Player's Profile
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- Name: Jori Lehtera
- Position: C
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 191 lbs
- Birthdate: 1987-12-23
- Eligible for Draft: 200
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Helsinki, Finland
- Acquired: 3rd round (#65 overall), 2008
- Playing In: Europe
Jori Lehtera
Prospect Grade: 6.0 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2005-06: Lehterä has been stigmatized as a solo artist in his junior years, so he settled with dominating opponents in domestic rinks, rarely considered for the national teams.
2006-07: Up to that time, Lehterä had formed a dynamic duo of equals with another skilled forward Kim Strömberg, but their parting of ways in 2006-07 revealed just how much Lehterä was ready to improve. He exceeded scoring expectations on every level he played that year, leading the Finnish Jr A league with 66 points, having played just 24 games. Lehterä missed the World Juniors Championships of 2007 with an injury.
Talent Analysis
Lehterä combines some abilities of a large all-around centerman and a flamboyant scoring winger. Above all he is an adept stick handler able to move in small spaces and a gifted set-up man, combining positioning and passes to create scoring opportunities by himself if need be. On the top of it, Lehterä is a cold-blooded finisher at short range. On the downside, he hasn’t developed his defensive skills properly, although he isn’t too bad at the two-way game. He also remains too much on the receiving end of physical play. His most limiting factor is his questionable skating, which is the next aspect to work on after the draft.
Future
Lehterä moves to Tappara from his native Jokerit in 2007. If he corrects his weaknesses in order to join an NHL organisation in the future, he will likely be a star in
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Profile Last Updated: August, 15th 2008
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