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KARI LEHTONEN

Retired

Goaltender
Estimated Career Earnings Tooltip : $48,087,804
BORN: Nov. 16, 1983
AGE: 40
BIRTHPLACE: Helsinki, Finland
NATIONALITY: FinlandFinland
CATCHES: Left
HEIGHT:
6'4"
193cm
WEIGHT:
190 lbs
86kg
ELC SIGNING AGE: -
WAIVERS AGE: -
DRAFT YEAR: 2002
DRAFTED OVERALL: 2
DRAFT ROUND: 1
DRAFTED BY: Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersATL
SUMMARY

Kari Lehtonen is a 40 year old goaltender who was born on Nov. 16, 1983. He was drafted 2nd overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has signed 5 contracts worth a total value of $49,850,000. Over a career that spans 14 seasons (with at least 1 NHL GP), he has a total of 649 GP and 19 playoffs GP.

CONTRACT HISTORY

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SIGNED BY: Don Waddell
Length: 2 years
Value: $3,700,000
Expiry Status: RFA (Arb)
Cap % Tooltip: 4.20
Signing Team: Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta Thrashers
Signing Date: Sep. 7, 2006
Source: CapGeek

Kari Lehtonen signed a 2 year, $3,700,000 contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on Sep. 7, 2006. The contract has a cap hit of $1,850,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2006-07$1,850,000$1,850,000$0$0$1,500,000$1,500,000$1,500,000
2007-08$1,850,000$1,850,000$0$0$2,200,000$2,200,000$2,200,000
TOTAL$3,700,000$3,700,000$0$0$3,700,000$3,700,000$3,700,000
Qualifying OfferTooltip: $2,200,000
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SIGNED BY: Don Waddell
Length: 1 year
Value: $3,000,000
Expiry Status: RFA (Arb)
Cap % Tooltip: 5.29
Signing Team: Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta Thrashers
Signing Date: Jul. 16, 2008
Source: CapGeek

Kari Lehtonen signed a 1 year, $3,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on Jul. 16, 2008. The contract has a cap hit of $3,000,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2008-09$3,000,000$3,000,000$0$0$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
TOTAL$3,000,000$3,000,000$0$0$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Qualifying OfferTooltip: $3,000,000
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SIGNED BY: Don Waddell
Length: 1 year
Value: $3,000,000
Expiry Status: RFA (Arb)
Cap % Tooltip: 5.28
Signing Team: Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta Thrashers
Signing Date: Jul. 15, 2009
Source: CapGeek

Kari Lehtonen signed a 1 year, $3,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on Jul. 15, 2009. The contract has a cap hit of $3,000,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2009-10$3,000,000$3,000,000$0$0$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
TOTAL$3,000,000$3,000,000$0$0$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Qualifying OfferTooltip: $3,000,000
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SIGNED BY: Joe Nieuwendyk
Length: 3 years
Value: $10,650,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 5.98
Signing Team: Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas Stars
Signing Date: May 11, 2011
Source: CapGeek

Kari Lehtonen signed a 3 year, $10,650,000 contract with the Dallas Stars on May 11, 2011. The contract has a cap hit of $3,550,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2010-11$3,550,000$3,550,000$0$0$2,700,000$2,700,000$2,700,000
2011-12$3,550,000$3,550,000$0$0$3,700,000$3,700,000$3,700,000
2012-13$3,550,000$3,550,000$0$0$4,250,000$4,250,000$4,250,000
TOTAL$10,650,000$10,650,000$0$0$10,650,000$10,650,000$10,650,000
Standard Contract (Extension)
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SIGNED BY: Joe Nieuwendyk
Length: 5 years
Value: $29,500,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 9.83
Signing Team: Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas Stars
Signing Date: Sep. 14, 2012
Source: CapFriendly

