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Kari Lehtonen
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Age: 26
Date of birth: November 16, 1983
Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 215
Catches: L
Salary: $ 3,000,000
NHL Seasons: 5
Drafted by Atlanta in 2002 (1/2).
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| CURRENT STATUS: Back surgery, Sidelined indefinitely (IR) |
| ASSETS: Has excellent size and handles the puck extremely well. Covers most of the net and is a confident 'keeper when at his best. |
| FLAWS: Must do a better job of staying in shape, and avoid recurring injuries that can curtail his potential. Is somewhat inconsistent. |
| CAREER POTENTIAL: Fragile goaltender with big upside. |
| MOVEMENTS & INJURIES |
| 9/16/2009 |
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Back surgery, sidelined indefinitely. |
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| 7/15/2009 |
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Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers. |
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| 4/11/2009 |
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Missed 6 games (upper body injury). |
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| 3/28/2009 |
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Upper body injury, day-to-day. |
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| 12/20/2008 |
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Missed 21 games (back injury). |
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| CAREER TRANSACTIONS |
| 6/22/2002 |
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Drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round (2nd overall) in 2002. |
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| CAREER HONORS & AWARDS |
| Played in the NHL YoungStars Game | 2006-07 |
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| AHL - Second All-Star Team | 2004-05 |
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| SM-Liiga (Finland) - Player of the Year | 2001-02 |
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| SM-Liiga (Finland) - Goaltender of the Year | 2001-02 |
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| SM-Liiga (Finland) - Playoff MVP | 2001-02 |
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| CAREER STATISTICS |
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| 2008-09 | Atlanta | NHL | 46 | 19 | 22 | - | 3 | 2624 | 3 | 134 | 1498 | 3.06 | .911 |
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| 2007-08 | Atlanta | NHL | 48 | 17 | 22 | - | 5 | 2707 | 4 | 131 | 1560 | 2.90 | .916 |
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| Chicago | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 1.93 | .934 |
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| 2006-07 | Atlanta | NHL | 68 | 34 | 24 | - | 9 | 3934 | 4 | 183 | 2075 | 2.79 | .912 |
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| 2005-06 | Atlanta | NHL | 38 | 20 | 15 | - | 0 | 2166 | 2 | 106 | 1123 | 2.94 | .906 |
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| 2004-05 | Chicago | AHL | 57 | 38 | 17 | 2 | - | 3378 | 5 | 128 | 1795 | 2.27 | .929 |
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| 2003-04 | Atlanta | NHL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 240 | 1 | 5 | 106 | 1.25 | .953 |
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| Chicago | AHL | 39 | 20 | 14 | 2 | - | 2192 | 3 | 88 | 1189 | 2.41 | .926 |
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| 2002-03 | Jokerit | Fin | 45 | 23 | 14 | 6 | - | 2634 | 5 | 87 | 1208 | 1.98 | .928 |
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| 2001-02 | Jokerit | Fin | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | - | 1242 | 4 | 37 | 622 | 1.79 | .941 |
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| Jokerit | Fin Jr. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 360 | 1 | 11 | - | 1.83 | - |
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| 2000-01 | Jokerit | Fin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 189 | 0 | 6 | - | 1.90 | - |
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| Jokerit | Fin Jr. | 31 | 20 | 9 | 1 | - | 1799 | 3 | 71 | - | 2.37 | - |
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| Jokerit | Fin U18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Jokerit | Fin Jr. | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | - | 1974 | 2 | 86 | - | 2.61 | - |
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| 1998-99 | Jokerit | Fin U18 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | NHL | 204 | 94 | 83 | 0 | 17 | 11671 | 14 | 559 | 6362 | 2.87 | .912 |
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| Total | AHL | 98 | 60 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 5694 | 8 | 220 | 3045 | 2.32 | .928 |
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| Total | Fin | 72 | 39 | 20 | 8 | - | 4065 | 9 | 130 | - | 1.92 | - |
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| Total | Fin Jr. | 70 | 46 | 19 | 4 | - | 4133 | 6 | 168 | - | 2.44 | - |
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| Total | Fin U18 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
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| 2008-09 | Atlanta | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2007-08 | Atlanta | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Chicago | AHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2006-07 | Atlanta | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 118 | 0 | 11 | 73 | 5.59 | .849 |
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| 2005-06 | Atlanta | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2004-05 | Chicago | AHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | - | 983 | 2 | 28 | 457 | 1.71 | .939 |
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| 2003-04 | Atlanta | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Chicago | AHL | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 663 | 1 | 23 | 397 | 2.08 | .942 |
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| 2002-03 | Jokerit | Fin | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 626 | 2 | 17 | 288 | 1.63 | .941 |
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| 2001-02 | Jokerit | Fin | 11 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 623 | 3 | 18 | 300 | 1.73 | .940 |
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| Jokerit | Fin Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2000-01 | Jokerit | Fin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Jokerit | Fin Jr. | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 54 | 0 | 4 | - | 4.44 | - |
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| Jokerit | Fin U18 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Jokerit | Fin Jr. | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 758 | 4 | 14 | - | 1.11 | - |
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| 1998-99 | Jokerit | Fin U18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 240 | 0 | 7 | - | 1.75 | - |
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| Total | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 118 | 0 | 11 | 73 | 5.59 | .849 |
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| Total | AHL | 26 | 16 | 10 | - | - | 1646 | 3 | 51 | 854 | 1.86 | .940 |
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| Total | Fin | 21 | 14 | 6 | - | - | 1249 | 5 | 35 | 588 | 1.68 | .940 |
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| Total | Fin Jr. | 13 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 812 | 4 | 18 | - | 1.33 | - |
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| Total | Fin U18 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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