Personal
Lehtinen met his wife, Jaana, at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The two were married in June 1998 and since the ceremony was only a few days after the NHL Awards, Jere wasn't present to accept the first Selke Trophy of his career. They have twin girls, Anna and Sofia, and one son, Joel.
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