Sami Lepistö
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Sami Lepistö (born October 17, 1984 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman, son of former Jokerit captain and youth international defenseman Jussi Lepistö. Sami was drafted by the Washington Capitals as their third-round pick, #66 overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Lepistö is considered one of the best offensive defensemen in the league. He is under contract with Jokerit until 2006.
[edit] Playing career
Lepistö has played his entire professional career so far with Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga, winning a silver medal in 2005. He was the highest-scoring defenseman in the playoffs that year. Although the next season was a huge disappointment for Jokerit, with the team finishing outside the playoffs, Lepistö was the fifth-highest scoring defenseman in the league.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001-02 | Jokerit | Jr. B | 20 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2001-02 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 36 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2003-04 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 53 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 55 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2005-06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
[edit] International play
- 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships best defenseman and tournament all-star.
