Mikko Leinonen

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.

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

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