Teemu Selanne On Career, Winnipeg & Whether Or Not Anyone Today Could Score 76 Goals | 31 Thoughts

The Hockey Hall of Famer joins Jeff and Elliotte to reflect on his 21 seasons in the NHL, including: his love for Winnipeg, his rookie goal-scoring record, joining forces with Paul Kariya in Colorado, winning the Stanley Cup how agent Don Baizley was so important to his career and much more.
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[@williammccollom6847]

Teemu is a beauty, definitely a class act. Theres a reason hes still beloved in Winnipeg, but just because of his goals, but because hes a good person

[@SignOfTheTimes008]

He's one of the great. I'm glad he got a cup before he retired!

[@markdemell8056]

A good name is better than Gold!

[@TheRetrospective]

He’s pretty much the most liked finn 🇫🇮 of all times ☺️

[@tomvanoort8894]

What a player. And an even better person.

[@Nate-1244]

@@SignOfTheTimes008 And he bloody earned that cup.

[@ChuckSSoul]

Teemu was a class act. Met him at Winnipeg speedway one night and chatted with him, autographed my program. He lived a few blocks away from me, and could always be found playing street hockey with the local kids...

[@Mikey_Storm]

Wow that's great.

[@JimmyRingz]

He's a great ambassador for Finland. Like any basic Finn he's humble and respectful. Still a regular good guy. Great memories, Teemu.

[@jeremyroenick2202]

Not really what he is known for in the last few years, quite the opposite 😂

[@JimmyRingz]

@@jeremyroenick2202 Elaborate?

[@jeremyroenick2202]

@@JimmyRingz he has become quite the racist chauvinist on twitter, he expresses really extreme oppinions, targeting minorities and women mostly.

[@JimmyRingz]

@@jeremyroenick2202 Sounds wild.

[@hessuhopolainen]

Yes. Less trump, less motormouth would be better for teemu. But very good in this interview.

[@SuperTurtlemandude1]

Teemu is always a respectful guy legend and humble guy that’s why he is the best

[@tomk7131]

not enough leg crossing going on here

[@Bruh-jr2ep]

@Kichenko Tomlinson Slav squat

[@indigosoul732]

😂

[@markdemell8056]

So? Weird observation dude!

[@epicon6]

Yeah they should have crossed legs with each other.

[@markdemell8056]

@@epicon6 You guys are weird to notice something like that ,very homophobic.

[@breakaway2x]

one of the nicest classiest guys ever in the game...you won't find many guys who with such a positive attitude and happiness while playing...in all his games and interviews

[@MarkusJunnikkala]

Selänne's laugh is priceless

[@ScarecrOmega]

Being from Winnipeg I hated the trade, but in fairness there was no way we were going to win any trade with Selanne unless it was similar to the Lindros trade. Thanks for the memories Teemu, glad you got a Cup in the end, too bad Kariya wasn't with you then.

[@AbesamisM]

Word

[@openwaters2988]

I'm just glad Phoenix didn't get him.

[@DARK24-7]

GO JETS!!!

[@holoholopainen1627]

Winnipegs 76 goals - a Season to Remember !

[@laalki80]

Ouch! You just hit me with 'Lindros trade. It's super effective!' 😄 Then again I don't know if I'd even be a Flyers fan without him.😅

[@djmips]

Teemu is the easiest guy to listen to, that 24 minutes went by like nothing.

[@jakewalberg4177]

Haha... Agree

[@Nakkiteline]

SO true :D

[@eddybruh1848]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inS2hn5_nc-YrNE

[@okyouknowwhatever]

His laugh is great.

[@gjbeaudry1484]

Can a guy be more genuine and good natured??? Teemu Selanne is a true class act!!! I'm not sure if he still does this but I know that during his playing career each off season he would take a VW camper van with a bunch of his friends and go camping all throughout Finland... He's truly a great human being... Thanks for being one of the best Teemu!!!

[@eddybruh1848]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inS2hn5_nc-YrNE

[@twiztedreverb]

I live in Winnipeg and whenever he would come for a visit the city always went nuts and still does We love the man. When my GF went to Toronto for a transplant meeting with a bunch of doctors there was a "legends game" happening that day and my Gf and her dad both went and teemu was there. He was her favorite player, and she waited after the game and wanted his autograph She was having trouble walking about thru the crowd and he noticed and by passed everyone to get to her even climbing over the railing and signed her stuff happy a winnipeger was there to see him Tha k you teemu You made her feel good and happy that day. Sadly she's gone now, I miss her so much.

