Tapio Levo

Tapio Antero Levo (born September 24, 1956, in Pori, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League. He played for Ässät in Finland, and the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Rockies in the NHL. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995. He also played for Finland in the 1980 Winter Olympics and scored the team's first goal of the tournament and registered four assists as well.

Tapio Levo
Born	(1956-09-24) September 24, 1956 (age 68) Pori, FIN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	SM-liiga Ässät HPK NHL Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils 1. Divisioona Junkkarit HT
National team	Finland
NHL draft	139th overall, 1975 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1972–1993

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972–73	Ässät	FIN U20		16	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Ässät	SM-s		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Ässät	SM-s		10	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Ässät	SM-s		36	5	2	7	48		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Ässät	SM-l		36	12	8	20	47		4	0	1	1	6
1976–77	Ässät	SM-l		36	12	7	19	34		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Ässät	SM-l		36	8	11	19	32		9	2	1	3	12
1978–79	Ässät	SM-l		36	15	6	21	34		8	7	2	9	20
1979–80	Ässät	SM-l		30	11	9	20	55		7	6	3	9	4
1980–81	Ässät	SM-l		36	16	7	23	38		2	1	1	2	4
1981–82	Colorado Rockies	NHL		34	9	13	22	14		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	New Jersey Devils	NHL		73	7	40	47	22		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Ässät	SM-l		34	9	20	29	52		9	4	7	11	16
1984–85	Ässät	SM-l		36	20	22	42	26		8	1	3	4	16
1985–86	Ässät	SM-l		35	15	20	35	34		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Ässät	SM-l		44	22	17	39	26		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Ässät	SM-l		44	15	23	38	38		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Ässät	SM-l		43	21	21	42	28		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Ässät	FIN.2		44	32	47	79	33		3	0	5	5	2
1990–91	Ässät	SM-l		39	10	23	33	28		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Ässät	SM-l		44	9	16	25	36		8	1	3	4	8
1992–93	JHT	FIN.2		26	11	21	32	41		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HPK	SM-l		17	1	3	4	2		5	0	1	1	0
SM-s totals				47	5	2	7	52		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				546	196	213	409	510		60	22	22	44	86
NHL totals				107	16	53	69	36		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973	Finland	EJC		5	0	3	3	2
1975	Finland	WJC		5	1	2	3	7
1976	Finland	WC		10	1	0	1	6
1976	Finland	CC		4	1	2	3	2
1978	Finland	WC		10	2	0	2	2
1980	Finland	OLY		4	1	4	5	2
1981	Finland	WC		8	4	4	8	10
1981	Finland	CC		5	0	1	1	2
1982	Finland	WC		7	2	1	3	4
1983	Finland	WC		10	4	1	5	6
Junior totals				10	1	5	6	9
Senior totals				58	15	13	28	34

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio

Preceded by Nikolai Makarov	Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy 1983–84 & 1984–85	Succeeded by Pekka Rautakallio
Preceded by Arto Javanainen	Captain of Ässät 1983–1992	Succeeded by Olli Kaski