The Finnish Flash is now The American Flash

[WayTooCold]

Teemu Selänne became American. How long for Matthews 362g to catch his fellow American in goals 684g?

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[Neil Racki]

Welcome Selanne family!

 

[tucker3434]

We’re gonna go ahead and count this one retroactively.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Huge free agent pickup for the USA

 

[SenzZen]

Maybe he can lace 'em back up and try to catch the Golden Brett...

 

[Jugitsu]

Surprised it took him this long.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

I'm glad they included a translation for all the Finns back home who may not understand English

 

[WarriorofTime]

I'm glad they included a translation for all the Finns back home who may not understand English

Jesse Puljujarvi

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Even a thread about a retired Finnish player living in California somehow includes Auston Matthews.

 

[UFO]

Best American player ever? :p

 

[shakes the clown]

Always loved my birthday twin (7/3/70)!

 

[Terry Yake]

surprised he hadn't already become a citizen

 

[Dr Pepper]

Best American player ever? :p

Well clearly it's gotta be either him or Brett Hull.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

I'm glad they included a translation for all the Finns back home who may not understand English

Not sure if you're being facetious or not, my sarcasm radar is broken these days lol

 

[Summer Rose]

They let aliens become citizens in my country? Teemu Selänne is clearly an alien...

 

[blundluntman]

Cue the Hulk Hogan theme music

 

[Suntouchable13]

They let aliens become citizens in my country? Teemu Selänne is clearly an alien...

Get Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith on the case.

 

[wasup]

He is such a class act , Congrats Teemu .

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Teemu Selänne became American. How long for Matthews 362g to catch his fellow American in goals 684g?

He also just turned 27, by the looks of this photo. Dude is ageless.

 

[I am Bettman]

USA loading up for playoffs.

 

[Andrei79]

Cool news for one of the greatest Avalanche of all time.

 

[zar]

He can now speed away in Finland without getting a $25K speeding ticket!

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Best American player ever? :p

That would be Wayne Gretzky actually

 

[kingsholygrail]

The Bronze is ours!
Congrats to Teemu!

 

[MessierII]

Does he still live in LA?