Joni Lehto
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Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 211 lb (96 kg/15 st 1 lb) |
Pro clubs | SM-liiga TPS Lukko Ilves Ässät AHL Capital District Islanders IHL Salt Lake City Golden Eagles ECHL Richmond Renegades Elitserien Luleå HF DEL Frankfurt Lions |
Nationality | Finland |
Born | July 15, 1970 , Turku, FIN |
NHL Draft | 111th overall, 1990 New York Rangers |
Pro career | 1991 – 1998 |
Joni Lehto is a former professional Ice Hockey defenceman.
Lehto played for Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey League before being drated to NHL by New York Islanders. Lehto was part of the Islanders organization for three seasons but did not get a single break in the NHL and played mostly for Capital District Islanders in the American Hockey League.
After NHL, Lehto played for Lukko, Ilves, Ässät in Finland, Luleå HF in Sweden and Frankfurt Lions in Germany.
Lehto retired from playing in 1998
Preceded by Juha Lind |
Winner of the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy 1994-95 |
Succeeded by Jani Hurme |