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[SelanneGirl]

From the Hockey Writers:

Everyone has a sport record locked in their mind that will live with them forever. Somebody asks a question regarding it; you automatically yell out the player, year, stats and what they accomplished that was so incredible.

For myself, it’s Teemu Selanne’s rookie campaign with the Winnipeg Jets in 1992/1993 which stands on top. Maybe the finest Finn to ever step foot on the ice, Selanne has been as classy a person as his scoring pedigree.


Teemu Selanne remains a threat to goaltenders. (Photo courtesy of Gosh@/ Flikr.)
Rookies aren’t presumed or really meant to dominate however he used determination, speed and an appetite for scoring to guide Winnipeg to a playoff berth. As Teemu blossomed, so did the Jets with No.13 leading the attack.

Murphy’s law reads as: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. In contrast, it was reversed for Selanne with everything occurring marvellously as if he couldn’t make a mistake with the puck.

That season, the Finnish Flash burned out the red lights with 76 goals, 56 assists for 132 points in 84 games. Previously, Mike Bossy held the accomplishment in tallies, 53, and Peter Stastny’s 109 points were cancelled out as well. Selanne incredibly demolished both by 23 points and describes the experience as you’d expect a 76-goal scorer to; tons of chances.

“I remember every goal that year,” he said. “I remember getting, like, two, three breakaways every game. Nowadays, you get three, four the whole season? That’s pretty good.”

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What do you think, is Teemu's record unbreakable?

[Tashimojo]

I don't expect to ever see a rookie net that many goals, let alone points again.

[State 0f Chaos]

I don't expect to ever see a rookie net that many goals, let alone points again.

Agreed.

[Getzlaf Girl]

Honestly, by the numbers, I can't imagine this happening ever again, but if history has taught us anything, especially in sports, sooner or later all records get broken...

[NYRGirardi5]

I'm sure one day it will be broken, however i don't think any of us will be around to witness it.

[chicken wing]

I hope it does not turn out to be one of those records with an asterisk next to it since it was 84 games. Can it be broken? Maybe. But I doubt it.

[Erik C.]

I hope it does not turn out to be one of those records with an asterisk next to it since it was 84 games. Can it be broken? Maybe. But I doubt it.

I know the feeling. People have screamed for the asterisk for Brodeur's wins in a season record, but it hasn't happened yet.

At least Bettman knows enough not to turn himself into Ford Frick.