Ville Juhani Nieminen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward who played over 400 games in the National Hockey League.
Toni Petteri Lydman is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He first played competitively in his native Finland with Tappara, and HIFK of the SM-liiga before enjoying a lengthy career in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres and the Anaheim Ducks.
Sami Lepistö is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is the son of former Jokerit captain and youth international defenceman Jussi Lepistö. Sami was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the third round, 66th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Lasse Juhani Kukkonen is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Earlier in his career, he had a four-year stint in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers. After his career in ice hockey, Kukkonen is working as a lecturer and trainer specialising in mental coaching and leadership.
Juhani Jorma Kalervo Wahlsten was a Finnish professional ice hockey player and ice hockey coach who worked as an exercise and gymnastics teacher in Finland. He was also known by the nickname "Juuso". He also established and helped guide the early development of ringette in Finland, the first European country to do so.
Yuri Kuznetsov is a Russian former ice hockey player.
Sami Vatanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 106th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and played in NHL for the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars. He previously played in his native Finland for JYP, where he won the 2012 SM-liiga Championship. In 2023, Vatanen won the Swiss NL championship with Genève-Servette, and the Champions Hockey League in 2024.
Janne Kolehmainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He most recently played with the Sheffield Steelers in the UK EIHL. He previously iced with Jyp in the Finnish Liiga. Kolehmainen was originally drafted by the Ottawa Senators 115th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft but did not sign.
Vili Sopanen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He last played for Lukko in the Liiga. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils, 177th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Sopanen has previously played in the top tier Finnish Liiga with Lahti Pelicans, JYP Jyväskylä and HIFK.
Iiro Pakarinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for HIFK of the Finnish Liiga. Pakarinen previously played in Liiga with KalPa and has also played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Jokerit, Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Barys Nur-Sultan, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers.
Saku Salminen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played in the Liiga.
Sami Niku is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with EHC Kloten of the National League (NL). He was selected in the seventh round, 198th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Toni Porkka is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the Finnish SM-liiga, German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), and the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and played three seasons with the Flyers top minor league affiliate at the time, the AHL's Hershey Bears. He spent most of his professional career in Europe, playing nine seasons in the SM-liiga with Rauman Lukko and six seasons in the DEL with the Frankfurt Lions and Kölner Haie. He is currently the Hockey Director for the Valley Forge Minutemen of the Atlantic Youth Hockey League.
Paul Marshall is an American retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the Finnish Liiga, International Hockey League (IHL), and East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).
Vladimír Svitek was a Slovak professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League, Finnish Liiga, and Slovak Extraliga. Svitek was drafted in the seventh round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, but he never played professionally in North America. He spent the first ten seasons of his playing career with HC Košice and his final ten seasons in various European leagues.
Michael Parks is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League (AHL), Finnish Liiga, Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan, and Slovak Extraliga.
Jukka-Pekka Seppo is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who primarily played in the Finnish Liiga and German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Seppo was drafted in the second round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, but he never played professionally in North America. He spent most of his professional career in Finland, playing ten seasons in the Liiga including six seasons with HIFK.
Zach Budish is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Västerviks IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
Aleksi Heimosalmi is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract as a prospect to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in his native Finland with Porin Ässät, where he also played as a junior player. Heimosalmi played his first professional game in the Liiga for Porin Ässät on 10 October 2021.
Markus Phillips is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is a Los Angeles Kings draft pick from the 2017 NHL entry draft.
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