Jere Lehtinen Jere Kalervo Lehtinen ( born June 24 , 1973 in Espoo , Finland ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He plays as a right wing . He was drafted 88th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars . Lehtinen handles defensive aspects of the game as well as offensive , hence he is a two - way forward for which he has won the Frank J . Selke Trophy three times as the league ' s best defensive forward . Playing career . Lehtinen started his career with his hometown team , Kiekko - Espoo . The team was jammed in first division in 1991 but they managed to win the division and gained a spot in the Finnish SM - liiga , from there Lehtinen started his professional career . He spent another year with Kiekko - Espoo but the team was struggling and after one season , Lehtinen received an offer from one of the biggest clubs at that time , TPS . He signed with TPS in the summer of 1993 and once the season started , he soon found his scoring abilities . Lehtinen was immediately paired with another future NHLer Saku Koivu and the two were a big part of TPS ' s great season . Although they won the regular season title by a huge margin , they lost to Jokerit in the finals . The following season , TPS and Lehtinen went all the way again , this time beating Jokerit in the final series 3 – 2 . After the SM - liiga season was over , Lehtinen received an invite to the 1995 World Championships . Team Finland went all the way to the final game and swept Sweden 4 – 1 , winning Finland ' s only IIHF World Championship gold medal to date . He was part of the renowned first line of Finland dubbed by Finnish fans the " Ankkalinnan pojat " ( " The boys of Duckburg " , a reference to their nicknames " Tupu , Hupu , Lupu " ; " Huey , Dewey , Louie " ) with Saku Koivu and Ville Peltonen , another future NHLer . The three also made up the tournament ' s all - star line . After the big year in 1995 , winning SM - Liiga and World Championship gold medals , Lehtinen went over the sea to play in the NHL . He saw only one game in the minors and was part of the Dallas Stars organisation instantly . Lehtinen worked his way up in three years to join Mike Modano in the first line and was nominated for the Frank J . Selke Trophy for the first time in 1996 – 97 season . During 1997 – 98 season he was voted to the 1998 NHL All - Star Game . It was the first year the NHL introduced a new system , in which European players play against North - American players . Lehtinen ' s fellow countrymen Saku Koivu , Teemu Selänne and Jari Kurri were also voted to the game and the four saw a few shifts with each other rotating . The same year Lehtinen was again a nominee for the Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward and eventually won the prestigious award . He was also part of the bronze - winning Team Finland in Nagano Olympic games in 1998 . In 1999 the Stars managed to go all the way to the Stanley Cup finals and beat Buffalo Sabres in six games winning the Stanley Cup , Lehtinen scored the first goal in Game 6 and assisted on Brett Hull ' s cup - winning goal in over - time . Lehtinen set new career high stats and captured the Selke Trophy , being only the third player to win the award in consecutive seasons . Season 1999 – 00 was a tough break for Lehtinen . He was able to play in only 17 regular season games due to problems with his ankle . He fractured it early in the season and had to be sidelined for 30 games . After he had sustained the injury he returned to the lineup but was again sidelined just after playing 8 games , this time for 35 games . He then returned to help his team in the playoffs . The Stars went again to the Stanley Cup finals but were unable to overcome the New Jersey Devils . After having a troubled last season , Lehtinen bounced back to his old form in 2000 – 01 season , and put up another good season stats - wise . The Stars , however , didn ' t go as deep as they had gone the last couple of years . In 2001 – 02 , Lehtinen had a stellar season . Although the Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs , Lehtinen managed to score 25 goals , tallied 24 assists and finished first on the team in plus / minus with + 27 . He was again voted to the NHL All - Star game but was unable to play due to injury . He ranked 7th in Lady Byng Memorial Trophy voting and was again nominated for the Selke Trophy . He came in short and Michael Peca was honored with the award for second time in his career . After having a great season in 2001 – 02 , Lehtinen continued where he left off in 2002 – 03 season . He was the leading Stars player in goals , setting a new career high 31 goals in a season , led the team in plus / minus ( + 39 ) and was also ranked fourth in the league . Recorded his second career hat - trick against Los Angeles Kings in that season too . To top it off , Lehtinen became only the third player to win the Selke Trophy three times , tying Guy Carbonneau for three and one behind Bob Gainey who has won it four times . 2003 – 04 season was a disappointment to Lehtinen as he only played in 58 games and scored 26 points . During the season he had problems with his knee . The Stars were knocked out by the Colorado Avalanche in the first playoff round . Before the NHL lockout for 2004 – 05 season , the World Cup of Hockey was played . Lehtinen was once again representing Finland and the finns met Team Canada in the final . The Canadians took the gold with a 3 – 2 win over Finland . Lehtinen underwent a surgery to get his knee fixed and rehabilitated it during the lockout season . It showed in his game in 2005 – 06 season as he tied for his career high points , 52 , and set a new career high in goals , 33 . Dallas won the Pacific division title , making it the 7th in last 10 seasons . However , they were once again eliminated in the first playoff round , by the Colorado Avalanche . Lehtinen was again a nominee for the Selke Trophy but finished third in voting . The 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin took place in the middle of the 2005 – 06 NHL season . Lehtinen was again a vital part of Team Finland ' s journey to the gold medal game . Like in previous international tournaments , Lehtinen was placed in a line with Saku Koivu and Teemu Selänne . However , Finland lost the final bitterly 3 – 2 to their nemesis , Team Sweden . Koivu and Selänne were the tournament ' s joint top scorer and Lehtinen tied for 7th . In the 2006 – 07 season , Lehtinen scored 26 goals and led the team in goals for second consecutive season . The Stars failed to progress from the first round for the third season in a row . Despite the series stretched to seven games , Lehtinen failed to contribute a single point in playoffs for his team . Lehtinen started out the 2007 – 08 season very efficiently by posting 6 – 13 – 19 stats in 21 games before suffering a sports hernia . He returned on February 1st 2008 in a game against the Edmonton Oilers , ceasing his 33 - game absence . He recorded an assist to Jussi Jokinen ' s goal in that game . To date , Lehtinen is the only Finnish player to have won both a World Championships gold medal and a Stanley Cup . International play . Played for Finland in : International statistics