Artturi Lehkonen


Artturi Lehkonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently signed with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Lehkonen was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

He was born in Piikkiö, but grew up in Turku. He played for TuTo and 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, 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. The 19 points tallied beat Daniel Alfredsson 2004–05 playoffs performance to establish a new team record for most points in a single playoff year. He was also influential in winning the Champions Hockey League that season, chipping in with twelve points in 13 outings.
Lehkonen signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League on 8 May 2016.
On 3 October 2018, Lehkonen scored the Canadiens' first goal of the 2018–19 season in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On 11 July 2019, the Canadiens re-signed Lehkonen to a two-year, $4.8 million contract extension.

Personal life

Lehkonen's father is Ismo Lehkonen, a former professional hockey player and coach.
Lehkonen is a supporter of Arsenal FC.

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

International

Awards and honors