Erkki Lehtonen

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Erkki Lehtonen
Born (1957-01-09) January 9, 1957 (age 66)
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 teamFlag of Finland.svg  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]

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 Tappara FIN Jr.151010206—————
1975–76TapparaFIN Jr.262518436—————
1976–77 Bellingham Blazers BCHL 68328511713—————
1977–78 Tappara Liiga 3687151072247
1978–79 TapparaLiiga348101817102022
1979–80 TapparaLiiga3617264322—————
1980–81 TapparaLiiga361328412282570
1981–82 TapparaLiiga361922418114482
1982–83 TapparaLiiga36171835085492
1983–84 TapparaLiiga3518304822983110
1984–85 TapparaLiiga361731486—————
1985–86 TapparaLiiga362226484856110
1986–87 TapparaLiiga3718284612—————
1987–88 TapparaLiiga441733502510712194
1988–89 Berlin Capitals 1.GBun 27825334—————
1989–90 TapparaLiiga441840581071670
1990–91 TapparaLiiga3110717231010
Liiga totals4772063025081608137427917

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1986 Finland WC 103472
1988 Finland OG 846102
Senior totals18710174

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.


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