Atro Leppänen has now scored 53 points this season. He rose to points with Pekka Rautakallio and Brian Rafalski, but they have more goals.
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Vaasan Sport defender Atro Leppänen Raised to the points with a single season record for the Defender SM league.
Leppänen got one point in the match against KooKoo and has now scored 17+36 = 53 this season. Pekka Rautakallio The defenders’ season record is also 53 points (25+28). Rautakallio set a record in Ace during the 1978-79 season.
Also played in HIFK shirt Brian rafalski scored 53 points in 1998-99 (19+34).
Sport has nine more games left, so Leppänen has a good time to take a record.
However, in the evening’s match, KooKoo won Sport 5-2, so Leppänen was not in the festive mood after the match.
“It’s a little comfort, but maybe after the season it feels better,” Leppänen said.
Leppänen fed Sport in the opening round of 1-2. The paint finished Oskari Hult.
A few teammates congratulated Leppä after the feed point, but when the game ended, congratulations were less.
KooKoo’s seven -match winning streak and 14 matches scoring broke against Kärpp on Wednesday, but now the Kouvola residents returned to the road.
KooKoo started strongly and scored two goals right in the first five minutes. The opening goal was finished Samuel Valkeejärvi and the second Veeti Miettinen.
After the Hult’s handicap Sebastian Stålberg still leveled 2-2 in the opening round.
In the second installment Otto Paajanen took KooKoo lead and in the final round Teemu Engberg did 4-2. Both Paajanen and Engberg were marked 1+1. Oskari Luoto Finished the final number 5–2 to the empty goal.
Leppänen had a clear view of why the match ended at Sport’s loss.
– We played quite well, but we were ineffective and gave easy goals to the opponent.
Updated at 9:12 pm: Updated Brian Rafalski score in 1998-99.
Updated at 9:40 pm: Updated Atro Leppänen comments.