Mikko_Lehtonen_(ice_hockey,_born_1987)
Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1987)
Finnish ice hockey player
Mikko Kristian Lehtonen (born 1 April 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for ESV Kaufbeuren in the DEL2.
| Mikko Lehtonen | |||
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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 | ||
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]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Blues | FIN U18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Blues | FIN U18 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Blues | FIN U20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Blues | FIN U18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Blues | FIN U20 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Blues | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Blues | FIN U20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Blues | SM-l | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Blues | SM-l | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Blues | SM-l | 42 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 72 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 78 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 55 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 48 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | SC Bern | NLA | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lugano | NLA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Örebro HK | SHL | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Örebro HK | SHL | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Kärpät | Liiga | 56 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | HPK | Liiga | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | AUT | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | AUT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Hydro Fehérvár AV19 | AUT | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2021–22 | Kiekko–Espoo | Mestis | 26 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEL2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 193 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 94 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SHL totals | 149 | 46 | 52 | 98 | 68 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
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| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Finland | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2006 Vancouver | |
International
- "Bruins sign draft pick Lehtonen". Boston Bruins. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- "Bruins loss gives San Jose NHL's best mark". Yahoo! Sports. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- "Bruins acquire Khudobin from Wild for Penner, Lehtonen rights". The Sports Network. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database