Jere Lehtinen
Jere Lehtinen
Jere Kalervo Lehtinenis a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. A right winger, he was drafted in the third round, 88th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Lehtinen played his entire 15-year National Hockey Leaguecareer with the North Stars/Dallas Stars organization. A two-way forward, Lehtinen is perhaps best known for his defensive responsibilities, for which he won the Frank J. Selke Trophy three times as the NHL's top defensive forward. After his retirement, he...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth24 June 1973
coming game practices team tough
When we started right in the first game it was tough no practices at all. But coming in we showed we could play as a team right away. The first game started the whole tournament.
goals good led power scoring struggling
It was good for us. We've been struggling on the five-on-threes and we haven't been scoring much on the power play. Those goals were huge. Those led us to a win.
exciting people tough tournament
I think it's good. You never know when you go to a tournament who's going to win. That's more exciting for people watching. As players, you know it's going to be a tough tournament.
analyze fast game good happened knew locker whatever wrong
He was good in the locker room. Between periods, you always knew what was wrong with our game. Whatever happened on the ice, he knew what to do right away. He could analyze the game pretty fast and quick.