Top 50 Finish Players -All Time

[Fredrik_71]

How would you guys rank Jere Karalahti on pure potential? He is one of the most skilled scandinavian d-man I have ever seen when on top of his game. I know he had/has a lot of personal problems though.

/cheers

[bebl]

Originally Posted by Fredrik_71

How would you guys rank Jere Karalahti on pure potential? He is one of the most skilled scandinavian d-man I have ever seen when on top of his game. I know he had/has a lot of personal problems though.

/cheers

Imo he is most talented Finnish d-men of all time. He started summer training first time as +30 year old and still was one of the best d-men in Finland. He also had problems with alcohol and drugs.

[thomast]

Originally Posted by bebl

Imo he is most talented Finnish d-men of all time. He started summer training first time as +30 year old and still was one of the best d-men in Finland. He also had problems with alcohol and drugs.

Yeah i think that Karalahti is one of the best if not the best, think Shea Weber.

[tombombadil]

Kurri - Saku - Selanne
Lehtinen - Mikko - Tikkanen
Skriko - Christian Ruutu - Tuomo
??? ???? ??????

Timonen - Numminen
Routekallio - Routsaleinnen
Lumme - Karalahti??

Rinne
Kipprussoff/Backstrom

I'm Canadian. I love Finnish hockey. What did I get wrong, and what about my 4th line??

[mattihp]

Originally Posted by tombombadil

Kurri - Saku - Selanne
Lehtinen - Mikko - Tikkanen
Skriko - Christian Ruutu - Tuomo
??? ???? ??????

Timonen - Numminen
Rautakallio - Ruotsalainen
Lumme - Karalahti??

Rinne
Kiprusoff/Backstrom

I'm Canadian. I love Finnish hockey. What did I get wrong, and what about my 4th line??

Peltonen needs to be in the mix, as well as guys like Ketola and Matti Hagman. On defense it is odd to not see Jutila there.

[Latex*]

Originally Posted by tombombadil

Kurri - Saku - Selanne
Lehtinen - Mikko - Tikkanen
Skriko - Christian Ruutu - Tuomo
??? ???? ??????

Timonen - Numminen
Routekallio - Routsaleinnen
Lumme - Karalahti??

Rinne
Kipprussoff/Backstrom

I'm Canadian. I love Finnish hockey. What did I get wrong, and what about my 4th line??

It's Christian Ruuttu, not Ruutu.

And yeah, Jutila and Matti Hagman must be up there.

[FinHockey]

I would probably remove Tuomo for now and put O. Jokinen in there somewhere.

[tombombadil]

Originally Posted by LatexiKledjut

It's Christian Ruuttu, not Ruutu.

And yeah, Jutila and Matti Hagman must be up there.

haha, PLEASE don't expect me to spell Finnish names right!! lol - I think I mispelled half of the guys on my team!! Looking up Jutila now. Thanks guys.

[keppel146]

watch mikko koivu and mikael granlund make it into the top 10 in the future

[Jokerit Wasp]

not long til Selanne overtakes Kurri for career points...

[Muuri]

Little bit too much NHL bias here. Pre-90s hockey player could earn similar amounts of money in Europe than NHL which is why many of our best played majority of their careers here.

[WiFi75]

Originally Posted by tombombadil

haha, PLEASE don't expect me to spell Finnish names right!! lol - I think I mispelled half of the guys on my team!! Looking up Jutila now. Thanks guys.

It's pretty confusing. Christian is Ruuttu, Jarkko and tuomo are Ruutu. . So, well done still.

But but. every all star, every hall of fame, on every top list.. there's one fellow and a legend. Called Raimo Helminen. Master of the Saucer Pass. While he has only minor NHL experience, he's the must. IMO You can't talk about Finnish hockey without Raipe. The best way a Canadian could understand his legend here in Finland...

..some say, that in Tampere (Raimo's home town), they've got this chant / song:

Gretzky is Canada's Raimo Helminen,
Raimo Helminen, Raimo Helminen!
Gretzky is Canada's Raimo Helminen,
Raimo Helminen, Raimo Helminen!

(melody: Yellow submarine)