[@10.11.9]

The "last player on the bus" story reminds me of the time he obliged every last autograph seeker in the frigid cold, in effect keeping a loaded team bus waiting to travel to the airport. There will never be another "Finnish Flash."

[@chrisb3976]

Hockey fans everywhere aside from Winnipeg never forgets Teemu. An absolute class act :D

[@tomahboy7]

How do u not love Teemu an absolute beauty of a player and person.

[@Impuhlz]

Hell of a player, even better guy. Great stuff, boys.

[@opivyattack]

Shots fired at the Anaheim men's beer league 😂

[@VideosNoOne]

One of the truly great guys in hockey.

[@alexleblanc5926]

If anyone could it would be Ovie, although he's still a premier goal scorer in the league 70+ is a feat he's never accomplished and at this point in his career would be an even tougher milestone to hit. The fact that Selanne put up that total in his rookie season makes it all that more impressive.

[@QuickZ_]

Its funny how long Teemu Selanne been famous and they still slay his name. Only in the US..

[@jogendron6320]

And only a Finnish would whine about it. I’m a French Canadian and I really don’t care how many names they mispronounce. Get over it princess.

[@jespergranholm781]

#8 - Class personified.

[@Hoovie9596]

Grew up in Winnipeg. I saw many a Teemu goal at the old Winnipeg Arena. Class act.

[@KoalaSabbath]

Teemu Selanne FOREVER!

[@musicman76enator]

FINNISH GOAT!! TEEMU = NUMBER ONE!! 😄🐐🏒🏆👏👏👏

[@renetvedtpedersen5048]

Great interview of a classy guy.

[@Timmerz84]

As per the comment about NHL players signing in pairs, another big one other than Selanne-Kariya was in 2012 when Zach Parise and Ryan Suter both left their respective teams to sign matching 13-year deals in Minnesota.

[@hawks2252]

mixed feelings on that one as a MN fan. They were both great players while they were here, just didn't work out.

[@bluesman7119]

Imagine a line Selanne, Kariya and McDavid you wouldn't see the puck, lolol

[@handello]

Teemu would make a great Joker with that laugh.

[@holoholopainen1627]

He played for Helsinki JOKERS !

[@andrewmckeown6786]

Really really like Teemu. Great role model

[@urmantaqi3253]

Terms is one of my all- time favorite players- amazing gentleman and obviously an incredible player

[@DARK24-7]

Teemu is one my fave players all time!!!I have all his rookie cards and he actually broke in w/my JETS!!!

[@villesaari2640]

Awesome interview. I love how Selänne keeps his foot down on all those provocative remarks about associates and will not throw any shite even when insisted. :-D

[@BrucknerMotet]

so important to be diplomatic and not throw anyone under the bus unnecessarily. Still, Teemu has so much to say that he doesn't have to spend much time avoiding all of that.

[@villesaari2640]

@@BrucknerMotet Well I guess he'll write a book or two about it when he gets old. :-D

[@michaellaughlin8457]

He made paulkarryas life alot easier in anaheim !

[@Tom__Wolf]

Teemu is a such a nice guy!

[@johnj8069]

Teemu's laugh is great. :-) And it's kinda crazy that in 2006 Teemu was already 36 and he was almost like a 23-year old Teemu...

[@johnburns9634]

Reminds me of Dave Elston's "Woulda Coulda Shoulda" comic panel line. Teemu Selanne, Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull, line playing for the Flames. And since Nelson Skalbania coulda held onto the rights for Gretzky, before winning the competition for the Flames, the idea of Gretzky having Kent Nilsson early on in his career is an intriguing idea. On the other hand, the offer the Flames made for Selanne after his rookie season might be the biggest reason why the Jets left Winnipeg in the first place. Not sure how I feel about that.

[@10.11.9]

You mean Calgary's offer after Winnipeg drafted him.

[@johnburns9634]

@@10.11.9 Calgary made the offer after Teemu's rookie season.

[@markdemell8056]

I love the no schedule thing Teemu ,I have been living that way now for 10 years.Great minds think alike.

