Mika Jukka Petteri Lehto (born 13 March 1961) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player and agent.
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Career
He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1984–85 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1990, was spent in the Finnish SM-liiga, where he played for TPS, and KalPa. Internationally, Lehto played for the Finnish national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Post-playing career
After his playing career, Lehto became an NHL agent.[1] His clientele as an agent includes Patrik Laine, Mikko Rantanen, Kaapo Kakko, Aron Kiviharju and Emil Hemming among others.[2]
Personal
His brother Joni is a scout for the Colorado Avalanche.[1][3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | TPS | FIN U20 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | TPS | FIN U20 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | TPS | SM-l | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Melville Millionaires | SJHL | 53 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | TPS | FIN U20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Lukko | SM-l | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | TPS | SM-l | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | TPS | SM-l | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 52 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | TPS | SM-l | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1986–87 | TPS | SM-l | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | KalPa | SM-l | 32 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TPS | SM-l | 40 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | TPS | SM-l | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| SM-l totals | 298 | 23 | 62 | 85 | 283 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | ||||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Finland | OLY | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Senior totals | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||
References
- ^ a b @jhitela (June 27, 2015). "Sitting next to Rantanen - his Finnish agent Petteri Lehto whose brother Joni Lehto is Avs European scout" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ NYMAN, MARIANNE (6 November 2022). ""I want to be one of the best in the world"". Yle. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Interview with the Avs scout Joni Lehto". eurolanche.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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
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This page was last edited on 9 March 2024, at 22:17