Pertti Lehtonen Explained

Pertti Leo Jorma Lehtonen (born 18 October 1956 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998. His nickname was "Ruoska"("The whip") because of his strong slapshot.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP				PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Karhu-Kissat	FIN		5	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	HIFK	FIN U20
1975–76	PiTa	FIN U20						59
1975–76	PiTa	FIN.2		35	5	6	11	91		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	HIFK	SM-l		36	3	4	7	42		7	1	0	1	6
1977–78	HIFK	SM-l		34	5	6	11	56		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	HIFK	SM-l		36	9	11	20	61		6	3	1	4	6
1979–80	HIFK	SM-l		36	12	14	26	39		7	0	1	1	6
1980–81	HIFK	SM-l		36	9	16	25	34		7	3	2	5	2
1981–82	HIFK	SM-l		36	15	21	36	40		8	4	2	6	10
1982–83	HIFK	SM-l		35	10	14	24	36		9	3	5	8	2
1983–84	HIFK	SM-l		37	19	25	44	18		2	0	0	0	0
1984–85	HIFK	SM-l		36	14	16	30	20		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	HIFK	SM-l		36	17	9	26	28		10	3	0	3	4
1986–87	HIFK	SM-l		44	17	14	31	24		3	1	3	4	4
1987–88	HIFK	SM-l		44	16	14	30	48		6	1	5	6	10
1988–89	HIFK	SM-l		44	16	18	34	36		2	0	0	0	0
1989–90	HIFK	SM-l		40	7	13	20	34		2	0	0	0	0
1990–91	HIFK	SM-l		43	5	25	30	30		3	1	1	2	0
1991–92	HIFK	SM-l		34	7	19	26	14		9	2	1	3	12
1992–93	HIFK	SM-l		48	9	12	21	30		4	1	0	1	25
1993–94	HIFK	SM-l		46	10	15	25	32		3	0	2	2	0
1994–95	HIFK	SM-l		46	15	21	36	34		3	0	0	0	4
1995–96	HIFK	SM-l		43	5	13	18	30		3	1	0	1	2
1996–97	HIFK	SM-l		47	8	9	17	16		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HIFK	SM-l		14	0	3	3	16		3	0	0	0	0
SM-l totals				851	228	312	540	718		97	24	23	47	93

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981	Finland	WC		8	0	2	2	8
1982	Finland	WC		7	0	4	4	0
1983	Finland	WC		10	2	1	3	6
1984	Finland	OG		6	0	1	1	6
1989	Finland	WC		9	0	2	2	0
Senior totals				40	2	10	12	20

External links

• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio