Tero Lehterä

Tero Juhani Lehterä (born 21 April 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara, Jokerit, HPK, and Espoo Blues. He also had stints in Elitserien, the IHL, Russia, Switzerland and Germany. He also won a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics and World Championship with Finland's 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships team.
Lehterä switched into coaching after retiring his hockey career. He is currently the head coach of SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga. He has also coached several Espoo Blues junior teams and worked as an assistant coach for Blues' first team during the 2015-16 season. He was supposed to become the head coach of Blues, but the team went bankrupt in 2016.
He has also worked as a hockey analyst for tv channels MTV3 and Nelonen.
His nephew, Jori Lehterä, was drafted by the St. Louis Blues and currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1989–90 	Kiekko-Espoo 	FIN U20 	 	28 	14 	26 	40 	2 	 	5 	3 	1 	4 	0
1989–90 	Kiekko-Espoo 	FIN.2 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Kiekko-Espoo 	FIN U20 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Kiekko-Espoo 	FIN.2 	 	34 	17 	14 	31 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Kiekko-Espoo 	FIN U20 	 	7 	6 	8 	14 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Kiekko-Espoo 	FIN.2 	 	41 	23 	33 	56 	10 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	0
1992–93 	Kiekko-Espoo 	FIN U20 	 	4 	1 	7 	8 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Kiekko-Espoo 	SM-l 	 	47 	17 	14 	31 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Kiekko-Espoo 	SM-l 	 	48 	19 	27 	46 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Malmö IF 	SEL 	 	37 	12 	11 	23 	10 	 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0
1995–96 	Jokerit 	SM-l 	 	48 	11 	12 	23 	27 	 	11 	2 	5 	7 	2
1996–97 	Jokerit 	SM-l 	 	47 	11 	10 	21 	4 	 	9 	2 	3 	5 	0
1997–98 	Kiekko-Espoo 	SM-l 	 	47 	9 	13 	22 	4 	 	8 	1 	1 	2 	0
1998–99 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 	 	69 	15 	24 	39 	8 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
1999–2000 	Jokerit 	SM-l 	 	52 	11 	11 	22 	6 	 	11 	4 	2 	6 	0
2000–01 	Tappara 	SM-l 	 	55 	6 	17 	23 	20 	 	10 	1 	5 	6 	0
2001–02 	Espoo Blues 	SM-l 	 	50 	6 	13 	19 	6 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	HPK 	SM-l 	 	55 	7 	8 	15 	2 	 	13 	1 	4 	5 	2
2003–04 	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	RSL 	 	55 	16 	11 	27 	8 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2004–05 	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	RSL 	 	23 	2 	5 	7 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	HC Salamat 	FIN.2 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	VHL 	 	17 	3 	3 	6 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	EHC Basel 	NLA 	 	18 	1 	6 	7 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Füchse Duisburg 	DEL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	HC Ambrì-Piotta 	NLA 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Odense Bulldogs 	DNK 	 	13 	1 	1 	2 	0 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	0
SM-l totals	SM-l totals 	SM-l totals	 	449 	94 	128 	222 	75 	 	64 	11 	20 	31 	4
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990 	Finland 	EJC 	 	6 	3	3	6 	0
1991 	Finland 	WJC 	 	6 	0	3	3 	2
1992 	Finland 	WJC 	 	6 	2	0	2 	0
1994 	Finland 	OG 	 	4 	0	1	1 	0
1995 	Finland 	WC 	 	8 	1	0	1 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	18	5	6	11 	2
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	12	1	1	2 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:1972 births
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