Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1987)
| Mikko Lehtonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
1 April 1987 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Oulun Kärpät Espoo Blues Boston Bruins Skellefteå AIK Severstal Cherepovets ZSC Lions SC Bern HC Lugano Örebro HK Djurgårdens IF | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
83rd overall, 2005 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Mikko Kristian Lehtonen (born 1 April 1987) is a Finnish ice hockey winger currently playing for Oulun Kärpät in the Liiga.
Playing career
Lehtonen was drafted by Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (83rd selection) of 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Mikko was drafted from Finnish team, Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga. On 31 May 2007, the Boston Bruins signed Lehtonen to an entry-level contract.[1]
Lehtonen made his North American debut in the 2008–09 season with Boston's American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins. Lehtonen made his NHL debut in the Bruins penultimate regular season game in a 6-1 defeat to the Buffalo Sabres on 11 April 2009.[2]
While with Skellefteå on 28 February 2011, Lehtonen's NHL rights were traded by the Bruins along with Jeff Penner to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Anton Khudobin.[3]
On 4 May 2011, Lehtonen was announced as the new player of KHL's Severstal Cherepovets.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and Playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Blues | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Blues | SM-l | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Blues | SM-l | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Blues | SM-l | 42 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 72 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 78 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå | SEL | 55 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 48 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 107 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Finland | WJC18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Junior int'l totals | 19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||
References
- ↑ "Bruins sign draft pick Lehtonen". Boston Bruins. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ↑ "Bruins loss gives San Jose NHL's best mark". Yahoo! Sports. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ↑ "Bruins acquire Khudobin from Wild for Penner, Lehtonen rights". The Sports Network. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ↑ "Mikko Lehtonen joins Severstal Cherepovets | Sports.ru in English".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database