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Finland Mikko Lehtonen

#44 ZSC Lions / NL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 16, 1994
Position
D
Age
29
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekko-67
Contract
23/24
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic All-Star Team 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
2-time World Championship All-Star Team 2
1-time World Championship Best Defenseman 1

Brother: Matias Lehtonen

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8 4 7 11 2 - |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 27 5 16 21 20 - | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 4 -
TPS U17 U17 SM-sarja 1 1 0 1 0 - |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 1 0 1 1 0 - |
2010-11 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 9 3 9 12 14 - |
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 18 8 15 23 14 - | Playoffs 12 0 3 3 20 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 12 1 5 6 2 5 |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5 1 1 2 4 - |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 15 2 3 5 2 - |
2011-12 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 1 0 1 1 0 - |
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 1 0 1 1 6 - | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 6 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 39 8 19 27 24 15 |
TPS SM-liiga 12 0 0 0 2 -4 |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7 0 1 1 0 4 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 11 0 2 2 2 4 |
2012-13 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 39 6 23 29 30 12 | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 16 -2
TPS SM-liiga 13 0 1 1 2 -1 |
Finland U19 (all) “A” International-Jr 7 0 2 2 6 -2 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8 0 1 1 2 3 |
2013-14 TUTO Hockey Mestis 46 5 13 18 14 22 | Playoffs 12 1 7 8 20 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 0 1 1 4 0 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8 1 1 2 2 - |
2014-15 TPS Liiga 37 0 2 2 8 -10 |
TUTO Hockey Mestis 19 0 9 9 4 6 | Playoffs 15 3 6 9 8 -1
2015-16 KooKoo Liiga 60 12 10 22 16 -6 |
Finland (all) International 5 0 2 2 2 1 |
2016-17 KooKoo Liiga 43 6 19 25 20 -11 |
HV71 SHL 9 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 16 0 4 4 4 7
Finland WC 10 2 0 2 0 -3 |
Finland (all) International 16 2 1 3 4 -1 |
2017-18 Tappara Liiga 55 12 17 29 24 4 | Playoffs 16 1 3 4 10 -1
Finland OG 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Finland (all) International 5 0 1 1 2 1 |
2018-19 HV71 SHL 52 5 19 24 30 9 | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 6 1
Finland “A” WC 10 1 6 7 0 5 |
Finland (all) International 23 5 14 19 2 9 |
2019-20 Jokerit KHL 60 17 32 49 20 26 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 12 1
Finland (all) International 3 1 1 2 0 0 |
2020-21 Jokerit KHL 17 8 9 17 6 4 |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 0 3 3 4 1 |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 17 0 3 3 4 -3 |
2021-22 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 15 1 7 8 2 7 | Playoffs 15 1 6 7 2 -2
Finland OG 6 1 3 4 4 7 |
Finland WC 10 2 10 12 2 7 |
Finland (all) International 24 3 16 19 8 4 |
2022-23 ZSC Lions NL 52 7 23 30 24 4 | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 0 1
Finland (all) International 3 0 3 3 0 1 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Finland U17 EYOF 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2011-12 TPS ET 2 0 0 0 4 - |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5 0 1 1 0 0 |
2012-13 TPS ET 8 0 0 0 6 - |
2014-15 TPS Champions HL 8 1 0 1 0 1 |
