Mikko Leinonen
Simo Mikko Yrjänä Leinonen is a retired Finnish Ice hockey player and currently the chief executive of Finnish elite league SM-liiga team Tappara. He played 162 games in the National [Hockey League] for the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals.
Achievements
- 1979 he became Swedish Elite series champion with Modo Hockey
- At age twenty-four, Leinonen competed for the Finnish team in the 1980 Winter Olympics and scored an impressive 3 goals and 3 assists during the tournament.
- He won the 1983-84 CHL Championship as a member of the Tulsa Oilers team coached by Tom Webster.
- In 1982, Leinonen set the NHL record for most assists in a playoff game. The record was equalled by Wayne Gretzky in 1987.