Selanne: The Return, Crowning, And Close Of A Ducks Career In Pictures

We open the SB Nation photo vault to look at some of the iconic images of Teemu Selanne's international and NHL career, and will help relive his ascent to legendary status in Anaheim.

By EricTheHawk Jan 11, 2015, 5:00am PST

Leader of the Lions Selanne backhands the puck past Russia's Nikolai Khabibulin during the 2002 Winter Olympics at the Peaks Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Finland's Finest Selanne skates with the puck against Belarus at the E Center in Salt Lake City, Utah during the 2002 Winter Olympics. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
World Cup Competitor Selanne battles for space with Stefan Ustorf in front of Germany's Olaf Kolzig during Finland's 3-0 win at Cologne Arena in Cologne, Germany during the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. (Mathias Renner/WCOH via Getty Images)
Finland To The Final Pregame skate for Selanne before Finland defeated the United States 2-1 in the semifinal of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
Mighty Once Again After being traded to San Jose during the 2000-01 season, he returned as a free agent in 05-06. (Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Instant Chemistry Andy McDonald became Selanne's centerman as the two's chemistry was undeniable. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Ducky Number 13 When Teemu returned to the Ducks Sandis Ozolinsh still had the number 8, so Selanne opted for his number 13 worn during his rookie year in Winnipeg. (Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images)
Italian Finn Once again Selanne was selected to Finland's Olympic team during 2006. Here he skates against Canada in a preliminary round game at the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Striking Silver Selanne celebrates with Kimmo Timonen and Teppo Numminen after assisting on Timonen's goal during the gold medal game against Sweden at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy. (Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Dousing The Flames Andy McDonald and Ryan Getzlaf celebrate Selanne's goal during game four of the Quarterfinal between the Mighty Ducks and Flames. Sixth seeded Anaheim won the series in seven games. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
No Way, Jose The Mighty Ducks shockingly got home ice for their second round series against seventh seed Colorado as every underdog won. Selanne beats Jose Theodore during game one of the Western Semifinal. (Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Sweeping Sensations. The Mighty Ducks were dominant in dumping the Avalanche in four straight. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
One Step, One Year Away Selanne congratulates Edmonton's Dwayne Roloson after the Oilers defeated the Mighty Ducks in game five to win the Western Conference Final. (Harry How/Getty Images)
New Look, Same Scoring Touch Selanne backhands his shootout attempt past Los Angeles Kings goalie Mathieu Garon early in the 2006-07 season. (Noah Graham/Getty Images)
Joining Rare Company In Rarefied Air Teemu holds up the puck used to score his 500th NHL goal, beating Jose Theodore of the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on November 22, 2006. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Dual Milestone Celebration Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli honor Selanne and his family for Teemu's 500 goals and 1000 games in the NHL. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Teammates, All-Stars Andy McDonald and Selanne pose before the 2007 NHL All-Star Game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Dave Sandford/Getty Images)
Taming The Wild Teemu celebrates a goal against the Minnesota Wild in the 2007 Western Conference Quarterfinal. The Ducks won the series in five games. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Lou Better Believe It Up next came the task of Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
Black Eye? Beat The Blue Selanne and the Ducks once again made quick work of their opposition, knocking the Canucks out in five games. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
The Red Menace Selanne scores during game four of the Western Conference Final against Dominik Hasek and the Detroit Red Wings. (Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Red Dead Redemption The Ducks swarm Selanne after his game-winning goal in overtime of game five gave Anaheim a three games to two lead in the series. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
On To The Final Selanne celebrates with Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Samuel Pahlsson as the Ducks eliminated the Detroit Red Wings in six games with a 4-3 win to clinch the Ducks second trip to the Stanley Cup Final in franchise history. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
Destiny Is... Selanne embraces with Todd Marchant after the Ducks won the Western Conference Championship. Marchant created the inspirational t-shirts the players wore during the 2007 playoffs. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Welcome To The Show Monday, May 28, 2007. Teemu Selanne gets ready for his first Stanley Cup Final game of his career. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
It Just Looks Right Selanne during action in the Stanley Cup Final against the Ottawa Senators. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Ducks Hold Serve Selanne celebrates a goal by Andy McDonald as Anahim took the first two games of the series. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Setting The Ducks On The Doorstep Selanne assisted on Dustin Penner's game-winning goal in game four to give Anaheim a three games to one series lead heading back home with an opportunity to clinch. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Like So Many Times Before Selanne and Andy McDonald go through the high-five line after McDonald's power play goal in the first period of game five of the Stanley Cup Final. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Anticipation In Anaheim What time is it? (Harry How/Getty Images)
There Are No Words (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Two Titans Celebrate Selanne and Jean-Sebastien Giguere are forever linked in the hearts and history of the Anaheim Ducks. (Dave Sandford/Getty Images)
Gettin' Bubbly In Here It's a celebration! (Harry How/Getty Images)
He'll Be Back Selanne shakes hands with then-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during the team's Stanley Cup celebration at Honda Center. (Harry How/Getty Images)
California's First It never feels like 34.5 pounds. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Celebration With The Fans Selanne and the Ducks celebrated the Stanley Cup Championship with the fans at Honda Center on June 9, 2007. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Defending The Throne After contemplating retirement during the offseason, Selanne returned to help the Ducks defend the title. (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
One And Done Selanne celebrates a Chris Kunitz goal in game three of the Quarterfinal against Dallas, but the Stars ended the Ducks title defense in the opening round. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
More Finnish Hardware Selanne and the Finns defeated Sweden to win the bronze at the 2008 IIHF World Championship at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (Elsa/Getty Images)
2009 Playoff Push The Ducks found themselves the eighth seed facing the Presidents Trophy winning San Jose Sharks in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Sayonara Sharkies Selanne celebrates his second period goal with Ryan Getzlaf during game six as the Ducks completed the upset of top seeded San Jose on home ice. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
