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{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| alt =
| name =
| image = Jori Lehterä.jpg
| image = Jori Lehtera 2016.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Lehterä in 2016
| image_size = 230px
| team = [[SKAHIFK Saint PetersburgHockey|HIFK]]
| league = [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHLLiiga]]
| former_teams = [[JokeritTappara]]<br /> [[TapparaJokerit]]<br />[[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]<br />[[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]]<br />[[St. Louis Blues]]<br />[[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br />[[SKA Saint Petersburg]]<br />[[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| ntl_team = FIN
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
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'''Jori Jonatan Lehterä'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urheilukouluntuki.fi/?p=2107|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160310094007/http://www.urheilukouluntuki.fi/?p=2107|archive-date = 10 March 2016|title = Urheilukoulun Tuki}}</ref> (born 23 December 1987) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] professional [[ice hockey]] player currently playing for [[SKAHIFK Saint PetersburgHockey|HIFK]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey LeagueLiiga]] (KHL). A [[centre (ice hockey)|centreman]], he was selected by the [[St. Louis Blues]] in the third round, 65th overall, of the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]]. He won a bronze medal with [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]] at the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]].
 
==Playing career==
Lehterä dominated the [[Jokerit]] junior team in scoring, and earned himself a place on the team's [[Liiga|SM-liiga]] roster in the fall of 2006. He was selected to represent [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]] at the [[2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] 2006 World Under-20's Championships in Sweden,<ref>[http://www.jatkoaika.com/maajoukkue.php?sivu=uutiset&id=6376 Suomen nuorten MM-leiriryhmä nimetty – uutiset – Maajoukkue – www.jatkoaika.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but could not play due to an injury. In April 2007, he signed a three-year contract with [[Tappara]].<ref>[http://www.jatkoaika.com/smliiga.php?sivu=uutiset&id=6890 Lehterä ja Salmela Tapparaan – uutiset – SM-liiga – www.jatkoaika.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
Lehterä was drafted by the [[St. Louis Blues]] at the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]] in the third round, 65th overall. He made the move to North America for the [[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09 season]] season to play for the [[Peoria Rivermen (AHL)|Peoria Rivermen]], the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate of the Blues. However, he played just seven games for Peoria, recording just one assist, before returning to Tappara in Finland to close out the season, where he was ultimately named the SM-liiga's Most Valuable Player (MVP) after scoring 19 goals and 50 assists for 69 points.<ref>[httphttps://www.iltalehti.fi/jaakiekko/200903169250932_jk.shtmla/200903169250932 Jori Lehterä lainasopimuksella rapakon taakse | Jääkiekko | Iltalehti.fi<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sm-liiga.fi/arkisto/uutiset/tapparan-jori-lehtera-runkosarjan-paras-pelaaja.html | title = Tapparan Jori Lehterä runkosarjan paras pelaaja | publisher = [[Liiga]] | date = 2010-03-01 | accessdate = 2010-03-01 | language = Finnish | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100325185229/http://www.sm-liiga.fi/arkisto/uutiset/tapparan-jori-lehtera-runkosarjan-paras-pelaaja.html | archivedate = 25 March 2010 | df = dmy-all }}<!-- Bot generated title --></ref>
 
After playing one season with [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL), Lehterä moved to KHL rivals [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] from [[2011–12 KHL season|2011–12]] to [[2013–14 KHL season|2013–14]], the latter of which he scored 12 goals and 32 assists to lead the team in points, with 44.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724805#&navid=nhl-search | title = Blues sign forward Lehtera to two-year contract | publisher = NHL.com | date = 2014-07-01| accessdate = 2014-07-01}}</ref> After yearly consistent performances for Novosibirsk, he played for [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]] at the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]], where he scored one goal and three assists in four games for the bronze medal-winning Finns.<ref>{{cite news| last=Mahiban | first=Dhiren | url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/12/looking-to-make-the-leap-jori-lehtera/ | title= Looking to make the leap: Jori Lehtera| publisher=NBC Sports|date=2014-08-24|accessdate=2015-04-23}}</ref>
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On 1 July 2014, Lehterä signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with the St. Louis Blues, the organization still retaining his NHL rights after initially drafting him in 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724748 | title = Blues sign Lehtera to 2-year contract | publisher = [[St. Louis Blues]] | date = 2014-07-01 | accessdate = 2014-07-01}}</ref> He was named the NHL's [[List of 2014–15 NHL Three Star Awards|First Star of the Week]] for 10–17 November after posting four goals and two assists in three games for St. Louis.<ref>{{cite news | last= The Canadian Press | url= http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/lehtera-price-forsberg-named-nhl-s-3-stars-of-the-week-1.2838033 | title= Lehtera, Price, Forsberg named NHL's three stars of the week| publisher= CBC | date= 2014-11-17 | accessdate= 2015-04-23}}</ref>
 
