Jori Lehterä
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Jori Lehterä (born December 23, 1987 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center.
Lehterä dominated the Jokerit junior team in scoring, and earned himself a place on the team's SM-liiga roster in the fall of 2006. He is a skilled offensive center who is showing signs of becoming an excellent playmaker. Lehterä was selected to represent Finland at the 2006 World Under-20's Championships in Sweden [1], but couldn't make the team due to an injury. In April 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Tappara [2].
Lehterä's uncle is Tero Lehterä, a member of Finland's 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships gold medal team.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006-07 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 47 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
