Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1987)

Not to be confused with Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1994).

Mikko Kristian Lehtonen (born 1 April 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for ESV Kaufbeuren in the DEL2.

Mikko Lehtonen
Mikko Lehtonen in September 2008
Born	(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 38) Espoo, Finland
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
EBEL team Former teams	Fehérvár AV19 Espoo Blues Boston Bruins Skellefteå AIK Severstal Cherepovets ZSC Lions SC Bern HC Lugano Örebro HK Djurgårdens IF Oulun Kärpät HPK KHL Medveščak Zagreb
NHL draft	83rd overall, 2005 Boston Bruins
Playing career	2005–present

Playing career

Lehtonen was drafted by Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (83rd selection) of 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Mikko was drafted from Finnish team, Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga. On 31 May 2007, the Boston Bruins signed Lehtonen to an entry-level contract.^[1]

Lehtonen made his North American debut in the 2008–09 season with Boston's American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins. Lehtonen made his NHL debut in the Bruins penultimate regular season game in a 6-1 defeat to the Buffalo Sabres on 11 April 2009.^[2]

While with Skellefteå on 28 February 2011, Lehtonen's NHL rights were traded by the Bruins along with Jeff Penner to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Anton Khudobin.^[3]

On 4 May 2011, Lehtonen was announced as the new player of KHL's Severstal Cherepovets.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Blues	FIN U18		11	1	3	4	2		1	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Blues	FIN U18		20	8	7	15	22		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Blues	FIN U20		19	3	0	3	0		5	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Blues	FIN U18		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Blues	FIN U20		37	6	9	15	38		6	3	1	4	0
2004–05	Blues	SM-l		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Blues	FIN U20		15	3	4	7	12		10	5	2	7	6
2005–06	Blues	SM-l		25	4	0	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Blues	SM-l		39	6	9	15	24		9	1	1	2	4
2007–08	Blues	SM-l		42	8	12	20	12		17	1	8	9	4
2008–09	Providence Bruins	AHL		72	28	25	53	39		14	2	5	7	4
2008–09	Boston Bruins	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Providence Bruins	AHL		78	23	27	50	58		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Boston Bruins	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Skellefteå AIK	SEL		55	30	28	58	34		18	3	5	8	2
2011–12	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		48	11	10	21	24		6	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		23	3	6	9	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	ZSC Lions	NLA		6	1	3	4	2		11	4	3	7	4
2013–14	SC Bern	NLA		32	4	9	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Lugano	NLA		3	1	0	1	2		2	0	1	1	0
2014–15	Skellefteå AIK	SHL		25	5	4	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Örebro HK	SHL		19	5	7	12	8		6	2	1	3	0
2015–16	Örebro HK	SHL		32	3	7	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		18	3	6	9	4		8	0	2	2	4
2016–17	Kärpät	Liiga		56	12	13	25	50		1	0	0	0	0
2017–18	HPK	Liiga		33	3	4	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	AUT		10	1	6	7	10		6	2	1	3	12
2018–19	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	AUT		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Hydro Fehérvár AV19	AUT		33	4	10	14	14		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Dragons de Rouen	FRA		8	6	4	10	4		4	2	3	5	10
2021–22	Kiekko–Espoo	Mestis		26	12	14	26	10		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2		12	8	12	20	2		2	0	0	0	0
Liiga totals				193	33	38	71	94		27	2	9	11	8
NHL totals				2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				149	46	52	98	68		32	5	8	13	6

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Junior Championships
	2006 Vancouver

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Finland	U17	8th		5	3	3	6	0
2005	Finland	WJC18	7th		6	2	3	5	2
2006	Finland	WJC			7	0	1	1	2
2007	Finland	WJC	6th		6	4	6	10	0
Junior totals					24	9	13	22	4