Antero Lehtonen

Antero Lehtonen (born April 12, 1954, in Tampere, Finland) is a former Finnish ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1979-80 NHL season.
He otherwise played in Finland from 1971 to 1987.
Lehtonen played in the 1974 World Junior Championship and the 1979 and 1981 World Championships.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1970–71 	Tappara U20 	Jr. A SM-sarja 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Tappara U20 	Jr. A SM-sarja 		14 	21 	15 	36 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Tappara 	SM-sarja 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Tappara U20 	Jr. A SM-sarja 		6 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Tappara 	SM-sarja 		36 	20 	5 	25 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1973–74 	Tappara 	SM-sarja 		36 	9 	7 	16 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Tappara 	SM-sarja 		36 	26 	7 	33 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Tappara 	SM-liiga 		36 	19 	11 	30 	21 		4 	0 	2 	2 	8
1976–77 	HC TPS 	SM-liiga 		36 	26 	12 	38 	12 		8 	4 	1 	5 	4
1977–78 	HC TPS 	SM-liiga 		35 	23 	13 	36 	38 		8 	3 	5 	8 	4
1978–79 	Tappara 	SM-liiga 		36 	35 	19 	54 	43 		10 	8 	5 	13 	6
1979–80 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		65 	9 	12 	21 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		4 	3 	0 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Tappara 	SM-liiga 		27 	13 	7 	20 	24 		8 	7 	3 	10 	6
1981–82 	HC TPS 	SM-liiga 		36 	14 	8 	22 	35 		7 	2 	1 	3 	6
1982–83 	HC TPS 	SM-liiga 		36 	11 	10 	21 	16 		3 	4 	0 	4 	0
1983–84 	HC TPS 	SM-liiga 		30 	8 	13 	21 	14 		9 	1 	1 	2 	4
1984–85 	Jyp HT 	I-Divisioona 		35 	35 	25 	60 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Jyp HT 	SM-liiga 		36 	23 	12 	35 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Jyp HT 	SM-liiga 		39 	10 	8 	18 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		65 	9 	12 	21 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SM-liiga totals	SM-liiga totals 	SM-liiga totals		347 	182 	113 	295 	237 		57 	29 	18 	47 	38
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
Category:Retired in 1987
Category:Born in 1954
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:JYP Jyväskylä players
Category:Tappara Tampere players
Category:TPS Turku players
Category:Washington Capitals players