Finnish ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Erkki Tapani Lehtonen (born January 9, 1957, in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for Tappara in the SM-liiga. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997 and his jersey was retired by Tappara in 2018.[1] He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Lehtonen scored the winning goal to help Finland win their first medal.[2][1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
- ^ a b "Tapparan ja Leijonien legenda Erkki Lehtonen häkeltyi suuresta kunnianosoituksesta: "Tällä kaudella en ole vielä hallissa käynyt, mutta nyt täytyy mennä"". aamulehti.fi (in Finnish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Suomi teki ihmeen Calgaryssa 30 vuotta sitten - Neuvostoliitto kaatui 2-1: "Ajattelin, että syöttääköhän se vielä"". iltalehti.fi. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
External links
- Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
