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.
| Tapio Levo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 24, 1956 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 | ||
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 | |||
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