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Finland Esa Lehikoinen

#72 JoKP / Mestis - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 17, 1986
Position
D
Age
37
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Joensuu, FIN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jokipojat
Status
Retired
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja 14 2 5 7 14 - |
2001-02 Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja 14 3 10 13 18 - |
Jokipojat U18 U18 I-divisioona 1 0 2 2 0 - | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 4 -
Jokipojat U20 U20 SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 2 -1 |
2002-03 Jokipojat U18 U18 SM-sarja 23 4 4 8 68 - |
Jokipojat U20 U20 SM-liiga 3 0 0 0 2 1 | Relegation 5 0 1 1 14 -
Jokipojat Suomi-sarja 0 0 0 0 0 - | Qualification 1 0 0 0 2 0
2003-04 Jokipojat U18 U18 SM-sarja 26 5 8 13 49 - |
Jokipojat U20 U20 I-divisioona 7 0 0 0 2 - |
Jokipojat Suomi-sarja 6 1 0 1 4 - |
2004-05 Jokipojat U20 U20 I-divisioona 4 2 0 2 0 - |
Jokipojat Mestis 35 2 2 4 28 -3 | Relegation 6 0 0 0 4 -1
2005-06 Jokipojat U20 U20 I-divisioona Q 3 2 3 5 16 - |
Jokipojat Mestis 43 3 6 9 64 11 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -2
Suomi U20 Mestis 4 0 0 0 4 0 |
2006-07 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 5 13 18 80 0 |
Lukko SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
Jokipojat Mestis 4 0 1 1 20 -1 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 35 1
2007-08 Lukko SM-liiga 54 1 12 13 56 -2 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 1
2008-09 Lukko SM-liiga 45 0 2 2 28 7 | Relegation 4 0 0 0 0 0
2009-10 BK Mladá Boleslav Czechia 44 2 10 12 36 7 | Relegation 12 1 1 2 6 -1
BK Mladá Boleslav Czechia Q - - - - - - | Qualification 3 0 2 2 12 0
2010-11 BK Mladá Boleslav Czechia 44 3 5 8 28 -13 | Relegation 6 0 1 1 6 -1
BK Mladá Boleslav Czechia Q - - - - - - | Qualification 7 0 0 0 2 -2
2011-12 Jokipojat Mestis 10 1 5 6 6 -2 |
Lukko SM-liiga 7 0 0 0 6 -3 |
LeKi Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
HPK SM-liiga 15 0 2 2 8 3 |
2012-13 Jokipojat “A” Mestis 37 4 18 22 67 5 | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 4 -1
2013-14 Jokipojat Mestis 48 5 14 19 54 -2 | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 27 -2
2014-15 KooKoo “A” Mestis 50 10 13 23 46 2 | Playoffs 19 2 7 9 4 5
2015-16 Jokipojat Mestis 35 10 13 23 66 8 |
Sport Liiga 8 0 0 0 2 2 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1
2016-17 EC Kassel Huskies DEL2 39 1 8 9 28 -3 |
2017-18 EC Bad Nauheim DEL2 11 0 3 3 8 1 |
Jokipojat Mestis 16 3 4 7 26 9 | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 4 -4
2018-19 Jokipojat “C” Mestis 46 1 18 19 28 9 | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 29 1
2019-20 Jokipojat “C” Mestis 35 8 14 22 61 11 |
2020-21 JoKP “C” Mestis 28 6 12 18 22 5 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -4
2021-22 JoKP “C” Mestis 25 2 3 5 16 3 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 6 2
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 Jokipojat Suomen Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2019-20 Jokipojat “C” Suomen Cup 3 0 0 0 2 - |
2021-22 JoKP “C” Suomen Cup 6 1 1 2 4 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Mestis
2022-04-09T17:00:00+0300 JoKP vs RoKi
2022-04-08T18:30:00+0300 JoKP @ RoKi
2022-04-06T18:30:00+0300 JoKP vs RoKi
2022-04-04T18:30:00+0300 JoKP @ RoKi
2022-04-02T17:00:00+0300 JoKP vs RoKi
2022-03-26T16:00:00+0100 JoKP vs Kiekko-Vantaa
2022-03-24T17:30:00+0100 JoKP vs Peliitat
2022-03-22T17:30:00+0100 JoKP vs KeuPa HT
2022-03-09T17:30:00+0100 JoKP vs IPK
2022-03-05T16:00:00+0100 JoKP vs SaPKo
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Czechia 2 88 5 15 20 0.23 64 -6 | 2 18 1 2 3 0.17 12 -2
Czechia Q 2 - - - - - - - | 2 10 0 2 2 0.20 14 -2
DEL2 2 50 1 11 12 0.24 36 -2 | 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 5 131 1 16 17 0.13 100 7 | 3 9 0 0 0 0.00 2 2
Mestis 13 417 55 123 178 0.43 508 55 | 10 66 8 22 30 0.45 121 -5
Suomen Cup 3 10 1 1 2 0.20 6 0 | 0
Suomi-sarja 2 6 1 0 1 0.17 4 - | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 0
U16 SM-sarja 2 28 5 15 20 0.71 32 - | 0
U18 I-divisioona 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 0 - | 1 7 1 2 3 0.43 4 -
U18 SM-sarja 2 49 9 12 21 0.43 117 - | 0
U20 I-divisioona 2 11 2 0 2 0.18 2 - | 0
U20 I-divisioona Q 1 3 2 3 5 1.67 16 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 41 5 13 18 0.44 84 0 | 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 14 -
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jarkko Immonen (D) 2001-2014 9 JoKP, Jokipojat U20
Janne Häikiö (F) 2000-2012 8 JoKP, Jokipojat U16, Jokipojat U18, Jokipojat U20
Heikki Puustinen (F) 2003-2016 7 JoKP, Jokipojat U18, Jokipojat U20
Ville Väänänen (D) 2001-2012 6 JoKP, Jokipojat U16, Jokipojat U18, Jokipojat U20
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/26/2022
08/26/2022 Confirmed JoKP Retired
07/08/2021
07/08/2021 Extension JoKP JoKP
05/15/2020
05/15/2020 Extension Jokipojat Jokipojat
05/04/2018
05/04/2018 Extension Jokipojat Jokipojat
01/10/2018
01/10/2018 Confirmed EC Bad Nauheim Jokipojat
09/06/2017
09/06/2017 Confirmed EC Kassel Huskies EC Bad Nauheim
09/09/2016
09/09/2016 Confirmed Sport EC Kassel Huskies
02/14/2016
02/14/2016 Confirmed Jokipojat Sport
08/31/2015
08/31/2015 Confirmed KooKoo Jokipojat
05/23/2014
05/23/2014 Confirmed Jokipojat KooKoo
06/07/2013
06/07/2013 Extension Jokipojat Jokipojat
04/26/2012
04/26/2012 Confirmed Lukko Jokipojat
01/18/2012
01/18/2012 Loan Lukko HPK
01/13/2012
01/13/2012 Loan Lukko LeKi
12/30/2011
12/30/2011 Extension Lukko Lukko
11/22/2011
11/22/2011 Confirmed Jokipojat Lukko
10/18/2011
10/18/2011 Confirmed BK Mladá Boleslav Jokipojat
09/27/2009
09/27/2009 Confirmed Lukko BK Mladá Boleslav
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