Antero Lehtonen (born 12 April 1954) is a Finnish former

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player.https://www.nhl.com/player/antero-lehtonen-8448746 He played 65 games in the

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(NHL) with the

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during the 1979–80 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1971 to 1987, was spent in the Finnish

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. Internationally Lehtonen played for the Finnish national team at the

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

and 1981 World Championships, as well as at junior tournaments.

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* 1954 births Living people Finnish ice hockey left wingers Hershey Bears players JYP Jyväskylä players Ice hockey people from Tampere Tappara players HC TPS players Undrafted National Hockey League players Washington Capitals players {{Finland-icehockey-winger-stub