He was traded by the Blues along with a first-round pick (27th overall) and conditional first-round pick in 2018 to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in exchange for [[Brayden Schenn]], at the [[2017 NHL Entry Draft]] on June 23, 2017.<ref>{{citewebcite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-acquire-schenn-from-flyers/c-290098718 | title = Blues acquire Schenn from Flyers | publisher = [[St. Louis Blues]] | date = 2017-06-23 | accessdate = 2017-06-23}}</ref>
 
He signed a one-year contract with the KHL's [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] on 6 June 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ska.ru/news/view/iori-liekhtieria-v-ska/ |title=Йори Лехтеря – в СКА! |publisher=SKA St. Petersburg |date=6 June 2019 |accessdate=6 June 2019 |language=Russian}}</ref> In the [[2019-20 KHL season|2019–20]] season, Lehterä posted 15 goals and 30 points in his return to the KHL before the season was abruptly ended due to [[COVID-19]].
 
As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract, Lehterä opted to continue in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Spartak Moscow on 12 May 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://spartak.ru/news/transfers/yori-lekhterya-pereshyel-v-spartak/ | title = Jori Lehtera moves to Spartak | publisher = [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] | date = 12 May 2020 | accessdate = 12 May 2020 | language = Russian}}</ref>
 
On 16 June 2022, Lehterä returned to play in Finnish Liiga for the first time in 12 years, agreeing to a one-year contract with former club and reigning champions, Tappara.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tappara.fi/fi-fi/article/uutiset/pitka-odotus-on-paattynyt-jori-lehtera-palaa-kotiin-12-vuoden-jalkeen/4984/ | publisher = [[Tappara]] | title = Jori Lehtera returns to Finland after 12 seasons | date = 16 June 2022 | accessdate = 16 June 2022 | language = Finnish}}</ref>
 
== Personal ==
Lehterä's uncle, [[Tero Lehterä]], was a member of Finland's [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] gold medal [[Finnish national men's ice hockey team 1995 World Championships roster|team]].
 
In September 2018, [[Police of Finland|police in Finland]] announced that they had conducted a raid on his home, resulting in several arrests and the seizure of [[cocaine]]. LehteraLehterä was not home at the time, but police believebelieved that he iswas involved in a distribution ring with about twenty20 other people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kmox.radio.com/articles/former-st-louis-blues-forward-jori-lehetra-suspect-cocaine-ring|title=Report: Former Blues Forward Implicated in Finnish Cocaine Ring|date=2018-09-26|work=KMOX-AM|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en}}</ref> On 1 January 2019, it was reported that LehteraLehterä was not involved in the distribution part of the ring; just purchasing and possessing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/25660674/flyers-jori-lehtera-charged-drug-offense-finland|title=Flyers' Jori Lehtera accused of buying cocaine|date=1 January 2019|accessdate=10 January 2019|work=ESPN}}</ref>
 
==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |[[Liiga]]
|-
| Runners-up
| [[2006-07 SM-liiga season|2006-07]]
|
|-
| Third place
| [[2007–08 SM-liiga season|2007-08]]
|
|-
| [[Kultainen kypärä|Golden Helmet]]
| [[2009–10 SM-liiga season|2010]]
|
|-
| [[Lasse Oksanen trophy|Lasse Oksanen Award]]
| 2010
|
|-
| [[Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy|Veli-Pekka Ketola Award]]
| 2010
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |[[KHL]]
|-
| [[Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]
| [[2013 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|2013]], [[2014 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|2014]]
|
|-
|}
 
