| Round | Overall |
| 5 | 62 |
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Left-hand shot
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Pete.-Kitch. | OHA | 36 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| 1968-69 | Kitchener | OHA | 51 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 20 |
| 1969-70 | Kitchener | OHA | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
Pre-Draft Notes
With Sarnia (OHA Jr. B) in 1966-67. ... Spent start of 1969-70 season in Finland.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | February 18, 1975 (Kansas City vs. N.Y. Rangers) |
| Final NHL game: | February 26, 1975 (Kansas City at Toronto) |
| Retired: | 1982 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number: | 6 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Kansas
City
Year: 1975. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Won IHL Turner Cup with Port Huron in 1971. ... Played nine regular-season games for 1971-72 Port Huron team that went on to win IHL Turner Cup, but was not with team during playoffs. ... Played on first Kansas City Scouts team (franchise that became New Jersey Devils) during team's inaugural 1974-75 season.
Transaction History
Nov. 15, 1967 -- Traded by Peterborough (OHA) to Kitchener in exchange for Jim Jones, Jack Rathwell, and Ralph Buchanan. Nov. 15, 1974 -- Signed with Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent. November 1975 -- Traded by Kansas City to Kalamazoo (IHL, Detroit affiliate) for Frank Bathe. November 1975 -- Professional playing rights traded by Detroit to Toledo (IHL) for Reg Malinoski, Jim Mitchell, and Tony Piroski.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Henri K. Lehvonen
Nickname:
"Hank"
Also Known as: Henry Lehvonen
Other Post-Draft Teams: Clinton (EHL); Port Huron, Toledo (IHL); Helsinki Jokerit, Tampere Ilves (Finland)
Career Beyond Hockey: Moved to
South Florida after his retirement and went into the real estate
business.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1975-76 season with shoulder injury, suffered while playing in IHL. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with knee injury that required surgery.
Miscellaneous:
| Grew up in Sarnia, Ontario, as the son of Finnish immigrants. Spent part of youth in Finland. . | Held out the entire 1973-74 season in a contract dispute with Port Huron (IHL). | Called up to Kansas City as an emergency injury replacement for Jean-Guy Lagace in 1975. | Retired from pro hockey in 1977 before resuming his career in Finland in 1978. |
| SNAPSHOT '70 | |
| Total Selected: | 115 |
| Forwards: | 67 |
| Defense: | 36 |
| Goaltenders: | 12 |
| Major Junior: | 87 |
| College Players: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 109 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| American: | 6 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 12 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 11 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 4 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 13 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970