Mikko Lehtonen

Jersey Number: 43

Defense

6'0" (183cm)

January 16, 1994

Left

187 lbs (85kg)

Turku, FIN

Collected 0-3-3 and four penalty minutes in 17 appearances in his lone season with the Blue Jackets in 2020-21.
Made his Columbus debut on Mar. 30, 2021 at Tampa Bay and collected his first assist with the club on Apr. 25, 2021 at Tampa Bay.
Split his lone NHL campaign between the Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs, finishing with 0-6-6 and eight penalty minutes in 26 contests.
Collected his first career NHL point with an assist for Toronto on Feb. 6, 2021 vs. Vancouver.
Made his NHL debut with Toronto on Jan. 18, 2021 vs. Winnipeg.
Has played the last four campaigns in Europe, playing for SKA St. Petersburg in Russia’s KHL in 2021-22 before suiting up for the ZSC Lions since 2022.
Helped ZSC capture back-to-back league championships in 2024 and 2025 and the 2025 Champions Hockey League championship.
Prior to making his NHL debut, spent parts of the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns with Jokerit in the KHL, posting 25-41-66 and 26 penalty minutes in 77 appearances.
Named the KHL Defenseman of the Year and represented Jokerit in the KHL All-Star Game after leading all league blueliners in goals, assists and points with 17-32-49 in 60 outings in 2019-20.
Has also played in the Swedish Hockey League from 2016-19 and Finland’s top professional league from 2011-18.
Has represented Finland in numerous international tournaments, including the 2018 and 2022 (gold medal) Olympic Games, six IIHF World Championships (2017, 2019, 2022-25) and the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championships (gold).

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2020-2021	17	0	3	3	-3	4	24
Totals	17	0	3	3	-3	4	24

Undrafted
Signed with Toronto as a free agent on May 4, 2020.
Acquired by Columbus from Toronto in exchange for G Veini Vehvilainen on Mar. 12, 2021.