Erkki Lehtonen

Erkki Lehtonen
Born	(1957-01-09) January 9, 1957 (age 68) Tampere, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Tappara
National team	Finland
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1977–1991

Erkki Tapani Lehtonen (born January 9, 1957, in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for Tappara in the SM-liiga. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997 and his jersey was retired by Tappara in 2018. ^[1] He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Lehtonen scored the winning goal to help Finland win their first medal. ^{[2] [1]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Tappara	FIN Jr.		15	10	10	20	6		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Tappara	FIN Jr.		26	25	18	43	6		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Bellingham Blazers	BCHL		68	32	85	117	13		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Tappara	Liiga		36	8	7	15	10		7	2	2	4	7
1978–79	Tappara	Liiga		34	8	10	18	17		10	2	0	2	2
1979–80	Tappara	Liiga		36	17	26	43	22		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Tappara	Liiga		36	13	28	41	22		8	2	5	7	0
1981–82	Tappara	Liiga		36	19	22	41	8		11	4	4	8	2
1982–83	Tappara	Liiga		36	17	18	35	0		8	5	4	9	2
1983–84	Tappara	Liiga		35	18	30	48	22		9	8	3	11	0
1984–85	Tappara	Liiga		36	17	31	48	6		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Tappara	Liiga		36	22	26	48	4		8	5	6	11	0
1986–87	Tappara	Liiga		37	18	28	46	12		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Tappara	Liiga		44	17	33	50	25		10	7	12	19	4
1988–89	Berlin Capitals	1.GBun		27	8	25	33	4		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Tappara	Liiga		44	18	40	58	10		7	1	6	7	0
1990–91	Tappara	Liiga		31	10	7	17	2		3	1	0	1	0
Liiga totals				477	206	302	508	160		81	37	42	79	17

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986	Finland	WC		10	3	4	7	2
1988	Finland	OG		8	4	6	10	2
Senior totals				18	7	10	17	4

References

1. "Tapparan ja Leijonien legenda Erkki Lehtonen häkeltyi suuresta kunnianosoituksesta: "Tällä kaudella en ole vielä hallissa käynyt, mutta nyt täytyy mennä"". aamulehti.fi (in Finnish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
2. "Suomi teki ihmeen Calgaryssa 30 vuotta sitten - Neuvostoliitto kaatui 2-1: "Ajattelin, että syöttääköhän se vielä"". iltalehti.fi. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

External links

• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database