Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1978)

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Mikko Lehtonen
Born	(1978-06-12) 12 June 1978 (age 43) Kiiminki, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Nashville Predators AHL Milwaukee Admirals Rochester Americans Elitserien Timrå IK Frölunda HC Färjestads BK Liiga Kärpät
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	271st overall, 2001 Nashville Predators
Playing career	2006–2014

Mikko Tapani Lehtonen (born 12 June 1978) is a Finnish former ice hockey defenceman

Playing career[]

Mikko Lehtonen appeared in his first National Hockey League game on 7 October, 2006 with the Nashville Predators against the Minnesota Wild, and registered his first NHL goal in that game. The goal was scored only eight seconds into his first NHL shift, coming just one second short of tying the all-time record set by Dave Christian.^{[citation needed]}

On 27 February, 2007 Lehtonen was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for a fourth-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.^{[citation needed]}

Having won the Finnish Championship for a third time playing for Kärpät, Lehtonen signed a one-year deal with Swedish team Timrå IK on 9 June 2008.^{[citation needed]}

On 6 May 2009, Lehtonen confirmed that he had signed with Frölunda HC for the 2009-10 season.^[1]

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External links[]

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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