FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chicago, February 14th 2008
Chicago Blackhawks general manager Mathias Vaigur announced today that the team has acquired Finnish winger Teemu Selänne from the Nashville Predators in a six player deal. Going to Nashville is winger Mark Bell, defender Lasse Kukkonen and winger Rene Bourque along with two prospects.
"We are overjoyed about adding a player like Teemu Selänne to our roster. He is class right through, both on and off the ice. He adds veteran leadership along with experience from playoffs. He is also a premier goal scorer." - GM Mathias Vaigur said.
Last season Selänne played 79 games with the NY Islanders, scoring 31 goals and 70 points. This season he has split time between NY Islanders and Nashville, scoring 21 goals and 41 points in the process.