Artturi Lehkonen will have a family reunion of sorts at the Stanley Cup Final

After missing last year's Stanley Cup Final due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Finnish broadcaster and father to Artturi Lehkonen, Ismo, made the trek to North America to cover the series in-person.

It came down to the wire on trade deadline day as Artturi Lehkonen was dealt from the Canadiens to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024 and defenceman Justin Barron. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes said that Avalanche GM Joe Sakic called him regularly leading up to deadline day, with the former saying 'no' to every proposal, until he got a package that would benefit the Habs.

The trade that sent Artturi Lehkonen to the Avalanche — and ultimately, a second straight Stanley Cup Final — came down to the wire on deadline day.@PierreVLeBrun speaks with Joe Sakic, Kent Hughes and Lehkonen himself about how the deal came to be.

📚 https://t.co/33mfKipFPW pic.twitter.com/C2NCvfRbcR— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) June 15, 2022

Lehkonen, 26, has played a key role in helping his team reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2021 and this year. Last year in overtime in Game 6 of the third round, Lehkonen scored as Montreal advanced to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Flash forward to 2022 and Lehkonen did it once again, scoring in overtime of Game 4 against Edmonton in the Western Conference Final as the Avalanche moved on to their first SCF since 2001.

The Piikkio native is happy to have his dad around this year and is looking forward to spending some time with him.

Artturi Lehkonen and the Colorado Avalanche will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final tonight at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. local.

Finnish broadcaster @IsmoLehkonen was prevented by the pandemic from being at the #StanleyCup Final last year when his son Artturi's #Habs made a surprise run.

This year, Ismo is back. And so is Artturi, this time with #GoAvsGo. #nhlfihttps://t.co/JkxsU8FLWn— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 15, 2022

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