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Name
  
Mikko Leinonen

Career end
  
1987

National team
  
Finland

Role
  
Ice hockey player

Weight
  
79 kg

NHL Draft
  
Undrafted

Height
  
1.83 m

Position
  
Forward, Centerman

Playing career
  
1974–1987

Career start
  
1974


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Born
  
July 15, 1955 (age 69) Tampere, FIN (
1955-07-15
)

Played for
  
New York Rangers, Washington Capitals

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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. His teams never made it beyond the first round in the NHL playoffs.

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Mikko Leinonen Nitzys Hockey Den The Story of Mikko Leinonen

Mikko leinonen record 6 playoff assists


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

    • References

    Mikko Leinonen Wikipedia
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