Finland Erkki Lehtonen
#12 Tappara / SM-liiga - 90/91
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
6-time Liiga Champion 6
Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
67
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

Brother: Antero Lehtonen

Erkki Lehtonen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1971-72 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1974-75 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 15* 10* 10* 20* 6* -* |
1975-76 Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 26* 25* 18* 43* 6* -* |
1976-77 Bellingham Blazers BCJHL 68* 32* 85* 117* 13* -* |
1977-78 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 8* 7* 15* 10* 9* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 7 -
1978-79 Tappara SM-liiga 34* 8* 10* 18* 17* -2* | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 2 -
1979-80 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 17* 26* 43* 22* 5* |
1980-81 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 13* 28* 41* 22* 27* | Playoffs 8 2 5 7 0 -
1981-82 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 19* 22* 41* 8* 29* | Playoffs 11 4 4 8 2 -
1982-83 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 17* 18* 35* 0* 8* | Playoffs 8 5 4 9 2 -
1983-84 Tappara SM-liiga 35* 18* 30* 48* 22* 13* | Playoffs 9 8 3 11 0 -
Olympiajoukkue SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1984-85 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 17* 31* 48* 6* 25* |
1985-86 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 26* 22* 48* 4* 24* | Playoffs 8 5 6 11 0 2
Finland WC 10* 3* 4* 7* 2* -3* |
1986-87 Tappara SM-liiga 37* 18* 28* 46* 12* 17* |
1987-88 Tappara SM-liiga 44* 17* 33* 50* 25* 13* | Playoffs 10 7 12 19 4 11
Finland OG 8* 4* 6* 10* 2* 5* |
1988-89 Berliner SC Preussen Germany 27* 8* 25* 33* 4* -* |
1989-90 Tappara SM-liiga 44* 18* 40* 58* 10* 21* | Playoffs 7 1 6 7 0 -3
1990-91 Tappara SM-liiga 31* 10* 7* 17* 2* -5* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -1

Erkki Lehtonen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BCJHL (BCHL) 1 68* 32* 85* 117* 1.72* 13* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany 1 27* 8* 25* 33* 1.22* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 41* 35* 28* 63* 1.54* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 13 478* 206* 302* 508* 1.06* 160* 184* | 10 81 37 * 42 * 79 * 0.98 * 17 * 9 *
OG 1 8* 4* 6* 10* 1.25* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 3* 4* 7* 0.70* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Erkki Lehtonen Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Number 12 retired by Tappara

Cult/Star player for Tappara