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Finland Teppo Numminen
#27 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 08/09
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
2-time Olympic Silver Medal 2
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
3-time Liiga Champion 3
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jul 03, 1968
Position
D
Age
56
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Tappara
Status
Retired
Drafted
1986 round 2 #29 overall by Winnipeg Jets

Son: Nicklas Numminen
Father: Kalevi Numminen
Brother: Teemu Numminen
Godson: Julius Mattila

Teppo Numminen is the highest-scoring Finnish defenseman in NHL history. He was selected 29th overall in 1986 after winning his first of 3 straight SM-liiga Championships with Tappara. He reached the 30-point mark 12 times over his 20-year career and set a career-high with 54 points in 1996. The 3x All-Star retired in 2009 with 117 goals and 637 points.

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Teppo Numminen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Whitby Lawmen OJAHL 16* 3* 9* 12* 0* -* |
Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1985-86 Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
Tappara SM-liiga 31* 2* 4* 6* 6* 7* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 0 3
Finland U18 EJC-18 5* 3* 2* 5* 8* -* |
1986-87 Tappara SM-liiga 44* 9* 9* 18* 16* 20* | Playoffs 9 4 1 5 4 -
Finland WC 10* 5* 0* 5* 4* 7* |
1987-88 Tappara SM-liiga 44* 10* 10* 20* 29* 8* | Playoffs 10 6 6 12 6 4
Finland CC 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 5* 2* 7* 4* -* |
Finland OG 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* 2* |
1988-89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69* 1* 14* 15* 36* -11* |
1989-90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79* 11* 32* 43* 20* -4* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 10 1
1990-91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80* 8* 25* 33* 28* -15* |
Finland WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 10* -* |
1991-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80* 5* 34* 39* 32* 15* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 0 -3
Finland CC 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -2* |
1992-93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 66* 7* 30* 37* 33* 4* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -4
1993-94 Winnipeg Jets “A” NHL 57* 5* 18* 23* 28* -23* |
1994-95 TuTo Hockey SM-liiga 12* 3* 8* 11* 4* 4* |
Winnipeg Jets “A” NHL 42* 5* 16* 21* 16* 12* |
1995-96 Winnipeg Jets “A” NHL 74* 11* 43* 54* 22* -4* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -3
Finland WC 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 82* 2* 25* 27* 28* -3* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 0 3
Finland WCup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Finland WC 5* 2* 2* 4* 6* 5* |
1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 82* 11* 40* 51* 30* 25* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Finland “A” OG 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 82* 10* 30* 40* 30* 3* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 4 -5
1999-00 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 79* 8* 34* 42* 16* 21* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 1
2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 72* 5* 26* 31* 36* 9* |
2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes “C” NHL 76* 13* 35* 48* 20* 13* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
Finland “A” OG 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes “C” NHL 78* 6* 24* 30* 30* 0* |
2003-04 Dallas Stars NHL 62* 3* 14* 17* 18* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -1
2004-05 Finland “A” WCup 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 75* 2* 38* 40* 36* 6* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 4 3
Finland “A” OG 8* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2006-07 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 79* 2* 27* 29* 32* 17* | Playoffs 16 0 4 4 4 10
2007-08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 57* 2* 15* 17* 22* -4* |

Teppo Numminen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 10* 2* 1* 3* 0.30* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 131* 24* 31* 55* 0.42* 55* 39* | 3 27 10 * 7 * 17 * 0.63 * 10 * 7 *
NHL 20 1 372* 117* 520* 637* 0.46* 513* 56* | 12 82 9 * 14 * 23 * 0.28 * 28 * 2 *
OG 4 24* 3* 8* 11* 0.46* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
OJAHL 1 16* 3* 9* 12* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 26* 8* 6* 14* 0.54* 22* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 5* 2* 7* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Teppo Numminen Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/04/2009
08/04/2009 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Retired
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1988, 14 #145 overall by Drummondville Voltigeurs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Number 27 retired by Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for Tappara

Cult/Star player for TUTO Hockey

Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets