Sami Lepistö
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg/12 st 8 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Washington Capitals SM-liiga Jokerit |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | October 17, 1984 , Espoo, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 66th overall, 2004 Washington Capitals |
| Pro career | 2003 – present |
Sami Lepistö (born October 17, 1984 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, son of former Jokerit captain and youth international defenceman Jussi Lepistö. Sami was drafted by the Washington Capitals as their third-round pick, #66 overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
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[edit] Playing career
Lepistö played his entire Finnish professional career to date with Jokerit in the SM-liiga, winning a silver medal in 2005. He was the highest-scoring defenceman in the playoffs that year. Although the next season was a huge disappointment for Jokerit, with the team finishing outside the playoffs, Lepistö was the fifth-highest scoring defenceman in the league.
In 2007, he was signed to an entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals. He played his first NHL game on February 16, 2008.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | Jr. B | 20 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 36 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Jokerit | SM-l | 53 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Jokerit | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-l | 56 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-l | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 4 | 41 | 45 | 51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] International play
- 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships best defenceman and tournament all-star.
