With retirement on the way and his rights on the verge of being relinquished for good, we bid adieu to one of the GWMHL’s all-time greats.

The El Dorado Lynx‘s Teemu Selanne was unquestionably one of the best offensive players in league history. After 21 seasons, all with the same franchise, Selanne is 1st all-time in both goals and points, and 4th in assists. Those records may fall in the next season or three — Jarome Iginla is 69 goals behind while the ageless Jaromir Jagr trails Selanne by just 38 points — but none of that matters today. Selanne, who began his GWMHL career as the first overall pick in the league’s first ever draft, retires a legend.

Selanne now passes the mantle to Jagr, who is now the only remaining active player from the inaugural GWMHL season.

Selanne’s legacy in a nutshell:

• – 17 seasons with 20 or more goals, with 5 breaking 50
• – 4 100-point campaigns
• – 4 league championships

Check out our first retrospective about the Finnish Flash right here.

Year	Name                    GP   G	  A	PTS	+/-	PIM
93-94	Rochester Chenes Royale	84   73	  39	112	-25	55
94-95	Rochester Chenes Royale	42   26	  19	45	-1	26
95-96	Rochester Chenes Royale	74   27	  29	56	8	12
96-97	Rochester Chenes Royale	79   20	  34	54	8	22
97-98	Morgan Hill Lynx	80   59	  42	101	17	56
98-99	Morgan Hill Lynx	75   50	  33	83	19	50
99-00	Morgan Hill Lynx	75   55	  40	95	30	38
00-01	Morgan Hill Lynx	79   40	  34	74	29	20
01-02	Morgan Hill Lynx	73   31	  47	78	45	44
02-03	Morgan Hill Lynx	82   35	  30	65	19	66
03-04	Morgan Hill Lynx	82   24	  28	52	28	38
04-06	El Dorado Lynx		78   11	  8	19	-22	44
06-07	El Dorado Lynx		80   48	  64	112	16	76
07-08	El Dorado Lynx		82   57	  55	112	32	12
08-09	El Dorado Lynx		26   12	  19	31	7	18
09-10	El Dorado Lynx		69   29	  35	64	-11	56
10-11	El Dorado Lynx		54   26	  34	60	21	16
11-12	El Dorado Lynx		73   32	  54	86	11	37
12-13	El Dorado Lynx		82   25	  52	77	18	64
13-14	El Dorado Lynx		46   14	  17	31	2	24
14-15	El Dorado Lynx		59   3	  7	10	-4	10
Totals			     1,474  697	 720	1,417	247	896