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Finland Kari Lehtonen

#32 Dallas Stars / NHL - 17/18

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Kari Lehtonen Facts

Date of Birth
Nov 16, 1983
Position
G
Age
39
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
Jokerit
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 1 #2 overall by Atlanta Thrashers
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 2
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
2-time Liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) 2
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Goaltender 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Goaltender 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Goaltender 1

Lehtonen is a big goalie with terrific agility and quickness. Likes to challenge shooters and covers a lot of net. Sometimes drops to his knees too early. Is a great puck handler.
- Ulf Andersson, EP (2013)

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Kari Lehtonen Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1997-98 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja - - - - - - - - - |
Finland U15 (all) International-Jr 2 - 3.06 .770 - - - - - |
1998-99 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja - - - - - - - - - | Playoffs 4 - 1.75 .933 - - - - -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 4 - 1.50 .950 - - - - - |
1999-00 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 33 - 2.61 .904 - - - - - | Playoffs 12 - 1.11 .952 - - - - -
Jokerit SM-liiga 0 - - - - - - - - |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6 - 1.76 .963 9 234 1 - 308 |
2000-01 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 32 - 2.45 .911 - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 4.42 .857 - - - - -
Jokerit SM-liiga 4 - 1.90 .937 - - - - - |
Finland U18 WJC-18 4 - 1.76 .935 1 38 1 - 120 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 7 - 2.00 .890 - - - - - |
Finland U20 WJC-20 1 - 2.00 .920 2 23 0 - 60 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 6 - 2.00 .920 - - - - - |
2001-02 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 6 - 1.83 .944 - - - - - |
Jokerit SM-liiga 23 - 1.79 .941 - - - - - | Playoffs 11 - 1.73 .940 - - - - -
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 - 1.17 .943 7 116 1 - 360 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 12 - 1.17 .943 - - - - - |
Finland WC 0 - - - - - - - - |
Finland (all) International 1 - 3.00 .875 - - - - - |
2002-03 Jokerit SM-liiga 45 - 1.98 .928 - - - - - | Playoffs 10 - 1.63 .941 - - - - -
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 - 2.19 .923 13 155 2 - 357 |
Finland WC 0 - - - - - - - - |
2003-04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 4 - 1.25 .953 5 101 1 4-0-0 240 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 39 - 2.41 .926 88 1 101 3 20-14-2 2 193 | Playoffs 10 - 2.08 .942 23 397 1 6-4-0 664
2004-05 Chicago Wolves AHL 57 - 2.27 .929 128 1 667 5 38-17-2 3 378 | Playoffs 16 - 1.71 .939 28 429 2 10-6-0 983
Finland WCup 0 6 - - - - - - - |
2005-06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 38 - 2.94 .906 106 1 017 2 20-15-0 2 166 |
2006-07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 68 - 2.79 .912 183 1 892 4 34-24-9 3 934 | Playoffs 2 - 5.59 .849 11 62 0 0-2-0 118
Finland WC 6 9 1.93 .913 12 126 1 4-2-0 374 |
2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 48 - 2.90 .916 131 1 429 4 17-22-5 2 707 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 2 - 1.93 .934 4 57 0 2-0-0 125 |
2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 46 - 3.06 .911 134 1 364 3 19-22-3 2 624 |
2009-10 Chicago Wolves AHL 4 - 2.67 .899 11 98 0 1-1-2 248 |
Dallas Stars NHL 12 - 2.81 .911 31 319 0 6-4-0 663 |
2010-11 Dallas Stars NHL 69 - 2.55 .914 175 1 868 3 34-24-11 4 119 |
2011-12 Dallas Stars NHL 59 - 2.33 .922 136 1 603 4 32-22-4 3 497 |
Finland WC 4 5 2.85 .894 11 93 1 2-2-0 232 |
2012-13 Dallas Stars NHL 36 - 2.66 .916 88 962 1 15-14-3 1 986 |
2013-14 Dallas Stars NHL 65 - 2.41 .919 153 1 735 5 33-20-10 3 804 | Playoffs 6 - 3.30 .885 19 146 1 2-4-0 346
Finland OG 2 4 1.51 .935 3 43 0 1-1-0 120 |
Finland (all) International 2 - 1.51 .935 - - - - - |
2014-15 Dallas Stars NHL 65 - 2.94 .903 181 1 694 5 34-17-10 3 698 |
2015-16 Dallas Stars NHL 43 - 2.76 .906 105 1 016 2 25-10-2 2 279 | Playoffs 11 - 2.81 .899 26 231 1 6-3-0 555
2016-17 Dallas Stars NHL 59 - 2.85 .902 151 1 395 3 22-25-7 3 177 |
2017-18 Dallas Stars NHL 37 - 2.56 .912 83 863 1 15-14-3 1 944 |

Kari Lehtonen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2002-03 Finland EHT 3 - 1.13 .943 - - - - - |
2011-12 Finland EHT 2 - 0.50 .983 - - - - - |
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Kari Lehtonen Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 102 - 2.33 .927 231 2 923 8 61-32-6 5 942 | 2 26 - 1.86 .942 51 826 3 16-10-0 1 646
EHT 2 5 - - - - - - - - | 0
International 2 3 - - - - - - - - | 0
International-Jr 4 31 - - - - - - - - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 72 - - - - - - - - | 2 21 - - - - - - - -
NHL 14 649 - 2.71 .912 1 662 17 258 38 310-233-67 36 838 | 3 19 - 3.30 .887 56 439 2 8-9-0 1 019
OG 1 2 4 1.51 .935 3 43 0 1-1-0 120 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 - - - - - - - - - | 1 4 - 1.75 .933 - - - - -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 71 - - - - - - - - | 2 13 - - - - - - - -
WC 4 10 14 2.28 .905 23 219 2 6-4-0 606 | 0
WCup 1 0 6 - - - - - - - | 0
WJC-18 2 10 - 1.40 .965 10 272 2 - 428 | 0
WJC-20 3 13 - 1.70 .930 22 294 3 - 777 | 0
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Kari Lehtonen Connections

Player Period Teams
Tuomo Ruutu (F) 1997-2014 9 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U15 (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Jokerit, Jokerit U20
Jamie Benn (F) 2009-2018 9 Dallas Stars
Mikko Koivu (F) 1998-2012 7 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland U16 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Jussi Jokinen (F) 1997-2014 7 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U15 (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/14/2012
09/14/2012 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
05/11/2010
05/11/2010 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
02/09/2010
02/09/2010 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers Dallas Stars

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