[@sebastianhighscouting]

Can confirm, the Hoito is a great restaurant

[@antepersson3265]

You gotta love this guy!

[@uriah9645]

Jesse pollock is probably looking through the glass right now

[@birdiec]

But he works at TSN

[@uriah9645]

M Cardinal r/wooosh

[@birdiec]

@@uriah9645 thats not how that works. You made a clear observation, that in the case of it being the correct sports network, would be true, however due to your clear mix up of what network you were watching decided to cover your mistake by using the woosh, signifying me as the idiot and you as a very subtle comedian. However the woosh isnt applicable to due it not being such a blatantly incorrect statement. This slight mixup is no fault of your own, sportsnet and tsn are often very similar.

[@christian_cantarutti]

​@@birdiec lol nicely done. guy also thinks he is on reddit.

[@uriah9645]

Cantarooots lmaooo I don’t even have reddit 😂

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Man, would have given anything for him and Paul to play one last season in Anaheim.

[@troll0819]

Teemu is the best Ducks player ever!!!

[@Arnuuld]

Being part Swedish I still have not one negative thing to say about him. Even tose times when Finland owned Sweden, nothing but respect

[@carlxii9447]

"Finland owned Sweden"?? I guess you got it all backwards, right? Anyhow 100% great guy and player.

[@Arnuuld]

@@carlxii9447 Ah sorry, I ment ice-hockey :D

[@carlxii9447]

@@Arnuuld Alright, got you now!

[@Arnuuld]

@@carlxii9447 Formulerar mig som ett förskolebarn ibland. God Jul på dig!

[@carlxii9447]

@@Arnuuld Inga problem. God Jul på dig också!

[@TylerDurden-ij1np]

Imagine Selanne being Canadian, would be 10x more hyped.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

Agreed. It's like when Pens fans and Canadian media compare Sidney Crosby to Peter Forsberg, which is stupid because Forsberg was far more talented than Crosby and played in a much more physically difficult era.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

@@trendybistroCrosby may be greater in accomplishments, but Forsberg is the modt talented two-way hockey player ever. Crosby cries to refs every time they make calls that he doesn't like. Players back then didn't. The game has gotten soft.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

@@trendybistro Ah yes, the old sign that shows that you have lost this argument. Nice try, but I'm 20 years old and have been watching hockey since 2003 when I was 4 years old. Sit down, son.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

@L3- -37 You also are so uneducated and stupid that you don't realize Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya spent a season playing for Colorado in 2003-2004, the dream team that failed.

[@rileysilletto2330]

Bedgypooks nah you won dont worry

[@imhypnotic7529]

What a beast.

[@tinfoilphil]

NO MAN SPREAD ZONE! Love seeing that old Jets 1.0 Teemu footage!!!

[@biffdanielson2820]

His rookie goal record is untouchable.

[@richardsteiner1729]

Great player and a class act.

[@paveldatsyuk7175]

i think the UP has more than thunder bay, which its just south of. lots of finns in around lake superior

[@10.11.9]

Aren't there more Finns in northern Minnesota?

[@paveldatsyuk7175]

Mode85 I only took a glance on google I didn’t look more than2 min but it said Thunder Bay had the most with 15 thousand fir a city but I know the east of the lake is full of us . I didn’t look at the census I just remember finlandia U saying something along those lines

[@10.11.9]

@@paveldatsyuk7175 It does look like the UP of Michigan has slightly more Finnish-Americans than Northern Minn. Minnesota has the bulk of Swedish-Americans.

[@thabeaststl3703]

He was awesome!!!

[@milo20060]

Legend

[@arilehtonen5837]

Respect!

[@siwash99]

Class act all the way

[@andrewwilkinson3510]

Legendi.

[@johnbjorkell2275]

😊the classiest act int the game

[@ancientfinn3738]

Teemu is rare human these days, mature.

[@chinoman7234]

Best rookie ever

[@robd6395]

Winnipeg will never forget you

[@htm2x]

Teemu's laugh just makes me laugh too

[@Mikey_Storm]

That Colorado team was probably the best NHL roster on paper.