==Career statistics==
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! PIM
|-
| 2003–04
| [[2006–07 SM-liiga season|2006–07]]
| [[Jokerit]]
| FIN U18
| 19
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05
| Jokerit
| FIN U18
| 30
| 13
| 37
| 50
| 24
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 11
| 2
|-
| 2005–06
| Jokerit
| FIN U20
| 39
| 14
| 33
| 47
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006–07
| Jokerit
| FIN U20
| 24
| 18
| 48
| 66
| 20
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 2
|-
| [[2006–07 SM-liiga season|2006–07]]
| Jokerit
| [[SM-liiga|SM-l]]
| 28
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| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007-082007–08 SM-liiga season|2007–08]]
| [[Tappara]]
| SM-l
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| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008-092008–09 AHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Peoria Rivermen (AHL)|Peoria Rivermen]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
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| 10
|-
| [[2009-102009–10 SM-liiga season|2009–10]]
| Tappara
| SM-l
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| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010-112010–11 KHL season|2010–11]]
| [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
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| 14
|-
| [[2011-122011–12 KHL season|2011–12]]
| [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]]
| KHL
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| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012-132012–13 KHL season|2012–13]]
| Sibir Novosibirsk
| KHL
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| 0
|-
| [[2013-142013–14 KHL season|2013–14]]
| Sibir Novosibirsk
| KHL
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| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2018-192018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
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| —
|-
| [[2018-192018–19 AHL season|2018–19]]
| [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]]
| AHL
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| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2019–20 KHL season|2019–20]]
| [[SKA Saint Petersburg]]
| KHL
| 51
| 15
| 15
| 30
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2020–21 KHL season|2020–21]]
| [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| KHL
| 41
| 9
| 35
| 44
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2021–22 KHL season|2021–22]]
| Spartak Moscow
| KHL
| 45
| 10
| 29
| 39
| 21
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
|-
| [[2022–23 Liiga season|2022–23]]
| Tappara
| Liiga
| 57
| 11
| 46
| 57
| 45
| 13
| 5
| 11
| 16
| 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Liiga totals
! 254
! 58
! 169
! 227
! 183
! 36
! 14
! 27
! 41
! 26
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | KHL totals
! 315
! 89
! 177
! 266
! 180
! 40
! 1
! 14
! 15
! 22
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
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! Pts
! PIM
|-
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]
| [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]]
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| 0
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[iceIce hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]]
| Finland
| [[2014Ice Winterhockey Olympicsat the Olympic Games|OlyOG]]
| {{brcabronze3}}
| 6
| 1
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| 4
| 0
|-
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014]]
| Finland
| |WC
| {{sicasilver2}}
| 10
| 3
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| 12
| 10
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016 World Cup of Hockey|2016]]
| Finland
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! 16
! 12
|}
 
==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |[[Champions Hockey League]]
|-
| Champion
| [[2022–23 Champions Hockey League|2022–23]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |[[Liiga]]
|-
| Champion [[Kanada-malja]]
| [[2022-23 Liiga season|2022-23]]
|
|-
| Runners-up
| [[2006-07 SM-liiga season|2006-07]]
|
|-
| Third place
| [[2007–08 SM-liiga season|2007-08]]
|
|-
| [[Kultainen kypärä|Golden Helmet]]
| [[2009–10 SM-liiga season|2010]]
|
|-
| [[Lasse Oksanen trophy|Lasse Oksanen Award]]
| 2010
|
|-
| [[Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy|Veli-Pekka Ketola Award]]
| 2010
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |[[KHL]]
|-
| [[Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]
| [[2013 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|2013]], [[2014 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|2014]]
|
|-
|}
 
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[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Finland]]
[[Category:Olympic ice hockey players offor Finland]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey]]
[[Category:SportspeopleIce hockey people from Helsinki]]
[[Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Flyers players]]
[[Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks]]
[[Category:HC Sibir Novosibirsk players]]
[[Category:SKA Saint Petersburg players]]
[[Category:HC Spartak Moscow players]]
[[Category:Tappara players]]
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