Pertti Leo Jorma Lehtonen (born 18 October 1956 in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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) is a retired professional
ice hockey
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player who played in the
SM-liiga
The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mest ...
. He played for
HIFK
HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...
. He was inducted into the
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
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in 1998. His nickname was "Ruoska"("The whip") because of his strong slapshot.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
External links
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
1956 births
Living people
Finnish ice hockey players
HIFK (ice hockey) players
Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players with retired numbers
Karhu-Kissat players
Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
Ice hockey people from Helsinki
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