Teuvo Henri Matias Teravainen was born on 11 September 1994 and is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League.
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21 Facts About Teuvo Teravainen
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Product of Jokerit's youth system, Teuvo Teravainen made his SM-liiga debut on 18 October 2011 at age 17.
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Teuvo Teravainen quickly established his place in the first team and played 40 games en route to winning the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy for rookie of the year.
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Teuvo Teravainen was ultimately selected in the first round, 18th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks.
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However, Teuvo Teravainen eventually picked up his game and after a successful tournament at the World Junior Championships, went on a 13-game point streak, scoring 5 goals and 18 assists.
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Teuvo Teravainen was named team captain of Jokerit when their captain went down with injury.
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Teuvo Teravainen scored his first career NHL goal on 16 January 2015 against the Winnipeg Jets.
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Teuvo Teravainen became the fourth-youngest player to ever score a goal in the Stanley Cup Final and the second-youngest to have a multi-point game in the Cup Final since 1990.
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Teuvo Teravainen won his first Stanley Cup in 2015 with the Blackhawks in his rookie season, scoring ten points in the playoff run.
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On 15 June 2016, Teuvo Teravainen was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the New York Rangers' 2016 second-round draft pick and Chicago's own 2017 third-round pick.
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Teuvo Teravainen began the season playing on the Hurricanes top line alongside Jordan Staal and Sebastian Aho.
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Teuvo Teravainen recorded three straight goals within seven minutes and five seconds of each other, becoming the first Hurricane to record a natural hat trick since Eric Staal in 2010.
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Teuvo Teravainen ended the season with 23 goals and 41 assists for 64 points through 82 games as the Hurricanes failed to qualify for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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On 21 January 2019, Teuvo Teravainen signed a 5-year, $27 million contract extension with the Hurricanes, carrying an annual cap hit of $5.
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Teuvo Teravainen helped lead the Hurricanes to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, where they were eliminated by the Bruins in the first round.
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However, a few games later, Teuvo Teravainen was diagnosed with a concussion as a result of a hit from Blackhawks defenceman Nikita Zadorov.
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Teuvo Teravainen helped lead the Hurricanes to the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, where they were eliminated by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round.
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Teuvo Teravainen has represented Finland on several youth levels, most notably in the World Junior Championships.
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Teuvo Teravainen assisted all three of Finland's goals and was the overall scoring leader of the tournament.
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Teuvo Teravainen's brother Eero is a defenceman with HIFK of the Liiga and previously played with the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League and with the Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team at the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships.
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