[@HockeyfanCaps]

As a Finnish Caps fan it’s hard to say which is my favourite #8 of all time

[@xJuiCYxxJaYx]

i remember the rangers going crazy and making a super team in that pavel bure era

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

In NHL 2004 Dynasty Mode, the Rangers traded Bure to my Avs as well as a crap Defenseman for so little. He's on my 4th line. 😁🏒

[@BrucknerMotet]

shouts out for a Bure reference. I was just watching a "best goals of all time" style KZbin vid, and had to remind myself that guys like Bure and Fleury kind of pretty much gave this excellent sport here in the "late to the game" USA a certain Sriracha Sauce kick if you know what I mean.

[@luisalizondo4973]

Love him

[@finkeldrinker7842]

Selänne

[@eddybruh1848]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpWnaaBunNyag9U

[@jraa4560]

My man crush for F'n ever Teemu!!!! Teemu !! Teemu !!

[@cedriclauzon5133]

So weird to see im without a jofa helmet

[@LucaBrasi0]

I would be funny if he wore Jofa during interviews. 5 years after his career.

[@juhva]

Almost 400k subscribers and you give big mic to guest to hold. Please use small wireless mics.

[@markokivela104]

Ei teemusta voi kuin tykätä 😁

[@eddybruh1848]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpWnaaBunNyag9U

[@pajuification]

Ei muuta kuin Hoitoon, Teemu! ;-)

[@nikkethegreat]

How about micing them up next time... lol at the leg crossing (note: everyone has left leg crossed over right and everyone is holding the mic with their right hand).

[@plantperson8385]

Omg and everyone is also human too

[@MrRazmut]

They're social, agreeable people having a nice conversation. It's normal to subconsciously mimic the other persons body language and posture unless you're arguing. Think about it, if you saw two people sitting across a table from each otheŕ, one leaning in a bit with an open posture, the other leaning away with their hands crossed. One of them is bored or disinterested. Which would you guess?

[@Derpster2493]

Tiimu Selanni.

[@e1337prodigy]

I thought this video was about Richard Hammond.

[@7rixee]

He looks more Japanese than Kariya. Looks very fit still. I think he doesn't even know how to be negative?

[@1P0T]

it's part of icehockey training in Finland. You must be always humble and positive. Players like Laine were always in trouble while playing in Finland, because he got so big mouth.

[@zach1013532]

Love to hear Carlisle sending him every second shift in case it is his last game as opposed to Babcock scumbagging Modano.

[@janchovanec8624]

Not just Modano, he did similar thing to 3 guys. Can't really remember their names, was it Alfredson and Spezza?

[@zach1013532]

Ján Chovanec yeah sounds about right, just shows his character I guess

[@jz5005]

Or that F-Tard Keenan & Dale Hawerchuck benched for the last game his grandmother could watch him play.

[@moosejawn123]

Thats the difference between a class act and a garbage can!

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

Is there a nicer guy in hockey?

[@marumi808]

Is Elliot high in the beginning? Whats up with that weird smirk lmao

[@djmips]

He has resting smirk face. Give him a break.

[@julianpapin9428]

Title 10:55

[@teeno91]

Richard Hammond looking older eh

[@anatoliyindyk1992]

Today is my birthday and if you guys reply to this comment it would make my day

[@sportsnet]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@mattiasjansson733]

Finnar och engelska😊 Det skulle man kunna skriva en avhandling om.

[@pasihaahkala5963]

En kort sådan, finska och engelska kommer från heelt olika spåkstammar.

[@mattiasjansson733]

@@pasihaahkala5963 Du har rätt naturligtvis, men det är fortfarande skojsit att era få landsmän som make it over there fortfarande har en oerhört tjock och grötig finsk brytning efter 20 - 30 år. Lex Renny Harlin, Michael Monroe och Jari Kurri.

[@stefanbjorklund8487]

@@mattiasjansson733 Saku Koivu är rätt vass på engelska. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJnXlmqYnrGphLc

[@mattiasjansson733]

@@stefanbjorklund8487 Han kommer från IT-generationen när finländarna blev mer utsatta för engelskt tal. På 90-talet var omöjligt att kommunicera med folk annat än i svenskbygderna. Engelska var det ingen som kunde.

[@holoholopainen1627]

I never met a Swede that can Finnish !

