Tapio Levo
Tapio Levo | |
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| Born | September 24, 1955 Pori, Finland |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player (former) |
| Years active | 1972–1989 |
| Known for | Playing in SM-liiga and NHL; Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (1995); 1980 Winter Olympics participant |
Tapio Antero Levo (born 24 September 1955) is a former Finnish professional ice hockey athlete who played in both the SM-liiga and the National Hockey League (NHL). Originating from Pori, Finland, Levo represented Ässät in the Finnish league and later competed with the Colorado Rockies and New Jersey Devils in the NHL. In recognition of his career achievements, he was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995. Additionally, Levo participated in the 1980 Winter Olympics as part of the Finnish national team, where he scored their opening goal and assisted on four others.
Regular season and playoffs
Colorado Rockies| NHL| 34| 9| 13| 22| 14| —| —| —| —| —| Ässät| SM-liiga| 34| 9| 20| 29| 52| 9| 4| 7| 11| 16| Ässät | SM-liiga | 35 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | Ässät | SM-liiga | 44 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |International
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Ässät U20 | FIN U20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Ässät | SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Ässät | SM-sarja | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Ässät | SM-sarja | 36 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ässät | SM-liiga | 36 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1976–77 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 36 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ässät | SM-liiga | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |||
| 1978–79 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 36 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | ||
| Ässät | SM-liiga | 30 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 1980–81 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 36 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
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New Jersey Devils| NHL| 73| 7| 40| 47| 22| —| —| —| —| —| | ||||||||||||||
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Ässät | SM-liiga | 36 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | | ||||||||||||||
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Ässät | SM-liiga | 44 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | | ||||||||||||||
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Ässät | SM-liiga | 43 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | | ||||||||||||||
| 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 career totals | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Senior career totals | 58 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 34 | |||