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Finland Tero Lehterä

Odense Bulldogs / Denmark - 06/07
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Date of Birth
Apr 21, 1972
Position
C
Age
50
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekko-Espoo
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 10 #235 overall by Florida Panthers
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2

Nephew: Jori Lehterä

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 28 14 26 40 2 - | Playoffs 5 3 1 4 0 -
Kiekko-Espoo I-divisioona 7 2 2 4 0 - |
Finland U18 EJC-18 6 3 3 6 0 - |
1990-91 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 4 0 3 3 4 - |
Kiekko-Espoo I-divisioona 34 17 14 31 2 - |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 0 3 3 2 - |
1991-92 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 7 6 8 14 0 - |
Kiekko-Espoo I-divisioona 41 23 33 56 10 25 | Qualification 5 2 2 4 0 4
PvUK Jr. A SM-sarja 9 6 4 10 0 - |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 2 0 2 0 - |
1992-93 Kiekko-Espoo U20 U20 SM-liiga 4 1 7 8 0 - |
Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 47 14 17 31 4 -18 |
Finland (all) International 4 0 3 3 0 - |
Finland II (all) International 10 3 3 6 4 - |
1993-94 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 48 19 27 46 2 -13 |
Finland OG 4 0 1 1 0 2 |
Finland (all) International 20 2 5 7 2 - |
Finland II (all) International 2 1 0 1 0 - |
1994-95 Malmö IF Elitserien 37 12 11 23 10 - | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 0 -
Finland WC 8 1 0 1 0 0 |
1995-96 Jokerit SM-liiga 48 11 12 23 27 15 | Playoffs 11 2 5 7 2 1
1996-97 Jokerit SM-liiga 47 11 10 21 4 7 | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 0 2
1997-98 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 47 9 13 22 4 8 | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 0 -4
1998-99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 69 15 24 39 8 7 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
1999-00 Jokerit SM-liiga 52 11 11 22 6 7 | Playoffs 11 4 2 6 0 -4
2000-01 Tappara SM-liiga 55 6 17 23 20 4 | Playoffs 10 1 5 6 0 5
2001-02 Blues SM-liiga 50 6 13 19 6 5 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2002-03 HPK SM-liiga 55 7 8 15 2 7 | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 2 3
2003-04 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russia 55 16 11 27 8 8 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 2
2004-05 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russia 23 2 5 7 2 -1 |
HC Salamat Mestis 3 0 0 0 0 1 |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Russia2 17 3 3 6 0 9 |
2005-06 EHC Basel NLA 18 1 6 7 6 - |
Füchse Duisburg DEL 5 0 0 0 4 -2 | Relegation 5 2 3 5 4 4
2006-07 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 3 0 1 1 0 - |
Odense Bulldogs Denmark 13 1 1 2 0 - | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Finland Izvestia Trophy 4 1 2 3 2 0 |
Finland Nissan Cup 3 0 0 0 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2011-12 Blues U18 II U18 I-divisioona Head Coach
2012-13 Blues U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja Head Coach
2013-14 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2014-15 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2015-16 Blues Liiga Asst. Coach
2017-18 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach
2018-19 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach
2019-20 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach
2020-21 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach Lay-off between 8/11-27/3. Replaced by Ville Hämäläinen on 27/3
2021-22 HK Dukla Trencin Slovakia Head Coach
2022-23 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan Head Coach Hired Feb.5
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
DEL 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 4 -2 | 1 5 2 3 5 1.00 4 4
Denmark 1 13 1 1 2 0.15 0 - | 1 6 1 1 2 0.33 0 -
EJC-18 1 6 3 3 6 1.00 0 - | 0
I-divisioona 3 82 42 49 91 1.11 12 25 | 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 0 4
IHL 1 69 15 24 39 0.57 8 7 | 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 0
International 2 36 6 11 17 0.47 6 - | 0
Izvestia Trophy 1 4 1 2 3 0.75 2 0 | 0
Jr. A SM-sarja 3 48 26 41 67 1.40 6 - | 1 5 3 1 4 0.80 0 -
SM-liiga (Liiga) 9 449 94 128 222 0.49 75 22 | 7 64 11 20 31 0.48 4 3
Mestis 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 | 0
Nissan Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
NLA (NL) 2 21 1 7 8 0.38 6 - | 0
OG 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 0 2 | 0
Russia 2 78 18 16 34 0.44 10 7 | 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 2 2
Russia2 1 17 3 3 6 0.35 0 9 | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 1 37 12 11 23 0.62 10 - | 1 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 4 1 7 8 2.00 0 - | 0
WC 1 8 1 0 1 0.13 0 0 | 0
WJC-20 2 12 2 3 5 0.42 2 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Juha Ylönen (F) 1989-1996 7 Blues, Finland, Finland (all), Finland II (all), Finland U18, Finland U20, Jokerit, Kiekko-Espoo U20
Teemu Sillanpää (D) 1989-1998 6 Blues, Finland II (all), Finland U20, Kiekko-Espoo U20, PvUK
Sami Nuutinen (D) 1989-1998 6 Blues, Finland (all), Finland II (all), Finland U20, PvUK
Jere Lehtinen (F) 1989-1995 6 Blues, Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U18, Finland U20, Kiekko-Espoo U20
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