Jori Lehtera is a professional Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays in the Kontinental Hockey League(KHL) for the SKA Saint Petersburg as their centerman. Previously, he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers.
Jori also played in the American Hockey League(AHL) and was drafted in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Blues team. Further details about his married life, wife, children, salary, and net worth are described below in the article.
Jori Lehtera played in the NHL for a long time so he has earned a huge amount from his entire NHL Career. It is obvious that his net worth is also satisfactory. As of 2019, his net worth is estimated above $15 million which he made from NHL career.
During his NHL career, he received a salary of around $5,000,000 in his last season. Moreover, his total career earnings is calculated at above $20 million. Furthermore, he also owns several expensive cars, house and bikes as well.
Jori Lehtera signed his first NHL contract with the Blues team for two years worth $1.75 million on March 18, 2009. Later on, the contract is extended for two years worth $5.5 million on July 1, 2014. On July 1, 2015, the contract is again extended for $14.1 million and is for three years.
Season | Team | Salary |
2014-2015 | St. Louis Blues | $3,250,000 |
2015-2016 | St. Louis Blues | $2,250,000 |
2016-2017 | St. Louis Blues | $4,400,000 |
2017-2018 | Philadelphia Flyers | $4,700,000 |
2018-2019 | Philadelphia Flyers | $5,000,000 |
Total Earnings | $19,600,000 |
After the end of the contract, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2017 and soon after he ended his NHL career.
Well, it is known to everyone that Jori Lehtera is married and is currently enjoying his married life with his wife. He tied the knot with his girlfriend Lotta Janne in 2015 in a lavish wedding ceremony. The ceremony was attended by his friends and family.
Jori and his wife Lotta were in a romantic relationship for a long time before they were married. They shared a lot of happy moments with each other as boyfriend-girlfriend before they exchanged vows with each other. If you will take a closer look at their social media accounts you will definitely know how deep their love is.
The love birds Jori and his spouse never reported any disputes in their love life which shows that their relationship will last long. In addition to this, they both share a lovely daughter together but the names and other facts are yet to be revealed.
Jori and his wife are adventurous since they travel to different places when they have free time. His official social accounts are full of posts regarding their enjoyable moments together.
The famous ice hockey player is 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) tall in height and he has a weight of 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb).
Jori Lehtera was born as Jori Jonatan Lehterä on 23 December 1987, in Lempaala, Finland to father Pertti Lehtera. He had an awesome childhood with his siblings and they were raised together by their parents in Finland. he holds Finnish nationality and belongs to the white ethnic group.
Jori Lehtera is a professional Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays in the Kontinental Hockey League(KHL) for the SKA Saint Petersburg as their centerman. Previously, he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers.
He was drafted by the Blues to the Flyers team in exchange for Brayden Schenn on June 23, 2017. Some of his other teammates from the Flyers team are Brian Elliott, Shayne Gostisbehere, Robert Hagg, and Travis Konecny.