Mikko Lehtonen

#26 Kärpät / Liiga - 13/14

Date of Birth: Jun 12, 1978
Age: 48
Place of Birth: Kiiminki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: D
Height: 184 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Mikko Lehtonen Facts

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 2001 round 9 #271 overall by Nashville Predators

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Mikko Lehtonen Statistics

									Post
1993-1994	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	31	2	9	11	26	-	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	4	-
1994-1995	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	29	4	10	14	78	-
1995-1996	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	15	4	5	9	30	-
1996-1997	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	6	19	25	82	-
1997-1998	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	20	3	4	7	40	-	Relegation	11	5	7	12	31	-
1998-1999	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	7	8	15	51	-	Relegation	13	6	14	20	14	-
1998-1999	Kärpät	I-divisioona	2	0	0	0	0	1
1999-2000	Kärpät	I-divisioona	45	5	10	15	26	34	Qualification	6	0	0	0	4	1
2000-2001	Kärpät	SM-liiga	54	6	9	15	58	-15	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	4	-3
2001-2002	Kärpät	SM-liiga	55	8	11	19	32	1	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	4	-3
2002-2003	Kärpät	SM-liiga	55	5	12	17	50	-2	Playoffs	15	3	1	4	22	1
2003-2004	Kärpät	SM-liiga	53	5	13	18	62	29	Playoffs	12	2	4	6	8	2
2004-2005	Kärpät	SM-liiga	53	11	17	28	28	14	Playoffs	12	3	3	6	12	5
2005-2006	Kärpät	SM-liiga	43	6	8	14	46	20	Playoffs	10	2	2	4	12	4
2005-2006	Finland	WC	9	1	4	5	14	1
2006-2007	Nashville Predators	NHL	15	1	2	3	8	0
2006-2007	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	35	4	8	12	28	-1
2006-2007	Rochester Americans	AHL	21	1	8	9	10	2
2007-2008	Kärpät	SM-liiga	48	8	25	33	34	11	Playoffs	15	4	5	9	12	10
2008-2009	Timrå IK "A"	Elitserien	41	15	15	30	58	13	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0	-8
2008-2009	Finland	WC	7	1	0	1	6	2
2009-2010	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	9	3	1	4	10	-6
2009-2010	Kärpät	SM-liiga	11	3	2	5	16	-2	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	8	-1
2010-2011	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	43	12	9	21	46	6	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	4	2
2011-2012	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	37	6	8	14	14	1	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	4	1
2012-2013	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	40	6	14	20	38	6
2013-2014	Kärpät "A"	Liiga	26	6	6	12	14	6

Mikko Lehtonen Tournament Statistics

									Post
2002-2003	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	4	-
2004-2005	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	1	1	2	0
2005-2006	Kärpät	ECC	3	1	0	1	14	-1
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	9	1	2	3	8	-
2007-2008	Kärpät	ECC	2	0	0	0	2	1
2007-2008	Finland	EHT	3	1	0	1	2	0
2008-2009	Finland	EHT	8	0	1	1	10	-1
2010-2011	Kärpät "A"	ET	7	1	1	2	14	-	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	-
2011-2012	Kärpät "A"	ET	7	0	3	3	0	-
2012-2013	Kärpät	ET	5	0	1	1	2	-
2013-2014	Kärpät	ET	6	1	4	5	6	-

Mikko Lehtonen Career Totals by League


AHL	1	56	5	16	21	0.38	38	1	0
ECC	3	8	1	1	2	0.25	18	0	0
EHT	4	23	2	3	5	0.22	24	-1*	0
Elitserien (SHL)	2	50	18	16	34	0.68	68	7	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	0	-8
ET	4	25	2	9	11	0.44	22	-	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-
I-divisioona	2	47	5	10	15	0.32	26	35	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	4	1
Liiga (SM-liiga)	12	518	82	134	216	0.42	438	75	10	96	18	25	43	0.45	90	18
NHL	1	15	1	2	3	0.20	8	0	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	31	2	9	11	0.35	26	-	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	4	-
U18 SM-sarja	2	44	8	15	23	0.52	108	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	77	16	31	47	0.61	173	-	2	24	11	21	32	1.33	45	-
WC	2	16	2	4	6	0.38	20	3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mikko Lehtonen Career Totals by Team


Finland	2	16	2	4	6	0.38	20	3	0
Finland (EHT)	4	23	2	3	5	0.22	24	-1*	0
Frölunda HC	1	9	3	1	4	0.44	10	-6	0
Kärpät	14	598	90	154	244	0.41	504	110*	11	105	19	25	44	0.42	94	19*
Kärpät U16	1	31	2	9	11	0.35	26	-	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	4	-
Kärpät U18	2	44	8	15	23	0.52	108	-	0
Kärpät U20	3	77	16	31	47	0.61	173	-	2	24	11	21	32	1.33	45	-
Milwaukee Admirals	1	35	4	8	12	0.34	28	-1	0
Nashville Predators	1	15	1	2	3	0.20	8	0	0
Rochester Americans	1	21	1	8	9	0.43	10	2	0
Timrå IK	1	41	15	15	30	0.73	58	13	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	0	-8

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mikko Lehtonen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1999-2000	Finland2 (I-divisioona) to SM-liiga Promotion (Kärpät)
2002-2003	Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (3) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2003-2004	SM-liiga Champion
2004-2005	SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga Bronze Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
2007-2008	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Champion
2008-2009	Elitserien Most Goals by Defenseman (15) Elitserien Most PP Goals (12)
2013-2014	Liiga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/15/2012	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät
01/29/2010	Confirmed	Frölunda HC	Kärpät
05/06/2009	Confirmed	Timrå IK	Frölunda HC

Mikko Lehtonen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kärpät

Career transactions
- 2012-02-15 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Kärpät
- 2010-01-29 • Signed to a two-year contract by Kärpät
- 2009-11-21 • Released by Frölunda
- 2009-07-16 • Signed to a one-year contract by Frölunda
- 2008-06-09 • Signed to a one-year contract by Timrå
- 2007-07-30 • Signed to a one-year contract by Kärpät
- 2007-02-27 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 4th rounder (Mark Santorelli)
- 2006-06-01 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Nashville Predators