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Finland Mikko Lehtonen
#68 ESV Kaufbeuren / DEL2 - 22/23
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Apr 01, 1987
Position
RW
Age
37
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
EJK
Contract
-
Drafted
2005 round 3 #83 overall by Boston Bruins

A hulking right winger, Lehtonen has good speed and smooth hands. Likes to fire the puck using his hard wrister and snapshot. Is very strong on the puck and hard to knock off of it.
- Erik K. Piri, EP

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Mikko Lehtonen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 14* 4* 1* 5* 12* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -
2002-03 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* 9* 9* 18* 28* -* | Playoffs 4 2 4 6 12 -
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 11* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 5* 6* 6* -* |
2003-04 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 20* 8* 7* 15* 22* -* |
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 19* 3* 0* 3* 0* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 5* 3* 1* 4* 0* -* |
2004-05 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Relegation 1 0 1 1 0 -
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 37* 6* 9* 15* 38* -4* | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 0 2
Blues SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 3* 5* 2* 1* |
2005-06 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 15* 3* 4* 7* 12* -3* | Playoffs 10 5 2 7 6 7
Blues SM-liiga 25* 4* 0* 4* 0* -2* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2006-07 Blues SM-liiga 39* 6* 9* 15* 24* -2* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 4 0
Suomi U20 Mestis 3* 0* 3* 3* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 4* 6* 10* 0* 1* |
2007-08 Blues SM-liiga 42* 8* 12* 20* 12* 5* | Playoffs 17 1 8 9 4 -2
2008-09 Boston Bruins NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Providence Bruins AHL 72* 28* 25* 53* 39* 5* | Playoffs 14 2 5 7 4 -5
2009-10 Boston Bruins NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Providence Bruins AHL 78* 23* 27* 50* 58* -19* |
2010-11 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 55* 30* 28* 58* 34* 1* | Playoffs 18 3 5 8 2 0
2011-12 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 48* 11* 10* 21* 24* -6* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -1
2012-13 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 23* 3* 6* 9* 8* -1* |
ZSC Lions NLA 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* 3* | Playoffs 11 4 3 7 4 0
2013-14 SC Bern NLA 32* 4* 9* 13* 12* -4* |
HC Lugano NLA 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
2014-15 Skellefteå AIK SHL 25* 5* 4* 9* 6* -5* |
Örebro HK SHL 19* 5* 7* 12* 8* 2* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 0 -2
2015-16 Örebro HK SHL 32* 3* 7* 10* 16* -14* |
Djurgårdens IF SHL 18* 3* 6* 9* 4* -4* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 4 -3
2016-17 Kärpät Liiga 56* 12* 13* 25* 50* 4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2017-18 HPK Liiga 33* 3* 4* 7* 8* -7* |
Medvescak Zagreb EBEL 10* 1* 6* 7* 10* 2* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 12 -1
2018-19 Medvescak Zagreb EBEL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2019-20 Fehérvár AV19 EBEL 33* 4* 10* 14* 14* -11* |
Rouen Ligue Magnus 8* 6* 4* 10* 4* 10* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 10 2
2020-21 Did not play * * * * * * |
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo Mestis 26* 12* 14* 26* 10* 6* |
ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 12* 8* 12* 20* 2* 10* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 30* 15* 12* 27* 6* 4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1

Mikko Lehtonen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
2010-11 Finland EHT 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2013-14 SC Bern ET 8* 2* 3* 5* 10* -* |
2014-15 Skellefteå AIK Champions HL 6* 2* 1* 3* 2* -1* |
2016-17 Kärpät Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* |
2017-18 HPK Spengler Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Medvescak Zagreb Continental Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2019-20 Rouen French Cup 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo Suomen Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Mikko Lehtonen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 150* 51* 52* 103* 0.69* 97* -14* | 1 14 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.50 * 4 * -5 *
Champions HL 2 12* 2* 3* 5* 0.42* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL2 2 42* 23* 24* 47* 1.12* 8* 14* | 2 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
EHT 2 11* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 2* 3* 5* 0.63* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
French Cup 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 3 44* 5* 17* 22* 0.50* 24* -9* | 1 6 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.50 * 12 * -1 *
International-Jr 2 14* 4* 6* 10* 0.71* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 71* 14* 16* 30* 0.42* 32* -7* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
Ligue Magnus 1 8* 6* 4* 10* 1.25* 4* 10* | 1 4 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.25 * 10 * 2 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 6 196* 33* 38* 71* 0.36* 94* -2* | 3 27 2 * 9 * 11 * 0.41 * 8 * -3 *
Mestis 3 32* 13* 17* 30* 0.94* 12* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 2 41* 6* 12* 18* 0.44* 16* 0* | 2 13 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.62 * 4 * -1 *
SHL (Elitserien) 3 149* 46* 52* 98* 0.66* 68* -20* | 3 32 5 * 8 * 13 * 0.41 * 6 * -5 *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomen Cup 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 27* 13* 10* 23* 0.85* 40* -* | 2 6 3 * 4 * 7 * 1.17 * 14 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 3 32* 9* 11* 20* 0.63* 24* -* | 2 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 71* 12* 13* 25* 0.35* 50* -4* | 3 21 8 * 3 * 11 * 0.52 * 6 * 9 *
WHC-17 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 4* 7* 11* 0.85* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Mikko Lehtonen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/20/2022
10/20/2022 Extension ESV Kaufbeuren ESV Kaufbeuren
01/27/2022
01/27/2022 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo ESV Kaufbeuren
09/09/2021
09/09/2021 Confirmed No team Kiekko-Espoo
01/13/2020
01/13/2020 Confirmed Fehérvár AV19 Rouen
04/25/2019
04/25/2019 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb Fehérvár AV19
06/19/2018
06/19/2018 Extension Medvescak Zagreb Medvescak Zagreb
01/31/2018
01/31/2018 Confirmed HPK Medvescak Zagreb
04/28/2017
04/28/2017 Confirmed Kärpät HPK
05/16/2016
05/16/2016 Confirmed Örebro HK Kärpät
01/18/2016
01/18/2016 Loan Örebro HK Djurgårdens IF
01/09/2015
01/09/2015 Confirmed Skellefteå AIK Örebro HK
05/26/2014
05/26/2014 Confirmed HC Lugano Skellefteå AIK
02/06/2014
02/06/2014 Confirmed SC Bern HC Lugano
06/26/2013
06/26/2013 Confirmed ZSC Lions SC Bern
02/01/2013
02/01/2013 Confirmed Severstal Cherepovets ZSC Lions
05/03/2012
05/03/2012 Extension Severstal Cherepovets Severstal Cherepovets
05/04/2011
05/04/2011 Confirmed Skellefteå AIK Severstal Cherepovets
02/28/2011
02/28/2011 Confirmed Boston Bruins Minnesota Wild
08/17/2010
08/17/2010 Confirmed Providence Bruins Skellefteå AIK
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Blues

Cult/Star player for Skellefteå AIK

Career transactions
- 2014-05-26 • Signed to a two-year contract by Skellefteå
- 2013-06-26 • Signed by Bern
- 2013-02-01 • Signed by ZSC
- 2013-01-04 • Bought out by Severstal Cherepovets
- 2011-05-04 • Signed by Severstal Cherepovets
- 2011-02-28 • NHL rights traded to the Minnesota Wild for Anton Khudobin & Jeff Penner
- 2010-08-18 • Signed to a one-year contract by Skellefteå
- 2007-09-23 • Loaned to Blues
- 2007-05-31 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Boston Bruins

Nicknamed ”Bambi” for his sometimes funny-looking skating stride.