Former Anaheim Ducks star Teemu Selanne is creating a hockey academy in his native Finland with the hopes of developing the next Teemu Selanne.

Selanne announced the creation of the Teemu Selanne Academy at a press conference Monday in Kirkkonummi, Finland, where he also provided an update on the possibility of him playing this season for Jokerit, the Helsinki-based Kontinental Hockey League team.

"We have goalie schools all over the world, especially in Finland, but not goal scoring schools," Selanne said according to a Finnish-to-English translation by Juha Hiitela, a Canadian-based Finnish journalist who covers the NHL for Ilta-Sanomat. "That's what I want to do."

Selanne said the academy will be based out of a new multi-sport complex featuring two rinks that is expected to open in three years. The complex, designed by Selanne and his wife, Sirpa, will be located in Kirkkonummi, which is approximately 20 miles west of Helsinki, Finland's capital city. Selanne has a summer home in Kirkkonummi.


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