HOCKEY PLAYER

Pekka Rinne

1982 - Today

Photo of Pekka Rinne

Icon of person Pekka Rinne

Pekka Päiviö Rinne (pronounced [ˈpekːɑ ˈrinːe]; born 3 November 1982) is a Finnish former professional hockey goaltender. Drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Rinne became their starting goaltender during the 2008–09 season and quickly established himself as one of the NHL's best goaltenders. He won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goaltender in the 2017–18 season, and was a finalist for the award four times. Rinne led the Predators to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in franchise history in 2017, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pekka Rinne is the 209th most popular hockey player (down from 189th in 2019), the 545th most popular biography from Finland (up from 551st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Pekka Rinne by language

Loading...

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Pekka Rinne ranks 209 out of 676. Before him are Martin Gerber, Tomáš Vokoun, Milan Hnilička, Leon Draisaitl, Valtteri Filppula, and Alexander Radulov. After him are Fredrik Norrena, Hannu Virta, Sergei Nemchinov, Dmitri Mironov, Roman Červenka, and Paul Kariya.

Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Pekka Rinne ranks 545. Before him are Marc Planus, Siaka Tiéné, Joachim Johansson, Danica Patrick, Hesham Mesbah, and Keri Hilson. After him are Hisato Satō, Masaki Aiba, Álvaro Saborío, Epico Colón, Iryna Merleni, and Tyron Woodley.

Others Born in 1982

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Pekka Rinne ranks 545 out of 751. Before him are Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), Aki Parviainen (1974), Mikko Kolehmainen (1964), Joonas Suotamo (1986), Mikko Leppilampi (1978), and Valtteri Filppula (1984). After him are Fredrik Norrena (1973), Hannu Virta (1963), Kiira Korpi (1988), Janne Lahtela (1974), Janne Wirman (1979), and Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995).

Others born in Finland

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Pekka Rinne ranks 15. Before him are Jere Lehtinen (1973), Ville Peltonen (1973), Teppo Numminen (1968), Sami Kapanen (1973), Kimmo Timonen (1975), and Valtteri Filppula (1984). After him are Fredrik Norrena (1973), Hannu Virta (1963), Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995), Sami Salo (1974), Mikko Koivu (1983), and Jarkko Ruutu (1975).

Finnish born Hockey Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous