Mikko Leinonen

Mikko Leinonen
Born	July 15, 1955 (1955-07-15) (age 56) Tampere, FIN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Forward
Played for	New York Rangers Washington Capitals
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1974–1987

Simo Yrjänä "Mikko" 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.

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's shares NHL record for most assists in one playoff game with Wayne Gretzky, each with 6.

References

1. ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000971984.html

External links

• Mikko Leinonen's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Mikko Leinonen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mikko Leinonen – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

Persondata
Name	Leinonen, Mikko
Alternative names
Short description	Finnish ice hockey player
Date of birth	July 15, 1955
Place of birth	Tampere, FIN
Date of death
Place of death

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