2015-16 Finland EHT 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2016-17 Finland EHT 6 0 1 1 4 2 |
2017-18 Tappara Champions HL 8 2 5 7 2 4 |
Finland EHT 4 0 1 1 2 2 |
2018-19 Finland EHT 9 2 5 7 2 3 |
2019-20 Finland EHT 3 1 1 2 0 0 |
2021-22 Finland (EHT) EHT 8 0 3 3 2 4 |
2022-23 ZSC Lions Champions HL 8 1 6 7 0 10 |
Finland EHT 3 0 3 3 0 1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2023-03-24T19:00:00+0000 ZSC vs Davos
2023-03-22T19:00:00+0000 ZSC @ Davos
2023-03-19T19:00:00+0000 ZSC vs Davos
2023-03-17T19:00:00+0000 ZSC @ Davos
2023-03-15T19:00:00+0000 ZSC vs Davos
2023-03-04T18:45:00+0000 ZSC @ Bern
2023-03-02T18:45:00+0000 ZSC vs Davos
2023-02-26T19:00:00+0000 ZSC vs Zug
2023-02-25T18:45:00+0000 ZSC @ Genève-Servette
2023-02-21T18:45:00+0000 ZSC vs Genève-Servette
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 3 24 4 11 15 0.63 2 15 | 0
EHT 7 34 3 14 17 0.50 10 12 | 0
ET 2 10 0 0 0 0.00 10 - | 0
EYOF 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 0 | 0
International 7 79 11 38 49 0.62 18 15 | 0
International-Jr 5 50 3 10 13 0.26 14 5 | 0
KHL 3 92 26 48 74 0.80 28 37 | 2 21 2 9 11 0.52 14 -1
Liiga (SM-liiga) 6 220 30 49 79 0.36 72 -28 | 1 16 1 3 4 0.25 10 -1
Mestis 2 65 5 22 27 0.42 18 28 | 2 27 4 13 17 0.63 28 -1
NHL 1 26 0 6 6 0.23 8 -2 | 0
NL 1 52 7 23 30 0.58 24 4 | 1 5 0 3 3 0.60 0 1
OG 2 7 1 3 4 0.57 4 6 | 0
SHL 2 61 5 19 24 0.39 30 9 | 2 25 1 8 9 0.36 10 8
U16 SM-sarja 1 27 5 16 21 0.78 20 - | 1 7 2 1 3 0.43 4 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 8 4 7 11 1.38 2 - | 0
U17 SM-sarja 1 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 19 8 16 24 1.26 20 - | 2 20 1 5 6 0.30 26 -
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 10 3 10 13 1.30 14 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 90 15 47 62 0.69 56 32 | 1 9 1 1 2 0.22 16 -2
WC 3 30 5 16 21 0.70 2 9 | 0
WHC-17 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 4 - | 0
WJC-18 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 4 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 4 0 | 0
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Puckhandling
16
Teamwork
15
Passing
15
Hitting
15
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Ville Pokka (D) 2009-2023 12 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Niklas Friman (D) 2009-2023 10 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U20 (all), Jokerit, TPS, TPS U17, TPS U18, TPS U20, TUTO Hockey
Veli-Matti Vittasmäki (D) 2011-2023 9 Finland, Finland (all), TPS, TUTO Hockey, Tappara
Juuso Vainio (D) 2009-2023 9 Finland, Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18 (all), Finland U19 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/11/2022
05/11/2022 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg ZSC Lions
10/17/2021
10/17/2021 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets SKA St. Petersburg
10/12/2021
10/12/2021 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Unknown
07/30/2021
07/30/2021 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
03/12/2021
03/12/2021 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets
08/01/2020
08/01/2020 Loan Toronto Maple Leafs Jokerit
05/04/2020
05/04/2020 Confirmed Jokerit Toronto Maple Leafs
04/09/2019
04/09/2019 Confirmed HV71 Jokerit
05/20/2018
05/20/2018 Confirmed Tappara HV71
05/29/2017
05/29/2017 Confirmed HV71 Tappara
02/14/2017
02/14/2017 Confirmed KooKoo HV71
05/06/2015
05/06/2015 Confirmed TUTO Hockey KooKoo
02/05/2015
02/05/2015 Confirmed TPS TUTO Hockey
01/02/2015
01/02/2015 Loan TPS TUTO Hockey
01/14/2014
01/14/2014 Extension TPS TPS
06/13/2013
06/13/2013 Loan TPS TUTO Hockey
08/05/2011
08/05/2011 Extension TPS U20 TPS
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