Hank Lehvonen
Henry "Hank" Lehvonen (born August 26, 1950) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. He played four games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts during the 1974–75 season, with the bulk of his career, which lasted from 1970 to 1982, in the minor International Hockey League. Selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, Lehvonen spent three years in the minor leagues before he joined the expansion Scouts in 1974. After his stint in the NHL he spent three more seasons in the minors, and after a year away from playing moved to Finland in 1978, where he played a further four seasons before retiring.
Hank Lehvonen | |||
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Born |
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | August 26, 1950||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defenceman | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Kansas City Scouts | ||
NHL Draft |
62nd overall, 1970 Minnesota North Stars | ||
Playing career | 1970–1982 |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1965–66 | Sarnia Legionnaires | WOJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Sarnia Legionnaires | WOJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 24 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||
1968–69 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 51 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1970–71 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 51 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
1971–72 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 66 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 58 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 94 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
1975–76 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 35 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
1976–77 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 41 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Jokerit | FIN | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Jokerit | FIN | 35 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Ilves | FIN | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1981–82 | Ilves | FIN | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
IHL totals | 276 | 24 | 122 | 146 | 270 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | ||||
NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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