Career
He played 162 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals. His teams never made it beyond the first round in the National Hockey League playoffs.
He played 162 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals. His teams never made it beyond the first round in the National Hockey League playoffs.
1979 he became Swedish Elite series champion with Modo Hockey At age twenty-four, Leinonen competed for the Finnish team in the 1980 Winter Olympics and scored an impressive 3 goals and 3 assists during the tournament. He won the 1983-1984 CHL Championship (Adams Cup) as a member of the Tulsa Oilers team coached by Tom Webster. Leinonen"s shares National Hockey League record for most assists in one playoff game with Wayne Gretzky, each with 6.