Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1987)

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Mikko Lehtonen
Mikko Lehtonen.jpg
Mikko Lehtonen in September 2008
Born (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37)
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
EBEL team
Former teams		 Fehérvár AV19
Espoo Blues
Boston Bruins
Skellefteå AIK
Severstal Cherepovets
ZSC Lions
SC Bern
HC Lugano
Örebro HK
Djurgårdens IF
Oulun Kärpät
HPK
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
NHL draft 83rd overall, 2005
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2005–present

Mikko Kristian Lehtonen (born 1 April 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for ESV Kaufbeuren in the DEL2.

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Blues FIN U1811134210000
2003–04BluesFIN U1820871522—————
2003–04Blues FIN U20 19303050000
2004–05BluesFIN U1810110—————
2004–05BluesFIN U203769153863140
2004–05 Blues SM-l 10000—————
2005–06BluesFIN U201534712105276
2005–06 BluesSM-l254040—————
2006–07 BluesSM-l3969152491124
2007–08 BluesSM-l428122012171894
2008–09 Providence Bruins AHL 7228255339142574
2008–09 Boston Bruins NHL 10000—————
2009–10 Providence BruinsAHL7823275058—————
2009–10 Boston BruinsNHL10000—————
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK SEL 5530285834183582
2011–12 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 481110212460000
2012–13 Severstal CherepovetsKHL233698—————
2012–13 ZSC Lions NLA 61342114374
2013–14 SC Bern NLA32491312—————
2013–14 HC Lugano NLA3101220110
2014–15 Skellefteå AIKSHL255496—————
2014–15 Örebro HK SHL195712862130
2015–16 Örebro HKSHL32371016—————
2015–16 Djurgårdens IF SHL18369480224
2016–17 Kärpät Liiga561213255010000
2017–18 HPK Liiga333478—————
2017–18 KHL Medveščak Zagreb AUT 1016710621312
2018–19 KHL Medveščak ZagrebAUT10110—————
2019–20 Hydro Fehérvár AV19 AUT334101414—————
2019–20 Dragons de Rouen FRA 864104423510
2021–22 Kiekko–Espoo Mestis 2612142610—————
2021–22 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 1281220220000
Liiga totals193333871942729118
NHL totals20000—————
SHL totals149465298683258136
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Vancouver

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004 Finland U17 8th53360
2005 Finland WJC18 7th62352
2006 Finland WJC Bronze medal icon.svg70112
2007 FinlandWJC6th646100
Junior totals24913224

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References

  1. ↑ "Bruins sign draft pick Lehtonen". Boston Bruins. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Bruins loss gives San Jose NHL's best mark". Yahoo! Sports. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bruins acquire Khudobin from Wild for Penner, Lehtonen rights". The Sports Network. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mikko Lehtonen joins Severstal Cherepovets | Sports.ru in English".
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