2	Quarterfinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jyrki Jokipakka (D)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	2	0	3	3	0
2.	Jori Lehterä (F)	2026-2027	HIFK	Liiga	3	0	1	1	2
3.	Sami Vatanen (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0
4.	Jyrki Jokipakka (D)	2026-2027	Tappara	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0
5.	Ville Pokka (D)	2026-2027	EHC München	DEL	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	2026-2027	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2026-2027	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	2026-2027	Florida Panthers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Esa Lindell (D)	2026-2027	Dallas Stars	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Rasmus Ristolainen (D)	2026-2027	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2016-2017	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	26.91
2004-2005	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	28.23
1996-1997	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	28.33

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Selänne (F)	10	4	5	9
2.	Saku Koivu (F)	10	4	4	8
3.	Jere Lehtinen (F)	10	3	4	7
4.	Ville Peltonen (F)	10	2	5	7
5.	Kimmo Timonen (D)	6	1	5	6

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Selänne (F)	10	4	5	9
2.	Saku Koivu (F)	10	4	4	8
3.	Jere Lehtinen (F)	10	3	4	7
4.	Ville Peltonen (F)	10	2	5	7
5.	Jyrki Lumme (D)	4	2	1	3

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Selänne (F)	10	4	5	9
2.	Ville Peltonen (F)	10	2	5	7
3.	Kimmo Timonen (D)	6	1	5	6
4.	Saku Koivu (F)	10	4	4	8
5.	Jere Lehtinen (F)	10	3	4	7

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Saku Koivu (F)	10	4	8	6
2.	Olli Jokinen (F)	6	2	3	6
3.	Toni Lydman (D)	6	0	3	6
4.	Hannu Virta (D)	4	1	1	6
5.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	4	0	0	6

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Selänne (F)	10	4	5	9
2.	Saku Koivu (F)	10	4	4	8
3.	Jere Lehtinen (F)	10	3	4	7
4.	Ville Peltonen (F)	10	2	5	7
5.	Teppo Numminen (D)	8	0	2	2

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kimmo Timonen (D)	6	1	6	1.00
2.	Juha Ylönen (F)	4	1	4	1.00
3.	Juha Riihijärvi (F)	4	0	4	1.00
4.	Teemu Selänne (F)	10	4	9	0.90
5.	Saku Koivu (F)	10	4	8	0.80

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kimmo Timonen (D)	2004-2005	6	1	6
2.	Teemu Selänne (F)	1996-1997	4	3	5
3.	Saku Koivu (F)	2004-2005	6	3	4
4.	Ville Peltonen (F)	1996-1997	4	1	4
5.	Juha Ylönen (F)	1996-1997	4	1	4

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Teemu Selänne (F)	1996-1997	4	3	5
2.	Saku Koivu (F)	2004-2005	6	3	4
3.	Jere Lehtinen (F)	1996-1997	4	2	3
4.	Jyrki Lumme (D)	1996-1997	4	2	3
5.	Olli Jokinen (F)	2004-2005	6	2	3

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Kimmo Timonen (D)	2004-2005	6	5	6
2.	Juha Riihijärvi (F)	1996-1997	4	4	4
3.	Ville Peltonen (F)	1996-1997	4	3	4
4.	Juha Ylönen (F)	1996-1997	4	3	4
5.	Saku Koivu (F)	1996-1997	4	3	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Olli Jokinen (F)	2004-2005	6	3	6
2.	Toni Lydman (D)	2004-2005	6	3	6
3.	Hannu Virta (D)	1996-1997	4	1	6
4.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	2004-2005	4	0	6
5.	Saku Koivu (F)	1996-1997	4	4	4

Player Nationalities Throughout History

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