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Kari Lehtonen (born November 16, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He previously played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers, becoming the highest-drafted European goaltender, as well as being tied with Patrik Laine and Alexander Barkov for the highest-drafted Finnish player in NHL history.

Playing career

Early years

Lehtonen was drafted second overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers after an outstanding 2001–02 season in the Finnish SM-liiga. Lehtonen was the backup goalie for Jokerit, but captured the starting position and won the Urpo Ylönen trophy, given to the best goalie of the season, and the league's playoff MVP award, the Jari Kurri trophy. Lehtonen stayed with Jokerit for one more season before moving to North America.

Atlanta Thrashers

During the 2003–04 season, Lehtonen mostly spent his time with the Chicago Wolves, the Thrashers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, but he was called up for a number of occasions and played four games for the Thrashers, winning all four of them and posting one shutout. In the four games with the Thrashers, he posted a .953 save percentage and 1.25 goals against average (GAA).

Lehtonen spent the 2004–05 NHL lockout season with the Wolves, adjusting to the North American playing style. After playing 57 games for the Wolves, of which he won 38, posting .929 save percentage and 2.27 GAA, the Thrashers called him up, and Lehtonen started the 2005–06 season as the starting goalie for Atlanta. On the opening night of the 2005–06 season, Lehtonen suffered a serious groin injury when Florida Panthers centre Nathan Horton collided with him. The injury sidelined him for 35 games. Lehtonen was once again injured on April 6, 2006, when Tampa Bay Lightning forward Chris Dingman collided with him; Lehtonen tried to get to his feet, but sprained his ankle in the process.

Shortly into the 2006–07 season, Lehtonen broke the Atlanta Thrashers shutout streak record previously held by Michael Garnett. He also set his career highs in every category. AirTran Airways, a low-cost airline, signed Lehtonen as an endorser for the 2006–07 season. On February 8, 2007, Lehtonen became the Thrashers franchise leader for wins by a goaltender with 49, surpassing Pasi Nurminen's record of 48. On April 12, 2007, Lehtonen was the starting goaltender for the Thrashers in their first Stanley Cup playoff game.

After a rough start to the 2007–08 season, Lehtonen suffered another groin injury on October 18, 2007. He would miss 16 games before returning on December 5, 2007.^[1] He finished the season with a respectable save percentage to go along with four shutouts as the Thrashers failed to qualify for the 2008 playoffs.

Dallas Stars

On February 9, 2010, Lehtonen was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Ivan Vishnevskiy and a fourth-round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft (Ivan Telegin). Prior to the start of the 2010–11 season, the Stars signed Lehtonen to a three-year, $10.65 million extension.^[2] In his first full season in Dallas, Lehtonen compiled a 34–24 record with a 2.55 GAA. Lehtonen and the Stars were officially eliminated from contention for a seed in the 2011 playoffs after losing to the Minnesota Wild on the final day of the regular season.

On September 4, 2012, the day before an impending lockout, Lehtonen signed a five-year, $29.5 million contract. Lehtonen made the playoffs with the Stars for the first time in 2014. Prior to the 2015–16 season, the Stars acquired fellow Finnish goaltender Antti Niemi to compete with Lehtonen. They alternated regularly the next two seasons.^[3] In the 2016 playoffs, Lehtonen established himself as the primary goalie. However, in Game 7 of the second round, he was pulled after giving up three goals in the first period as the Stars' season ended with a 6–1 loss to the St. Louis Blues.^[4]

He earned his 300th win on December 13, 2017, in a game against the New York Islanders by making 32 saves to clinch a 5–2 win.^[5]

International play

Lehtonen has been selected to play for Finland's youth and national teams on many occasions. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He played in two games, one victory in the preliminary round and a loss in the semi-finals.^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honours

Records

Mask history

Personal life

On July 2, 2011, Kari married longtime girlfriend Abbe Schutter in a private ceremony at the Club at Hammock Beach in Palm Coast, Florida. Kari met Abbe while playing in Atlanta.^[13]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Goalie Lehtonen returns to Thrashers after missing 16 games with groin injury|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/goalie-lehtonen-returns-to-thrashers-after-missing-16-games-with-groin-injury/c-345142|website=NHL.com|accessdate=March 24, 2018|date=December 1, 2007}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-stars/headlines/20100511-Stars-make-future-plans-clear-9683.ece|title=Stars make future plans clear, sign Kari Lehtonen to $10.65 million extension|publisher=Dallas Morning News|date=2010-05-11|accessdate=2011-02-27}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/sports/hockey/dallas-stars-kari-lehtonen-antti-niemi-nhl-playoffs.html|title=Frequent Victories Can Make Room for Two Goalies|last=Pinchevsky|first=Tal|date=2016-04-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-05-11|issn=0362-4331}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/blues-beat-stars-game-7/c-280638588|title=Blues cruise by Stars in Game 7| website = NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-11}}
5. ^{{cite web|last1=Compton|first1=Brian|title=Stars score five against Islanders to give Lehtonen 300th win|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-new-york-islanders-game-recap/c-293991678|website=NHL.com|publisher=NHL|accessdate=15 December 2017|location=New York|date=13 December 2017}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/388/IHM400000_83_58_0_FIN.pdf|title=Player Statistics by Team|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=May 11, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516696|title=Thrashers recall Lehtonen|accessdate=2010-02-10|publisher=NHL.com|date=2010-02-07}}
8. ^Supersize me{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
9. ^Waiting For Stanley: Kari Lehtonen's mask
10. ^Lehtonen starts again, groin willing
11. ^{{cite web| url = https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Dallas-Stars-goalie-doesn-t-wear-his-Chuck-Norri?urn=nhl-270487 | title = Dallas Stars goalie doesn't wear his Chuck Norris mask, it wears him | publisher = Yahoo! Sports| date = 2012-01-02 | accessdate = 2012-01-02}}
12. ^{{cite web|last1=Hutchison|first1=David|title=KARI LEHTONEN’S NEW TOMBSTONE MASK|url=http://ingoalmag.com/masks/kari-lehtonens-new-tombstone-mask/|website=ingoalmag.com|accessdate=March 24, 2018|date=January 16, 2011}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2011-07-03/marriages-divorces-july-3-2011#.ThEW72EWZp4|title=Wedding Announcement|publisher=St. Augustine Record|date=2011-07-13|accessdate=2011-07-13}} Kari and Abbe welcomed their first child, a son, in September 2012.
14. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20110104174605/http://griffinshockey.com/fanzone/egriffiti/index.html?article_id=30 Grand Rapids Griffins: E-Griffiti]