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Pertti Leo Jorma Lehtonen (born 18 October 1956 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998. His nickname was "Ruoska"("The whip") because of his strong slapshot.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Karhu-Kissat | FIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | HIFK | FIN U20 | ||||||||||||
| 1975–76 | PiTa | FIN U20 | 59 | |||||||||||
| 1975–76 | PiTa | FIN.2 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | HIFK | SM-l | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1977–78 | HIFK | SM-l | 34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | HIFK | SM-l | 36 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80 | HIFK | SM-l | 36 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | HIFK | SM-l | 36 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | HIFK | SM-l | 36 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83 | HIFK | SM-l | 35 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | HIFK | SM-l | 37 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | HIFK | SM-l | 36 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | HIFK | SM-l | 36 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | HIFK | SM-l | 44 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | HIFK | SM-l | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1988–89 | HIFK | SM-l | 44 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | HIFK | SM-l | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | HIFK | SM-l | 43 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | HIFK | SM-l | 34 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | HIFK | SM-l | 48 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 1993–94 | HIFK | SM-l | 46 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | HIFK | SM-l | 46 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | HIFK | SM-l | 43 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | HIFK | SM-l | 47 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HIFK | SM-l | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SM-l totals | 851 | 228 | 312 | 540 | 718 | 97 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 93 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Finland | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1982 | Finland | WC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1983 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1984 | Finland | OG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1989 | Finland | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 40 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | |||
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