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| Tapio Levo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
24 September 1955 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SM-liiga Ässät HPK NHL Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils 1. Divisioona Junkkarit HT | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
139th overall, 1975 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1993 | ||
Tapio Antero Levo (born 24 September 1955) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League.[1] Born in Pori, he played for Ässät in Finland, and the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Rockies in the NHL. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995. He also played for Finland in the 1980 Winter Olympics and scored the team's first goal of the tournament and registered four assists as well.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Ässät | SM-s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Ässät | SM-s | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Ässät | SM-s | 36 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Ässät | SM-l | 36 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | Ässät | SM-l | 36 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Ässät | SM-l | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1978–79 | Ässät | SM-l | 36 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 1979–80 | Ässät | SM-l | 30 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Ässät | SM-l | 36 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 34 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 73 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Ässät | SM-l | 34 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 1984–85 | Ässät | SM-l | 36 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1985–86 | Ässät | SM-l | 35 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Ässät | SM-l | 44 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Ässät | SM-l | 44 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Ässät | SM-l | 43 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Ässät | FIN.2 | 44 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Ässät | SM-l | 39 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Ässät | SM-l | 44 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | JHT | FIN.2 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HPK | SM-l | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SM-s totals | 47 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SM-l totals | 546 | 196 | 213 | 409 | 510 | 60 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 86 | ||||
| NHL totals | 107 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1975 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1976 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1976 | Finland | CC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1978 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1980 | Finland | OLY | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1981 | Finland | WC | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1981 | Finland | CC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1982 | Finland | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1983 | Finland | WC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Senior totals | 58 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 34 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ Lepistö, Leena (8 February 2009). "# 66 Tapio Levo". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
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- New Jersey Devils players
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