Tapio Levo

Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Tapio Levo

Born|  (1956-09-24) September 24, 1956 (age 68)
Pori, FIN
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 September 24, 1956, in Pori, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League. 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

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### Regular season and playoffs

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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

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Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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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

## External links

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* 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

Preceded by

Nikolai Makarov

|  Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy
1983–84 & 1984–85  | Succeeded by

Pekka Rautakallio

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Preceded by

Arto Javanainen

|  Captain of Ässät
1983–1992  | Succeeded by

Olli Kaski

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