We Meet Again The Ducks met Detroit again in the Western Conference Semifinal in 2009. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Opening The Account Selanne strikes for the first goal of the game against Chris Osgood during game three of the 2009 Western Conference Semifinal. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
All Hands On Deck Selanne celebrates with Andrew Ebbett and Ryan Carter. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Going The Distance Selanne and Ryan Getzlaf react to a goal during game six, but the Ducks would fall on the road in game seven. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports)
Timeless Selanne warms up before a game during the 2009-10 season. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Olympian Again In Vancouver Selanne shields the puck away from Germany's Sven Butenschoen during a preliminary game of the 2010 Winter Olympics at Canada Olympic Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Medal Heads Selanne and Saku Koivu celebrate Finland's 5-3 win over Slovakia in the bronze medal game at Canada Hockey Place. (Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports)
Another Accolade Teemu again twisted the twine against the Colorado Avalanche for a record-mark goal, scoring his 600th in a game on March 21, 2010 at Honda Center. (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
Mr. Popular Selanne speaks with the media after scoring his 600th NHL goal in a game against the Colorado Avalanche. (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
Opening Night Favorite Teemu makes his way onto the ice during the home opener of the 2010-11 season. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Good In All Threads Before the change for the 2014-15 season, Selanne had worn every jersey the Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks franchise had ever donned. (Abelimages/Getty Images)
Remembering Rusty The Ducks honored former defenseman Ruslan Salei during the month of November in 2011 following the tragic Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Eager Ambassador Selanne was a fixture for promotions for the franchise, taking part in the kick-off of the Movember event at The Art Of Shaving in Washington, D.C. in 2011. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Welcome Back To Winnipeg Selanne made his first return to Winnipeg with the Ducks since the rebirth of the Jets on December 17, 2011. (Marianne Helm/Getty Images)
They Love Teemu Too Jets fans went wild for the player that scored 76 goals in his rookie year with the Jets. (Marianne Helm/Getty Images)
Bringing Out The Vintage Everyone brought out their favorite old school Selanne gear. (Marianne Helm/Getty Images)
Saku & Teemu Together After playing together on so many Finland squads, Selanne and Koivu played together on the Ducks for five seasons from 09-10 to 13-14. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Always A Star Teemu was a regular through the Power Player tunnel as a three stars of the game selection. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)
Always A Roar For The Adored Whenever public address announcer Phil Hulett you could count on the Ducks faithful making a ton of noise. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)
Every Visible In The Pregame Skate Selanne would regularly pick up pucks and toss them to fans during the pregame skate. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)
Another Accolade Against Avalanche Selanne's goal on March 12, 2012 against the Colorado Avalanche moved him into 19th on the all-time NHL scoring list as his 1399th point. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
The Scoop Selanne scoops the pucks onto the ice before the game against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)
Getting One On Giggy Selanne celebrates scoring against Colorado's Jean-Sebastien Giguere. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
One More Run Selanne shakes hands with Mike Babcock after game seven of the 2013 Western Quarterfinal. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Final First Selanne takes the ice during the home opener for the final time of his career in the 2013-14 season. (Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports)
It Just Looks Right Sporting the colors of the Mighty Ducks on Throwback Night against the Ottawa Senators in 2013-14. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
Best In Bryzness Selanne celebrates after scoring a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period. (Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports)
Take It Outside Practice day before the Stadium Series game against the Los Angeles Kings at Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)
Paint It Orange The clash of colors befit the clash of Southern California rivals as the Ducks and Kings battled in the Stadium Series. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Shut Out In Chavez Ravine Selanne celebrates with Kyle Palmieri after the Ducks blanked the Kings 3-0 in the Stadium Series at Dodger Stadium. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Finally, Sochi Selanne brought his international career to an end in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
International Rivals Too Selanne and Los Angeles' Canadian defenseman Drew Doughty, as well as fellow Canadian Ducks Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry were opponents in the 2014 Olympics too. (Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports)
Getting By Russia Selanne scores against Semyon Varlamov to help the Finns knock off Russia in the quarterfinal of the playoff round at the Bolshoy Ice Dome. (Martin Rose/Getty Images)
Bronze Game Blowout Teemu celebrates a third period goal for Finland in the bronze medal game against the United States at the Bolshoy Ice Dome. (Lars Baron/Getty Images)
Fitting Close As Captain Selanne and the Finns secured the bronze with a 5-0 win over the United States, giving him a record for medals won in hockey. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
MVP Selanne was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 Olympics. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Captain Selanne There was only one other stretch during his first run with the Mighty Ducks were Teemu was team captain. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
Final Game, First Star Selanne is selected first star of his final regular season game with the Ducks in a 3-2 overtime win over the Colorado Avalance. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
Storybook Finish Selanne and Colorado's Jean-Sebastien Giguere got to take a final lap around the ice at the end of the game, each playing their final regular season NHL game. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
Lets Play Playoffs Selanne celebrates a goal during the Pacific Semifinal against the Dallas Stars. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Dallas Dumped Selanne has words for countryman and Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen after the Ducks eliminated the Stars in six game with an overtime win to clinch it. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Freeway Playoff Faceoff Selanne skates during the first ever postseason meeting between the Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)
Not Quick Enough Teemu drags to the backhand to beat Kings goalie Jonathan Quick in the third period. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
The Last NHL Goal Selanne celebrates his goal in game three of the Pacific Division Final at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. (Harry How/Getty Images)
End Of The Road The careers of Selanne and Saku Koivu came to a close in 2013-14. (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)
Thanks For The Memories Selanne waives goodbye to the fans. (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! Forever Anaheim's Greatest Eight. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)