Quick Facts
Biography
Artturi Lehkonen (born 4 July 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently signed with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lehkonen was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
He was born in Piikkiö, but grew up in Turku. He played for TuTo and HC TPS as a youngster and logged his first minutes in Finland’s top-flight Liiga for TPS during the 2011-12 season. He then joined fellow Liiga outfit KalPa prior to the 2012-13 campaign.
On 28 March 2014, Lehkonen opted to leave KalPa of the Finnish Liiga and further his development in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), in signing a two-year contract with Frölunda HC. In his second year in Sweden, the 2015–16 season, he made 49 SHL appearances, tallying 16 goals and 17 assists in the regular season plus 16 games in postseason play with a league-best eleven goals and eight assists en route to claiming the title. He was also influential in winning the Champions Hockey League that season, chipping in with twelve points (five goals, seven assists) in 13 outings.
Lehkonen signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 8 May 2016.
International play
Lehkonen made his debut with Finland's men's national team during the 2015–16 Euro Hockey Tour.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | Jr. A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | Jr. A | 40 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-l | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | KalPa | SM-l | 45 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | KalPa | Liiga | 33 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 49 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Liiga totals | 96 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| SHL totals | 96 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC18 |  | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WJC |  | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 41 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 34 | ||||