Artturi Lehkonen
| Artturi Lehkonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
4 July 1995 Piikkiö, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens TPS KalPa Frölunda HC | ||
| NHL draft |
55th overall, 2013 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Artturi Lehkonen (born 4 July 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently signed with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lehkonen was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
He was born in Piikkiö, but grew up in Turku. He played for TuTo and TPS as a youngster and logged his first minutes in Finland's top-flight Liiga for TPS during the 2011–12 season. He then joined fellow Liiga outfit KalPa prior to the 2012–13 campaign.[1]
On 28 March 2014, Lehkonen opted to leave KalPa of the Finnish Liiga and further his development in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), in signing a two-year contract with Frölunda HC.[2] In his second year in Sweden, the 2015–16 season, he made 49 SHL appearances, tallying 16 goals and 17 assists in the regular season plus 16 games in postseason play with a league-best eleven goals and eight assists en route to claiming the title. The 19 points tallied beat Daniel Alfredsson 2004–05 playoffs performance (18pts) to establish a new team record for most points in a single playoff year. He was also influential in winning the Champions Hockey League that season, chipping in with twelve points (five goals, seven assists) in 13 outings.[3]
Lehkonen signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 8 May 2016.[4]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| ||
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
 |
2013 Russia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2014 Malmö | |
Lehkonen made his debut with Finland's men's national team during the 2015–16 Euro Hockey Tour.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | Jr. A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | Jr. A | 40 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-l | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | KalPa | SM-l | 45 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | KalPa | Liiga | 33 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 49 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 73 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 96 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| SHL totals | 96 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 139 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WJC | 
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 41 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 34 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2016 | [6] |
| CHL | ||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2016 | |
References
- ^ "Uutiset - Hyökkääjät Antti Kerälä ja Artturi Lehkonen KalPaan kahden vuoden sopimuksilla". www.kalpa.fi. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "World Junior Champion Lehkonen to Frolunda". Frölunda HC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract with forward Artturi Lehkonen". canadiens.nhl.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Otteluseuranta: Ruotsi - Suomi 11.02.2016 (Euro Hockey Tour)". Tappara.co. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16" (in Swedish). norran.se. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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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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