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Flyers’ Jori Lehtera Suspect In Finnish Drug Ring

September 26, 2018 at 5:52 pm CDT | by Ben Levine 2 7 Comments

Jori Lehtera was already facing an uphill battle to make the Flyers’ roster, and today’s reports certainly won’t help his case. According to Finnish news outlets (and relayed by Sam Carchidi of Philly.com), the veteran center is “one of 23 suspects involved in a cocaine ring in Finland.”

Lehtera has denied any involvement, but according to the reports, some of the suspects in the ring were arrested at the player’s summer home. The operation reportedly involved about two kilos of cocaine.

Lehtera was not present at the Flyers’ practice today, and general manager Ron Hextall only issued a brief statement about the allegations:

“We have spoken with Jori Lehtera and the league office regarding the reports out of Finland, and will reserve any further comment on the matter at this time.”

The 30-year-old joined Philly last summer in a deal that sent Brayden Schenn to the Blues. The 2008 third-round pick ultimately appeared in 62 games for the Flyers last season, tallying three goals and five assists. His best season came during his rookie campaign in 2014, when he compiled 14 goals and 30 assists.

Due to his decreased production, Lehtera found himself on the roster bubble heading into the preseason. Despite his $4.7MM cap hit for the following season, there’s a chance that the Flyers could end up sending him to the AHL’s Phantoms. The center’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season.

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  1. manos

    5 years ago

    Regardless of guilt or innocence in the matter he looked like he was on coke last season. He was absolutely terrible. I feel sorry for the guy if he’s innocent but the Flyers were already better off without him before this situation arose.

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  2. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    5 years ago

    The Flyers told him they wanted him to fill the Mike Richards role.

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    • tylerall5

      5 years ago

      That’s great lol.

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  3. fletch1367

    5 years ago

    I thought their new mascot looked a bit coked up.

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  4. BayStateRings

    5 years ago

    Are the people running this website from philly? Have to wonder WTF a commentator can’t call “philly” by their REAL nickname, “f!lthy” on here…. very odd censorship. Can’t honestly say that “f!lthy” is some explicit content, lol.

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  5. brucebochyisthemarlboroman

    5 years ago

    Please just cut him already he blows

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  6. Polish Hammer

    5 years ago

    Forget the red line or blue line, he’s manning the white lines…

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