Tero Lehterä
Tero Juhani Lehterä (* April 21, 1972 in Espoo ) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, among others, for the Malmö Redhawks in the Elitserien, as well as the foxes Duisburg in its active period from 1989 to 2007. His nephew Jori is also a professional hockey player.
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Career
Tero Lehterä began his career as a hockey player in his hometown at the Espoo Blues, for which he made his debut in the second class I divisioona was in season 1989/90 and with which he ascended into the SM- liiga in 1992. In the 1994/95 season he played for the reigning Swedish champions Malmö Redhawks in the Elitserien. Previously, he was selected in the tenth round in the NHL Entry Draft in 1994 as a total of 235 players from the Florida Panthers, for whom he never played, however. From 1995 to 1997 played for Jokerit of the attacker, with whom he was in season 1995/96 and 1996/97 respectively Finnish Champion, and in 1996 won the European Cup.
After a year at the Espoo Blues Lehterä stood in the 1998/99 season for the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League on the ice. He then returned to his Finnish homeland, where he with his former club Jokerit, and in 2001 with Tappara Tampere runner-up was 2000 each. This was followed by one each season with his hometown club Espoo Blues, as well as HPK Hämeenlinna, with the links Sagittarius in 2003 finished third in the SM- liiga before it ran aground 2003-2005 in the Russian Super League for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, where Lehterä the season 2004/ 05 ended in the Mestis HC Salamat, and in the Wysschaja League Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.
During the 2005/06 season the Finn played for EHC Basel in the Swiss National League A, and the foxes Duisburg in the German Ice Hockey League, with both teams had risen only last year in the respective league. His career ended after 18 years in 2007 in the Swiss National League A for HC Ambri -Piotta, as well as in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen at Odense IK.
Internationally
For Lehterä Finland took part in the U20 World Junior Championships in 1991 and 1992. In addition, he was in the squad at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and at the World Championships in 1995.