Mikko Kristian Lehtonen (born 1 April 1987) is a
Finnish professional
ice hockey winger currently playing for
ESV Kaufbeuren in the
DEL2.
Playing career
Lehtonen was drafted by
Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (83rd selection) of
2005 NHL Entry Draft
The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. Originally scheduled to be held on June 25, the 2004–05 NHL lockout led to the draft being postponed to July 30.
Special procedures were required to determine the order of picks, because ...
. 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.
Lehtonen made his North American debut in the
2008–09 season with Boston's
American Hockey League affiliate, the
Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rh ...
. 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.
While with Skellefteå on 28 February 2011, Lehtonen's NHL rights were traded by the Bruins along with
Jeff Penner
Jeffrey Ryan Penner (born April 13, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played two National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Boston Bruins during the 2009–10 season.
Playing career
Undrafted, Penner made his NH ...
to the
Minnesota Wild in exchange for
Anton Khudobin
Anton Valerievich Khudobin (russian: Антон Валерьевич Худобин; born 7 May 1986) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract w ...
.
On 4 May 2011, Lehtonen was announced as the new player of
KHL's
Severstal Cherepovets.
Lehtonen joins Severstal Cherepovets , Sports.ru in English".
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Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
Espoo Blues players
Finnish ice hockey right wingers
Sportspeople from Espoo
HPK players
KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
Providence Bruins players
Skellefteå AIK players
Oulun Kärpät players
Severstal Cherepovets players
ZSC Lions players
SC Bern players
HC Lugano players
Örebro HK players