2005 NHL Draft
Mikko Lehtonen in the 2005 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Mikko Lehtonen 83rd overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 3.
He was the fourth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 8 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 99th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 83
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 22
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 80–86 in the 2005 draft
- 80Christofer LofbergCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 81Danny SyvretD59 GP · 7 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 82Phil OreskovicD10 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83Mikko LehtonenR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 84Mark FraserD219 GP · 22 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Ben BishopG413 GP · 222 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 86Robby DeeFEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
4th
of 9 Finns selected
44th
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 21Tuukka RaskG564 GP · 308 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 75Perttu LindgrenC1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 78Teemu LaaksoD17 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 83Mikko LehtonenR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 115Janne KolehmainenLOTTOttawa Senators
- 125Tommi LeinonenDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 144Masi MarjamakiL1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 159Risto KorhonenDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 175Juho MielonenDDETDetroit Red Wings
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mikko Lehtonen made his NHL debut on April 11, 2009, 3 years and 255 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 2005 draft
- 22Matt LashoffD74 GP · 16 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 39Petr KalusR11 GP · 5 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 83Mikko LehtonenR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 100Jonathan SigaletD1 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 106Vladimir SobotkaC548 GP · 171 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 154Wacey RabbitCBOSBoston Bruins
- 172Lukas VantuchFBOSBoston Bruins
- 217Brock BradfordCBOSBoston Bruins