Erkki Tapani Lehtonen (born January 9, 1957, in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for Tappara in the SM-liiga. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997 and his jersey was retired by Tappara in 2018.[1] He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Lehtonen scored the winning goal to help Finland win their first medal.[2][1]
Erkki Lehtonen | |||
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Born | Tampere, Finland | January 9, 1957||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Tappara | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1977–1991 |
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1974–75 | Tappara | FIN Jr. | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Tappara | FIN Jr. | 26 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Bellingham Blazers | BCHL | 68 | 32 | 85 | 117 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Tappara | Liiga | 36 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
1978–79 | Tappara | Liiga | 34 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
1979–80 | Tappara | Liiga | 36 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Tappara | Liiga | 36 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
1981–82 | Tappara | Liiga | 36 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
1982–83 | Tappara | Liiga | 36 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
1983–84 | Tappara | Liiga | 35 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
1984–85 | Tappara | Liiga | 36 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Tappara | Liiga | 36 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||
1986–87 | Tappara | Liiga | 37 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Tappara | Liiga | 44 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | ||
1988–89 | Berlin Capitals | 1.GBun | 27 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Tappara | Liiga | 44 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
1990–91 | Tappara | Liiga | 31 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Liiga totals | 477 | 206 | 302 | 508 | 160 | 81 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 17 |
International
editYear | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1986 | Finland | WC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
1988 | Finland | OG | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Tapparan ja Leijonien legenda Erkki Lehtonen häkeltyi suuresta kunnianosoituksesta: "Tällä kaudella en ole vielä hallissa käynyt, mutta nyt täytyy mennä"". aamulehti.fi (in Finnish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Suomi teki ihmeen Calgaryssa 30 vuotta sitten - Neuvostoliitto kaatui 2-1: "Ajattelin, että syöttääköhän se vielä"". iltalehti.fi. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
External links
edit- Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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