FACTFILE: Teemu Selänne and Finland

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Born: Helsinki, 3.7.1970
     
Olympic Games: 1992, 1998 (bronze), 2002, 2006 (silver)
     
World Championships: 1991, 1996, 1999 (silver), 2003, 2008 (bronze)
     
Canada Cup: 1991
     
World Cup of Hockey: 1996, 2004 (silver)
     
1992 Olympics: Joint top goalscorer (7 goals)
     
1998 & 2006 Olympics: joint top points-scorer (with Saku Koivu on both occasions)
     
1999 World Championships: MVP and All-Star Team
     
2006 Olympics: Best Forward and All-Star Team
     
First international appearance: 11.11.1998, Bern, Switzerland-Finland
     
First international goal: 10.11.1990, Stuttgart, Finland-Czechoslovakia
     
124 international caps at adult level - 66 goals, 65 assists = 131.
     
Helsingin Sanomat / First published in print 19.5.2008

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