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Finland Teppo Numminen

#27 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 08/09

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Oscar Lindberg 50 18 33 51
2. Ty Rattie 52 21 26 47
3. David Tomasek 52 25 20 45
4. Janne Kuokkanen 43 18 26 44
5. Max Friberg 51 16 27 43
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Teppo Numminen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
55
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
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

Father: Kalevi Numminen
Brother: Teemu Numminen

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* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2009-10 Finland OG Scout
2010-11 Finland WC Scout
2011-12 Buffalo Sabres NHL Asst. Coach
2012-13 Buffalo Sabres NHL Asst. Coach
2013-14 Buffalo Sabres NHL Asst. Coach
2014-15 Not active as staff
2015-16 Not active as staff
2016-17 Finland WCup Asst. Coach
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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.
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/04/2009
08/04/2009 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Retired

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Teppo Numminen 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

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