Does Teemu Selanne Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

In this episode, we ask where does Teemu Selanne rank among NHL Right Wings and among Finnish hockey players?

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Teemu Selanne’s Career:

• NHL: 1992-2014; 21 seasons, 18 quality
• Totals:
  • 684G (11th All Time, 1st Finn),
  • 773A (2nd Finn) for
  • 1457P (15th, 1st Finn),
  • +95 (5th Finn) in
  • 1451 games (25th, 1st Finn);
  • 18:07 ATOI;*
  • 172.3 PS (16th, 1st Finn)
  • Selanne is 6th All time in Offensive Point Shares (1st Finn)
• Per Game:
  • 2nd All Time in GPG among Finnish NHL players
  • 2nd All Time in APG among Finnish NHL players
  • 2nd All Time in PPG among Finnish NHL players
• Draft: Drafted 10th overall in 1988, SElanne is
  • 1st in Goals
  • 3rd in Assists
  • 2nd in Points
  • 6th in Plus/Minus
  • 1st in Point Shares
  • 4th in Games
• Era: Of the 9 players to play in at least 1300 games between 1992 and 2014, Selanne is
  • 1st in Goals,
  • 2nd in GPG, Points, PPG, OPS and Games,
  • 4th in Assists and APG,
  • 3rd in PS
• 82-game average: 39G, 43A for 82P, +5; 9.7 PS
• 3-year peak (1996-99): 82-game average of 54G, 55A for 110P, +21
• Possession (since 2007-06): 49.5 CF%, -0.1 CF% Rel, 49.3 FF%, -0.7 FF% Rel
• Playoffs: 44G, 44A for 88P, -16; 16:41 ATOI* in 130 games
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey-Reference:
    • 741G (4th All Time),
    • 824A for
    • 1565P (9th All Time)
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 42G, 47A for 88P (+6P per 82 games)
    • Adjusted PPG: Not in the Top 25, however
      • If the qualifier is set at 820 Games, Selanne is
        • 13th All Time in Adjusted GPG
        • 20th All Time in Adjusted PPG
        • And if the qualifier is set to 1230 Games (15 seasons), Selanne is
          • 4th All Time in Adjusted GPG
          • 9th All Time in Adjusted PPG
  • VsX:
    • 718G (10th All Time)
    • 864A
    • 1,415P (17th All Time)
    • Per Game: Not in the Top 25, however if the qualifier is set to 820 Games, Selanne is
      • 16th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
      • And if the qualifier is set to 1,230 Games, Selanne is
        • 5th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
        • 15th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
• Trades:
  • Traded at 25 with Marc Chouinard (28) and a 1996 4th Rounder (nobody) to Anaheim for Chad Kilger (19), Oleg Tverdovsky (19) and a 1996 3rd Rounder (nobody)
  • Traded at 30 to San Jose for Jeff Friesen (24), Steve Shields (28) and a 2003 2nd Rounder (Vojtech Polak)

Teemu Selanne’s Accomplishments:

• Top 5 in Hart voting three times (’97, ’98, ’99)
• Richard (’99)
• Calder (’93)
• Masterton (’06)
• Top Player:
  • Top 5 Player (by PS) four times (’93, ’97, ’98, ’99)
  • Best Offensive Player (by OPS) once (’98),
  • Top 5 five times (’93, ’97, ’99, ’07),
  • Top 10 eight times (’96, ’06, ’11)
• Goals:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in Goals three times,
    • Top 5 five times,
    • Top 10 six times
  • GPG leader-boards:
    • Led the league in GPG twice,
    • Top 5 five times,
    • Top 10 six times
  • Single-season totals:
    • 75 goals once (1 of only 6 players ever),
    • 50 goals three times (1 of only 20 players),
    • 45 goals five times (1 of only 18 players),
    • 40 goals seven times (1 of only 17 players),
    • 30 goals ten times,
    • 25 goals sixteen times (1 of only 7 players),
    • 20 goals seventeen times (1 of only 14 players)
• Assists:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in Assists once,
    • Top 10 five times
  • APG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in APG once,
    • Top 10 twice
  • Single-season totals:
    • 60 assists twice,
    • 50 assists six times,
    • 40 assists nine times
• Points:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in Points four times,
    • Top 10 seven times
  • PPG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in PPG three times,
    • Top 10 seven times
  • Single-season totals:
    • 130 points once (1 of only 23 players),
    • 100 points four times (1 of only 25 players),
    • 90 points six times (1 of only 23 players),
    • 80 points nine times (1 of only 23 players),
    • 70 points ten times,
    • 60 points twelve times,
    • 50 points fifteen times
• All Star:
  • 1st Team All Star twice
  • 2nd Team All Star twice
  • All Rookie
  • 10 All Star Game appearances
• VsX: Peak:
  • Best 7 Seasons:
    • Goals: 23rd All Time
    • Assists: 78th All Time
    • Points: 29th All Time
  • Best 10 Seasons:
    • Goals: 20th All Time
    • Assists: 72nd All Time
    • Points: 23rd All Time
• Non-NHL:
  • Led the SM-liiga in Goals once.

Teemu Selanne’s Great Teams:

• NHL:
  • Best Forward on one Final Four (’06 Mighty Ducks),
  • Top 3 Forward on one Champion (’07 Ducks)
• Olympics:
  • MVP on one Olympic Bronze (’14 Finland),
  • Best Skater (officially “Best Forward” in the tournament) on one Olympic Runner Up (’06 Finland),
  • Top 3 Forward (by points) on one Olympic Bronze (’98 Finland),
  • Top 6? Forward (by points) on one Olympic Bronze (’10 Finland)
• World Championships:
  • Top 3 Forward (by points) on one World Championship Runner Up (’99 Finland) and one Bronze (’08 Finland)
• SM-liiga:
  • Best Player? (by points) on one SM-liiga Champion (’92 Jokerit Helsinki)