Antero Lehtonen

Antero Lehtonen (born 12 April 1954) is a Finnish former ice hockey player.^[1]

Antero Lehtonen
Born	(1954-04-12) April 12, 1954 (age 71) Tampere, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Tappara HC TPS Washington Capitals JYP Jyväskylä
National team	Finland
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1971–1987

He played 65 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals during the 1979–80 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1971 to 1987, was spent in the Finnish SM-liiga. Internationally Lehtonen played for the Finnish national team at the 1977, 1979 and 1981 World Championships, as well as at junior tournaments.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970–71	Tappara U20	FIN U20		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Tappara U20	FIN U20		14	21	15	36	18		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Tappara	FIN		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Tappara U20	FIN U20		6	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Tappara	FIN		36	20	5	25	23		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Tappara	FIN		36	9	7	16	10		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Tappara	FIN		36	26	7	33	26		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Tappara	SM-l		36	19	11	30	21		4	0	2	2	8
1976–77	HC TPS	SM-l		36	26	12	38	12		8	4	1	5	4
1977–78	HC TPS	SM-l		35	23	13	36	38		8	3	5	8	4
1978–79	Tappara	SM-l		36	35	19	54	43		10	8	5	13	6
1979–80	Washington Capitals	NHL		65	9	12	21	14		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Hershey Bears	AHL		4	3	0	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Tappara	SM-l		27	13	7	20	24		8	7	3	10	6
1981–82	HC TPS	SM-l		36	14	8	22	35		7	2	1	3	6
1982–83	HC TPS	SM-l		36	11	10	21	16		3	4	0	4	0
1983–84	HC TPS	SM-l		30	8	13	21	14		9	1	1	2	4
1984–85	Jyp HT	FIN-2		35	35	25	60	16		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Jyp HT	SM-l		36	23	12	35	14		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Jyp HT	SM-l		39	10	8	18	20		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				347	182	113	295	237		57	29	18	47	38
NHL totals				65	9	12	21	14		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973	Finland	EJC		5	1	0	1	12
1974	Finland	WJC		5	1	2	3	6
1977	Finland	WC		9	1	1	2	6
1979	Finland	WC		8	3	3	6	0
1981	Finland	WC		8	0	3	3	0
Junior totals				10	2	2	4	18
Senior totals				25	4	7	11	6