Tero Lehterä
Tero Juhani Lehterä (born 21 April 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara, Jokerit, HPK, and Espoo Blues. He also had stints in Elitserien, the IHL, Russia, Switzerland and Germany. He also won a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics and World Championship with Finland's 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships team.
| Tero Lehterä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
21 April 1972 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Tappara Jokerit HPK Espoo Blues Malmö IF Fort Wayne Komets Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk EHC Basel HC Ambri-Piotta | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
232nd overall, 1994 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2007 | ||
Lehterä switched into coaching after retiring his hockey career. He is currently the head coach of SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga. He has also coached several Espoo Blues junior teams and worked as an assistant coach for Blues' first team during the 2015-16 season. He was supposed to become the head coach of Blues, but the team went bankrupt in 2016.
He has also worked as a hockey analyst for tv channels MTV3 and Nelonen.
His nephew, Jori Lehterä, was drafted by the St. Louis Blues and currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers. His daughter, Nea Lehterä, was in the winning team in the cheerleading world championships in 2022.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN.2 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN.2 | 41 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 47 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 48 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Malmö IF | SEL | 37 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Jokerit | SM-l | 48 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Jokerit | SM-l | 47 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 47 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 69 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Jokerit | SM-l | 52 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Tappara | SM-l | 55 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 50 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HPK | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 55 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Salamat | FIN.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | VHL | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | EHC Basel | NLA | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Füchse Duisburg | DEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Odense Bulldogs | DNK | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| SM-l totals | 449 | 94 | 128 | 222 | 75 | 64 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 4 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database