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| Antero Lehtonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1954-04-12) April 12, 1954 (age 70) Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Tappara HC TPS Washington Capitals JYP Jyväskylä | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1987 | ||
Antero Lehtonen (born 12 April 1954) is a Finnish former ice hockey player.
He played 65 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals during the 1979–80 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1971 to 1987, was spent in the Finnish SM-liiga. Internationally Lehtonen played for the Finnish national team at the 1977, 1979 and 1981 World Championships, as well as at junior tournaments.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Tappara U20 | FIN U20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Tappara U20 | FIN U20 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Tappara | FIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Tappara U20 | FIN U20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Tappara | FIN | 36 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Tappara | FIN | 36 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Tappara | FIN | 36 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Tappara | SM-l | 36 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | HC TPS | SM-l | 36 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | HC TPS | SM-l | 35 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Tappara | SM-l | 36 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 65 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Tappara | SM-l | 27 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | HC TPS | SM-l | 36 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1982–83 | HC TPS | SM-l | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | HC TPS | SM-l | 30 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | Jyp HT | FIN-2 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Jyp HT | SM-l | 36 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Jyp HT | SM-l | 39 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 347 | 182 | 113 | 295 | 237 | 57 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 38 | ||||
| NHL totals | 65 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1974 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1977 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1979 | Finland | WC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Finland | WC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Senior totals | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |||
References
External links
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