Kari Lehtonen signed a 5 year, $29,500,000 contract with the Dallas Stars on Sep. 14, 2012. The contract has a cap hit of $5,900,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2013-14NTC$5,900,000$5,900,000$0$0$6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000
2014-15NTC$5,900,000$5,900,000$0$0$6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000
2015-16M-NTC$5,900,000$5,900,000$0$0$6,000,000$6,000,000$6,000,000
2016-17M-NTC$5,900,000$5,900,000$0$0$6,000,000$6,000,000$6,000,000
2017-18M-NTC$5,900,000$5,900,000$0$0$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
TOTAL$29,500,000$29,500,000$0$0$29,500,000$29,500,000$29,500,000
CLAUSE DETAILS: Modified NTC (depending on the amount of GP &/or the team making the playoffs, player may submit a list of either 8, 10 or 12 teams he would NOT be willing to accept a trade to) starting in 2015-16
CLAUSE SOURCE: CapFriendly

SALARY PROGRESSION

CAREER STATS

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SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAASv%PLAYOFFSGPGAASv%GA60xGA60GSAx60PLAYOFFSGA60xGA60GSAx60
1997-98Finland U15 (all)International-Jr23.060.770|---|---
1998-99Finland U16 (all)International-Jr41.500.950|---|---
Jokerit U18U18 SM-sarja---|PLAYOFFS41.750.933---|---
1999-00Finland U18WJC-1861.760.963|---|---
Finland U18Viking Cup33.100.914|---|---
Jokerit U20U20 SM-sarja332.610.904|PLAYOFFS121.110.952---|---
2000-01JokeritLiiga41.900.937|---|---
Finland U18 (all)International-Jr72.000.890|---|---
Finland U20 (all)International-Jr62.000.920|---|---
Finland U18WJC-1841.760.935|---|---
Finland U20WJC-2012.000.920|---|---
Jokerit U20U20 SM-sarja322.450.911|PLAYOFFS14.420.857---|---
2001-02JokeritLiiga231.790.941|PLAYOFFS111.730.940---|---
Finland U20 (all)International-Jr121.170.943|---|---
Finland (all)International13.000.875|---|---
Finland U20WJC-2061.170.943|---|---
Jokerit U20U20 SM-sarja61.830.944|---|---
2002-03JokeritLiiga451.980.928|PLAYOFFS101.630.941---|---
Finland U20WJC-2062.190.923|---|---
FinlandEHT31.120.943|---|---
2003-04Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta ThrashersNHL41.250.953|---|---
Chicago WolvesAHL392.410.926|PLAYOFFS102.080.942---|---
2004-05Chicago WolvesAHL572.270.929|PLAYOFFS161.710.939---|---
FinlandWCup0--|---|---
2005-06Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta ThrashersNHL382.940.906|---|---
2006-07Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta ThrashersNHL682.790.912|PLAYOFFS25.590.849---|---
FinlandWC61.930.913|---|---
2007-08Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta ThrashersNHL482.900.916|2.72.52-0.17|PLAYOFFS---
Chicago WolvesAHL21.930.934|---|---
2008-09Logo of the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta ThrashersNHL463.060.911|2.522.750.22|PLAYOFFS---
2009-10Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL122.810.911|2.482.560.08|PLAYOFFS---
Chicago WolvesAHL42.670.899|---|---
2010-11Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL692.540.914|2.042.120.07|PLAYOFFS---
2011-12Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL592.330.922|2.112.07-0.04|PLAYOFFS---
FinlandWC42.850.894|---|---
FinlandEHT20.500.983|---|---
2012-13Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL362.660.916|2.292.650.35|PLAYOFFS---
2013-14Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL652.410.919|PLAYOFFS63.300.8852.082.410.33|PLAYOFFS2.442.39-0.05
Finland (all)International21.510.935|---|---
FinlandOG21.510.935|---|---
2014-15Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL652.940.903|2.572.46-0.11|PLAYOFFS---
2015-16Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL432.760.906|PLAYOFFS112.810.8992.632.43-0.2|PLAYOFFS2.161.97-0.19
2016-17Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL592.850.902|2.152.540.4|PLAYOFFS---
2017-18Logo of the Dallas StarsDallas StarsNHL372.560.912|1.811.950.14|PLAYOFFS---
NHL TOTALNHL649--|PLAYOFFS19-----|PLAYOFFS---