[@klabeproductions3064]

Teemu vaa nuorenee päivä päivältä

[@tresorberlin3207]

Sutiluihu

[@MegaJiiRo]

Teemu said that thunder bay has the biggest finnish community outside of finland but it's not true. Spains fuengirola is. Thunder bay 10k finns and fuengirola 40k

[@PastaRulla]

MegaJiiRo Fuge 14k pysyvästi asuvaa, loput talviasujia.

[@pasihaahkala5963]

@@PastaRulla 16-17k Eskilstunassa

[@kingshape3139]

Teemu looks Scar

[@cajh8359]

They miswrote the surname. It's "Selänne", no "Selanne". "ä" means [æ] in Finnish language.

[@pelaajao1o919]

Teemu Selänne Suomi

[@pamelabonaparte9383]

Dam ....he’s a good looking man ! Oops ......great hockey player 🙊

[@MarcoCharetteOfficialMusic]

I'm single lookalike add my Instagram Marco_Charette

[@gNiq]

Marco Charette Official Music lol

[@jormayorccis1028]

Hoito!

[@eddybruh1848]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpWnaaBunNyag9U

[@agent3735]

View 92, Like #8 💚🦆

[@chrisslaunwhite685]

All 3 of those guys must have tiny balls cause to me that looks painful, especially Marek!!! Ouch!!!

[@eddybruh1848]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inS2hn5_nc-YrNE

[@BenDover-vs7ih]

Why the hell did Winnipeg trade Teemu. Still kind of a head scratcher there.

[@BM_2002]

Because the salary cap didn't exist back then if it was invented in the 90s, Selanne would've spent majority of his career with the Jets & the old Jets wouldn't have moved to Phoenix

[@markdemell8056]

Elliote looks like he is not breathing.

[@alexg3911]

"I hope he paid for dinner, if he's taking your time he should pay" I'm sorry what?

[@HockeyfanCaps]

Right 😂😂😂

[@jz5005]

Teemu was talking about how he was tired of have to living by someone else's schedule for so many years.

[@colesteele3594]

Teemu looks like he closes the fridge with his hip.

[@inesjansson1823]

Teemu salami lmao

[@inesjansson1823]

@Per Capita nope finländsk 😜

[@skrbl174]

Ines oot ihana

[@inesjansson1823]

@@skrbl174 mitävitt

[@skrbl174]

@@inesjansson1823 no mitä vittua nyt hei???

[@evs251]

Tunne kun oon ite maksanu enemmän veroja kun Teemu

[@enusbrown8289]

bäääÄÄÄÄ

[@mikkolappalainen_]

On ne verot USA:kin

[@LucaBrasi0]

Epäilen suuresti että olet. Ja eihän Teemun tarvitse maksaa kuin kotimaahansa verot.

[@Happy_guy123]

Tunne kun fanituotteiden kautta en ikinä todennäköisesti voi tuottaa samaa rahaa mitä "Teemu" brändi.

[@thomas17ization]

First ?

[@agent3735]

Second 😊

[@holoholopainen1627]

Rookie Season 76 Goals as a JET !

[@thephantom7841]

jesus christ he said his name so wrong

[@FireChek]

Okey who is the one that disliked this video?

[@TheBrownPandaOO]

FireCheek Craig Ludwig

[@wrzzz2132]

Torille!

[@matrixmirage2148]

"Selanne" means bacon in Hungarian

[@eddybruh1848]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inS2hn5_nc-YrNE

[@akiakos]

Well not quite. In hungarian bacon is written "szalonna" and the English pronunciation would be "salonna"

[@ericbilodeau8526]

Several players today could get 76. Scoring is ticking back up like it was in previous generations. I think McDavid, Draisaitl, Matthews maybe Pastrnak could get 76 goals at some point. They're all on pace for over 50 right now. But especially McDavid and Matthewe are still only 23 and 22 respectively they haven't hit their peak just yet

[@lekalla]

How about a rookie doing it?

[@tro11andi]

No one is going to score 76 goals as rookie. And I am quite sure that is not going to happen ever. McDavid and Matthews are just too far behind.

[@evilTaker90V2]

Highest goal scoring season in the last 15 years was 65 goals , and that was Ovechkin. Since the millennium changed we’ve only seen two 60 or 60+ goal seasons. Nobody has scored 70 or 70+ since 92. So I doubt anyone will score 70 goals in today’s game, 50 goals today is an amazing accomplishment.