With winning the Rookie of the Year, Lekkerimaki has been given a prize of SEK 50,000, which is just under $6,300 Canadian. This prize is to be donated to a cause or project that helps Swedish hockey and Lekkerimaki chose Flemingsberg IK, who play in Hockeytvåan, the fourth tier in Sweden.
In 46 SHL games with Orebro HK this season, Lekkerimaki had 31 points (19 goals, 12 assists), ten penalty minutes and was a plus-six. He went on to add one assist in three playoff games.
While Lekkerimaki was hoping to represent his country at the World Championship, he'll have to wait another year, but does have an opportunity to play a big role for the Abbotsford Canucks, who are down two games to none in their best-of-five series against the Ontario Reign.
