Mikko Leinonen

Mikko Leinonen
Born	(1955-07-15) 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	Finland
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1974–1987

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.

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.
• In 1982, Leinonen set the NHL record for most assists (6) in a playoff game. The record was equalled by Wayne Gretzky in 1987.

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database