Mikko Leinonen
Simo Mikko Yrjänä Leinonen (born July 15, 1955 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish Ice hockey player and currently the chief executive of Finnish elite league SM-liiga team Tappara. He played 162 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals. His teams never made it beyond the first round in the NHL playoffs.
| Mikko Leinonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 15, 1955 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1987 | ||
Achievements
- 1979 he became Swedish Elite series champion with Modo Hockey
- At age twenty-four, Leinonen competed for the Finnish team in the 1980 Winter Olympics and scored an impressive 3 goals and 3 assists during the tournament.
- He won the 1983-84 CHL Championship (Adams Cup) as a member of the Tulsa Oilers team coached by Tom Webster.[1]
- Leinonen shares NHL record for most assists in one playoff game with Wayne Gretzky, each with 6.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Tappara | FIN Jr. | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Tappara | FIN Jr. | 17 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Tappara | SM-s | 35 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Tappara | SM-s | 34 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Tappara | SM-l | 36 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | Tappara | SM-l | 33 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1977–78 | Modo AIK | SEL | 36 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Modo AIK | SEL | 35 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Kärpät | SM-l | 36 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Kärpät | SM-l | 36 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Rangers | NHL | 53 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 33 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Kärpät | SM-l | 35 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Kärpät | SM-l | 36 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | KalPa | SM-l | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 220 | 123 | 136 | 259 | 308 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 38 | ||||
| SEL totals | 71 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 162 | 31 | 78 | 109 | 71 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1974 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1978 | Finland | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1979 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1980 | Finland | OG | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Finland | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Finland | WC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 38 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | |||
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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