Petteri Lehto

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Petteri Lehto
Born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 62)
Turku, FIN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
TPS
Lukko
KalPa
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19801990

Mika Jukka Petteri Lehto (born 13 March 1961) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player and agent.

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Career

He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1984–85 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1990, was spent in the Finnish SM-liiga, where he played for TPS, and KalPa. Internationally, Lehto played for the Finnish national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Post-playing career

After his playing career, Lehto became an NHL agent. [1] His clientele as an agent includes Patrik Laine, Mikko Rantanen, Kaapo Kakko, Aron Kiviharju and Emil Hemming among others. [2]

Personal

His brother Joni is a scout for the Colorado Avalanche. [1] [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1977–78 TPS FIN U202445936
1978–79TPSFIN U20255141992
1978–79 TPS SM-l 20000
1979–80 Melville Millionaires SJHL 53104454188
1980–81TPSFIN U2015761336
1980–81 TPSSM-l3102216
1981–82 Lukko SM-l34381124
1982–83 TPSSM-l333694230002
1983–84 TPSSM-l368101832102138
1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60004
1984–85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 523182155
1985–86 TPSSM-l33281060702210
1986–87 TPSSM-l2215630
1987–88 KalPa SM-l323111432
1988–89 TPSSM-l40291120100004
1989–90 TPSSM-l371342790006
SM-l totals2982362852834123530
NHL totals60004

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1979 Finland EJC 53142
1984 Finland OLY 622410
Junior totals53142
Senior totals622410

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References

  1. 1 2 @jhitela (June 27, 2015). "Sitting next to Rantanen - his Finnish agent Petteri Lehto whose brother Joni Lehto is Avs European scout" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. NYMAN, MARIANNE (6 November 2022). ""I want to be one of the best in the world"". Yle. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. "Interview with the Avs scout Joni Lehto". eurolanche.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.