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Finland Jori Lehterä

#21 Tappara / Liiga - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Dec 23, 1987
Position
C
Age
34
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
PiTa
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2008 round 3 #65 overall by St. Louis Blues
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
1-time Liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) 1

Uncle: Tero Lehterä

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 14 7 8 15 10 - | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
2003-04 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 19 0 6 6 2 - | Playoffs 5 3 1 4 0 -
2004-05 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 30 13 37 50 24 - | Playoffs 7 6 5 11 2 -
2005-06 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 39 14 33 47 16 13 | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 0 1
Suomi U20 Mestis 2 0 0 0 0 1 |
2006-07 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 24 18 48 66 20 26 | Playoffs 5 1 7 8 2 5
Jokerit SM-liiga 28 6 6 12 14 6 |
Suomi U20 Mestis 10 4 7 11 10 3 |
2007-08 Tappara SM-liiga 54 13 29 42 32 12 | Playoffs 11 4 2 6 8 3
2008-09 Tappara SM-liiga 58 9 38 47 34 -1 | Relegation 3 4 5 9 4 5
Peoria Rivermen AHL 7 0 1 1 2 1 | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 10 -2
2009-10 Tappara SM-liiga 57 19 50 69 58 5 | Playoffs 9 1 9 10 8 0
Finland WC 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
2010-11 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 53 16 21 37 38 15 | Playoffs 18 0 3 3 14 -2
2011-12 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 25 10 16 26 10 9 |
2012-13 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 52 17 29 46 46 18 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 1
Finland (all) International 6 0 1 1 18 -3 |
2013-14 Sibir Novosibirsk “A” KHL 48 12 32 44 22 14 | Playoffs 10 0 6 6 2 6
Finland OG 6 1 3 4 0 3 |
Finland “A” WC 10 3 9 12 10 4 |
Finland (all) International 24 7 16 23 10 8 |
2014-15 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 14 30 44 48 21 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -2
2015-16 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 9 25 34 38 12 | Playoffs 20 3 6 9 10 0
2016-17 St. Louis Blues NHL 64 7 15 22 34 -6 | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 4 5
Finland WCup 3 0 0 0 2 -1 |
Finland (all) International 6 0 0 0 2 -3 |
2017-18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 62 3 5 8 14 -8 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0 0
2018-19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 1 2 3 33 -7 |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 5 1 2 3 4 0 |
2019-20 SKA St. Petersburg “A” KHL 51 15 15 30 26 4 |
Finland (all) International 3 0 0 0 4 -2 |
2020-21 Spartak Moskva KHL 41 9 35 44 17 9 | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 6 -2
2021-22 Spartak Moskva KHL 45 10 29 39 21 10 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 3
2022-23 Tappara Liiga 22 2 18 20 4 -5 |
Finland (all) International 2 0 1 1 2 0 |
Projected Liiga 60 5 49 54 11 -14 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Finland EHT 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
2008-09 Finland EHT 2 0 0 0 2 1 |
2009-10 Finland EHT 6 0 4 4 0 -1 |
2010-11 Finland EHT 6 0 4 4 0 1 |
2012-13 Finland EHT 6 0 1 1 18 -3 |
2013-14 Finland EHT 8 3 4 7 0 1 |
2019-20 Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 4 -2 |
2022-23 Tappara Champions HL 8 0 7 7 2 0 |
Finland EHT 2 0 1 1 2 0 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2022-11-19T14:00:00-0100 Tappara @ Ässät
2022-11-17T15:30:00-0100 Tappara vs Kärpät
EHT
2022-11-12T15:30:00+0100 Finland vs Czechia
2022-11-10T17:30:00+0100 Finland @ Switzerland
Liiga
2022-11-05T14:00:00-0100 Tappara @ Lukko
2022-11-04T15:30:00-0100 Tappara @ Sport
2022-11-01T15:30:00-0100 Tappara @ SaiPa
2022-10-28T15:30:00+0000 Tappara @ TPS
2022-10-26T15:30:00+0000 Tappara @ Jukurit
2022-10-22T14:00:00+0000 Tappara @ KooKoo
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 12 1 3 4 0.33 6 1 | 1 7 1 1 2 0.29 10 -2
Champions HL 1 8 0 7 7 0.88 2 0 | 0
EHT 8 35 3 14 17 0.49 26 -3 | 0
International 5 41 7 18 25 0.61 36 0 | 0
KHL 7 315 89 177 266 0.84 180 79 | 5 40 1 14 15 0.38 22 6
Liiga (SM-liiga) 5 219 49 141 190 0.87 142 17 | 3 23 9 16 25 1.09 20 8
Mestis 2 12 4 7 11 0.92 10 4 | 0
NHL 5 307 34 77 111 0.36 167 12 | 4 39 4 13 17 0.44 14 3
OG 1 6 1 3 4 0.67 0 3 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 14 7 8 15 1.07 10 - | 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 -
U18 SM-sarja 2 49 13 43 56 1.14 26 - | 2 12 9 6 15 1.25 2 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 63 32 81 113 1.79 36 39 | 2 9 2 11 13 1.44 2 6
WC 2 15 3 9 12 0.80 10 4 | 0
WCup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 -1 | 0
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Teamwork
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Passing
15
Strength
14
Shooting Accuracy
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jonas Enlund (F) 2005-2014 8 Finland, Finland (all), Sibir Novosibirsk, Suomi U20, Tappara
Kim Strömberg (F) 2002-2010 7 Jokerit, Jokerit U16, Jokerit U18, Jokerit U20, Suomi U20, Tappara
Leo Komarov (F) 2005-2017 7 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Suomi U20
Marko Anttila (F) 2007-2023 7 Finland, Finland (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/16/2022
06/16/2022 Confirmed Spartak Moskva Tappara
06/16/2021
06/16/2021 Extension Spartak Moskva Spartak Moskva
05/12/2020
05/12/2020 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Spartak Moskva
06/06/2019
06/06/2019 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers SKA St. Petersburg
06/24/2017
06/24/2017 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Sibir Novosibirsk St. Louis Blues
06/11/2012
06/11/2012 Extension Sibir Novosibirsk Sibir Novosibirsk
05/18/2011
05/18/2011 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Sibir Novosibirsk
06/01/2010
06/01/2010 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl St. Louis Blues
05/31/2010
05/31/2010 Confirmed Tappara Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
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