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If we found his money,

we splurged it, too.

But when we got caught -

Paavo got our allowances

next week.

Change the vests. You must wear your own.

- Okay.

Panus buddies started drinking.

Then they started using drugs -

and hard drugs.

In the end, they got involved in crime.

My name is Panu Selanne,

Teemus and Paavo's big brother.

I am four years older.

I have no title at the moment.

Panu has been our

family's black sheep.

I was a good bad example.

Selanne streaking down the right side -

and Selanne scores!

I had never seen another player

with such passion to score.

It was our last game

of the season.

I had scored 1 goal more

than Alexander Mogilnyj -

before the last games.

We competed

for the NHL goal scoring title.

Buffalo's game at the East Coast

was over before ours began.

He scored twice.

He had 76 goals against my 75.

I had a chance.

I scored a goal

in the second period.

We had a 5-on-3 powerplay

at the end of the game.

The guys tried their best

to help me score -

but I couldn't.

Later Mogilnyj

and I became friends -

so it was fun to share the honor.

And The Calder Award goes to...

... Teemu Selanne.

I appreciate recieving this award.

Especially when this year

we had so many good rookies.

I don't want to forget to say

thanks to many people in Finland -

who have helped me so much

in making this night possible. Thank you.

When you come to a new team

and a new city -

teammates usually help you to

find a place to live, a car and so on.

Sirpa and I looked at many houses.

When I saw this house,

I said "Wow!"

We were here for over two hours.

I looked around, thinking.

On the way home I said to Sirpa -

that we can't

go back to our old house.

We must do it. We'll buy it.

So we bought it and now

we have lived here for over 12 years.

This is an incredible place.

We love it.

My life is perfect now

with the NHL lockout.

He helps me at home

and takes the boys to training.

I cook!

There are seven people

here all the time.

There are six in the family -

and now we have Tatu, 17,

living here.

He is my nephew.

Turn there.

Eemil scored a goal

and Tatu scored twice.

The boys take hockey seriously.

I don't have time for any own hobbies -

when I have two sons

at different ages.

He looked like a small crow

during the first practice.

His hair stood up...

he was so excited.

He wore swetpants

and sneakers.

Not fishing clothes, but almost.

We bought a trailer for the family.

We drove around Finland

to the children's tournaments.

I also kept on with athletics.

I played football,

hockey and bandy.

and I also trained skating.

I was quite small,

even when I was 13-14.

My football and hockey coaches said

that athletics might suit me better.

I was fast,

but still persistent.

I competed in 60 and 100

but even 1,000 meters.

Teemu Selnne's free kick.

A very hard shot.

At 15 years old Teemu trained

with the national junior team in football.

Then he had to choose

between football and hockey.

Hitherto Teemu played

in Espoon Jklubi -

which was a successful team

in boys born in 1970.

They were unofficial Finnish champion.

They had so many boys

they had two teams: A1 and A2.

Paavo was the goalie of A2

and Teemu stayed in A1.

Jorma lkonen,

Teemus coach at the time -

did a fine job

and taught him the basics.

He taught Teemu to skate.

It was clearly

that the family went for the one -

which had better resources.

My twin brother Paavo

didn't have the same motivation -

getting up

to the highest level.

One must have a great desire -

and fight his way up with his elbows

if necessary.

I was a bit annoyed when dad

didn't drive me to training -

As often as he drove Teemu.

I felt sorry for Paavo

who dragged his big bag along -

already as a little boy.

Paavo's also really funny.

Teemu and Paavo often joke -

and sometimes become a

bit angry with each other.

I think Paavo

is a little smarter than Teemu.

But don't tell Teemu

that I said this.

Paavo has supported Teemu

in an admirable way -

throughout Teemu's career.

He has been a big part

of Teemu's life.

He has encouraged and defended him.

One more game.

I transferred from Espoon Jklubi

to Jokerit when I turned fifteen.

At the same time Jokerit got

a new coach, Leo iks.

Teemu was not a child star

at the time.

He trained passionately.

I think his father was

part of Teemus exercising -

in a way I did not know.

I was a little scared and thought -

that the father might be

demanding too much of him.

I retired from the coaching

when Teemu got a professional trainer.

I was not bitter or sad -

but I missed it.

Leo became like a second father.

Teemu's appetite was incredible.

I have never seen anything like it.

One time we ate steak.

Teemu ate his in a flash.

He asked if I was still hungry

-

and if there were any leftovers.

I gave him my own steak.

He often takes food

from others' plates.

Everything went fine.

Anything could happen.

When we trained hard,

Teemu's knee problems began.

There were growing pains.

It was like a bullet in the knee.

He would have had to play,

but he could not.

He crawled back to the bench from the ice.

We tried to get on

alternative exercises.

We knew he must train.

Some painkillers

probably would have helped -

but we did not use any.

Daddy massaged Teemus

knees so he could sleep.

And he liked it -

because he always asked me to

massage the knees.

I had a lot of pain

for about a year.

If everyone would have liked

winning as much as Leo -

We would have been invincible.

As a coach, I aim to win -

and also to maintain the team's wellbeing -

and let the players

develop as individuals.

I demand punctuality

and good manners.

We also talked about the school.

Everything can not be about hockey.

Parental demands for Teemu's

schoolwork was not as severe.

It was an unspoken deal

that he can invest in sports.

The message I got from home

was clear:

"Do things you enjoy."

When we saw that Teemu was talented

and loved to play -

, it was clear that he can

study later in life if he wants to.

He didn't do much

homework in high school.

He copied mostly from me.

Or I did his homework.

It was a good idea

until there was a test.

When I barely passed

our parents told -

that it didn't look particularly good.

I had to

brush up on my school work a little.

Then I got mediocre grades.

It didn't require much.

After the elementary school, I thought

about what I wanted to do.

I went into

commercial school.

I trained

in the morning -

and went to school and ate lunch.

Sometimes I ate twice.

During the second year

I didn't even have my books with me.

I never graduated.

I knew I didn't need it.

I asked people

if there was any kindergarten -

that needed help.

In the beginning he got paid,

but when the contract ran out -

he worked in exchange for food.

It was a fun job.

I got to play and clown

with six-year-old pre-school children.

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