Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1978)

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Mikko Lehtonen
Lehtonen with Timrå IK in 2008
Born (1978-06-12) 12 June 1978 (age 45)
Kiiminki, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for
Kärpät
National team  Finland
NHL draft 271st overall, 2001
Nashville Predators
Playing career 1999–2014

Mikko Tapani Lehtonen (born 12 June 1978) is a Finnish former

SM-liiga. Internationally Lehtonen played for the Finnish national team at the 2006 and 2009 World Championships
, winning a bronze in 2006.

Playing career

Lehtonen appeared in his first National Hockey League game on 7 October 2006 with the Nashville Predators against the Minnesota Wild, and registered his first NHL goal in that game. The goal was scored eight seconds into his first NHL shift, coming one second short of tying the all-time record set by Dave Christian.[citation needed]

On 27 February 2007, Lehtonen was traded to the

2007 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed
]

Having won the

Finnish Championship for a third time playing for Oulun Kärpät, Lehtonen signed a one-year deal with Swedish team Timrå IK on 9 June 2008.[1]

On 6 May 2009, Lehtonen signed with Frölunda HC for the 2009–10 Frölunda HC season.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94
Kärpät U16
 FIN U16 31 2 9 11 26 4 0 2 2 4
1994–95 Kärpät U16 FIN U16 29 4 10 14 78 — — — — —
1995–96 Kärpät U18 FIN U18 15 4 5 9 30 — — — — —
1996–97 Kärpät U20 FIN U20 35 6 19 25 82 — — — — —
1997–98 Kärpät U20 FIN U20 20 3 4 7 40 — — — — —
1998–99 Kärpät U20 FIN U20 22 7 8 15 51 — — — — —
1998–99
Kärpät
 FIN-2 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1999–00
 Kärpät FIN-2 45 5 10 15 26 — — — — —
2000–01 Kärpät
FIN
 54 6 9 15 58 9 0 3 3 4
2001–02 Kärpät FIN 55 8 11 19 32 4 1 1 2 4
2002–03 Kärpät FIN 55 5 12 17 50 15 3 1 4 22
2003–04 Kärpät FIN 53 5 13 18 62 12 2 4 6 8
2004–05 Kärpät FIN 53 11 17 28 28 12 3 3 6 12
2005–06 Kärpät FIN 43 6 8 14 46 10 2 2 4 12
2006–07 Nashville Predators NHL 15 1 2 3 8 — — — — —
2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 35 4 8 12 28 — — — — —
2006–07 Rochester Americans AHL 21 1 8 9 10 — — — — —
2007–08 Kärpät FIN 48 8 25 33 34 15 4 5 9 12
2008–09 Timrå IK SWE 41 15 15 30 58 7 0 2 2 0
2009–10 Frölunda HC SWE 9 3 1 4 10 — — — — —
2009–10 Kärpät FIN 11 3 2 5 16 10 1 2 3 8
2010–11 Kärpät FIN 43 12 9 21 46 2 0 2 2 4
2011–12 Kärpät FIN 37 6 8 14 14 7 2 2 4 4
2012–13 Kärpät FIN 40 6 14 20 38 — — — — —
2013–14 Kärpät FIN 26 6 6 12 14 — — — — —
FIN totals 518 82 134 216 438 96 18 25 43 90
NHL totals 15 1 2 3 8 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Finland WC 9 1 4 5 14
2009 Finland WC 7 1 0 1 6
Senior totals 16 2 4 6 20

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-06-177379-2
    .
  2. ^ Därför valde Lehtonen Frölunda före Timrå Archived 8 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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