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 (age 69)
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

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  • 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]
  • In 1982, Leinonen set the NHL record for most assists (6) in a playoff game. The record was equalled by Wayne Gretzky in 1987.[2][3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa Oilers 1983-84 roster and statistics". hockeydb.com.
  2. ^ "NHL Game Center: Flyers 3, Rangers 7 (April 8, 1982)". nhl.com.
  3. ^ "NHL Records Held or Shared by Wayne Gretzky". nhl.com.
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