Anton Levtchi

Anton Levtchi (born 28 November 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing with Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career Levtchi made his professional debut playing with his original club, Tappara of Liiga during the 2016–17 season.

In his sixth year in the Liiga, Levtchi had a breakout 2021–22 season offensively, leading the Liiga in scoring in finishing tied first in goals with 26 and second in assists with 35 for 61 points through 55 regular season games. He helped lead Tappara to claim the Finnish Championship by claiming the Kanada-malja trophy. By signing with the Panthers, Levtchi was reunited in joining former junior teammate and captain of the Panthers in Aleksander Barkov. After attending the Panthers' training camp in preparation for the season, Levtchi was re-assigned to begin his transition to North America to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Charlotte Checkers on 2 October 2022.

Levtchi registered 13 points through 24 games with the Checkers before he received his first recall to the NHL by the Panthers on 28 December 2022. He made his NHL debut on 29 December 2022, featuring in a depth forward role in a 7-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Following his second appearance with the Panthers, Levtchi was returned to the AHL on 1 January 2023. Levtchi appeared in a further 11 games with the Checkers before opting to be placed on unconditional waivers by the Panthers to mutually terminate his contract on 31 January 2023.

On 1 February 2023, Levtchi returned to his native Finland, re-joining Tappara of the Liiga for the remainder of the season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Tappara Jr. A 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2013–14 Tappara Jr. A 37 8 17 25 10 2 1 1 2 0 2014–15 Tappara Jr. A 47 17 25 42 46 — — — — — 2015–16 Tappara Jr. A 41 18 31 49 54 3 0 4 4 0 2015–16 LeKi Mestis 9 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Tappara Liiga 13 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Tappara Jr. A 3 0 5 5 0 — — — — — 2016–17 LeKi Mestis 35 11 17 28 35 — — — — — 2017–18 Tappara Liiga 17 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2017–18 LeKi Mestis 27 9 15 24 14 — — — — — 2018–19 Tappara Liiga 59 4 19 23 18 11 2 1 3 18 2019–20 Tappara Liiga 59 13 33 46 20 — — — — — 2020–21 Tappara Liiga 49 16 29 45 20 9 1 2 3 16 2021–22 Tappara Liiga 55 26 35 61 46 14 1 9 10 14 2022–23 Charlotte Checkers AHL 35 8 9 17 6 — — — — — 2022–23 Florida Panthers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Tappara Liiga 16 6 7 13 31 13 4 8 12 2 2023–24 Tappara Liiga 55 19 38 57 22 16 9 5 14 6 2024–25 Luleå HF SHL 39 14 21 35 12 13 3 7 10 4 Liiga totals 323 84 162 246 161 63 17 25 42 56 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year Liiga All-Star Team 2022, 2024 Aarne Honkavaara trophy 2022 Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 2022 Golden Helmet 2022 Kanada-malja (Tappara) 2022, 2023, 2024 SHL Le Mat Trophy (Luleå HF) 2025