Markus Nutivaara

Markus Nutivaara
Nutivaara with Oulun Kärpät in 2014
Born	(1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 30) Oulu, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Oulun Kärpät Columbus Blue Jackets Florida Panthers
National team	Finland
NHL draft	189th overall, 2015 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	2013–2021

Markus Nutivaara (born 6 June 1994) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. Nutivaara was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 7th round (189th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Nutivaara made his debut in Finland's top-division, Liiga, playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2014–15 Liiga season. ^[1] He helped win the 2015 Liiga title, making 35 appearances in regular season (zero goals, two assists) and 16 in post-season play (one goal, five assists). He also gained international experience competing in the Champions Hockey League with Kärpät, advancing to the semi-finals.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2015–16, Nutivaara saw the ice in 50 games during the Liiga regular season, chipping in with six goals, while dishing out 16 assists. He also played in seven playoff contests, recording one goal as well as four assists. In Champions Hockey League play, Nutivaara had 13 appearances, scoring four goals and assisting on five more ^[2] on the way to the championship game, where Kärpät fell short to Swedish Frölunda HC. ^[3]

He put pen to paper on a two-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in May 2016. ^[4] During the 2016–17 season, he scored his first NHL goal on 12 November 2016, against the St. Louis Blues to help clinch an 8–4 victory. ^[5]

On 30 March 2018, Nutivaara was signed to a four-year, $10.8 million contract extension to remain with the Blue Jackets. ^[6]

On 8 October 2020, Nutivaara ended his tenure with the Blue Jackets after four seasons when he was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Cliff Pu. ^[7]

After he was limited to just 1 game during 2021–22 season due to injury, Nutivaara left the Panthers as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on 13 July 2022. ^[8] Despite this, Nutivaara was unable to appear in any games with the Sharks due to a hip injury, and subsequently retired following the 2022–23 season. ^{[9] [10]}

International play

He made his debut with the Finnish national team at the 2015 Channel One Cup in Prague and Moscow. ^[11] On 30 April 2018, Nutivaara was selected to participate in his first IIHF sanctioned event for Finland at the 2018 World Championships in Denmark. ^[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010–11	Ahmat	FIN.3 U18		13	8	7	15	10		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Ahmat	FIN.4		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Kärpät	FIN U18		33	9	16	25	6		6	2	4	6	4
2012–13	Pelicans	FIN U20		42	4	11	15	14		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Kärpät	FIN U20		19	2	9	11	10		12	1	4	5	2
2013–14	Jokipojat	Mestis		11	0	3	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Kärpät	FIN U20		7	2	6	8	0		5	3	2	5	0
2014–15	Kärpät	Liiga		35	0	2	2	4		16	1	5	6	0
2014–15	Hokki	Mestis		2	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Kärpät	Liiga		50	6	16	22	14		7	1	4	5	0
2016–17	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		66	2	5	7	6		2	1	1	2	0
2017–18	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		61	7	16	23	14		6	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Cleveland Monsters	AHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		80	5	16	21	6		2	0	0	0	0
2019–20	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		37	3	6	9	4		2	0	0	0	0
2020–21	Florida Panthers	NHL		30	0	10	10	12		5	0	0	0	14
2021–22	Florida Panthers	NHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				85	6	18	24	18		23	2	9	11	0
NHL totals				275	17	54	71	42		17	1	1	2	14

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018	Finland	WC	5th		8	3	6	9	6
Senior totals					8	3	6	9	6

References

1. "Markus Nutivaara player profile". jatkoaika.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
2. "Statistics". Champions Hockey League . 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
3. "Frolunda Gothenburg win Champions Hockey League Final!". Champions Hockey League . 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
4. "Markus Nutivaara signed to ELC". Columbus Blue Jackets . Retrieved 5 May 2016.
5. Mixer, Rob (12 November 2016). "Labatt What We Learned: CBJ 8, STL 4". National Hockey League. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
6. "Columbus Blue Jackets sign Markus Nutivaara to four-year extension". Columbus Blue Jackets. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
7. "Florida Panthers acquire Markus Nutivaara from Columbus Blue Jackets". Florida Panthers. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
8. "Sharks sign defenseman Markus Nutivaara". San Jose Sharks. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
9. "Sharks defenseman Markus Nutivaara retires at 29". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
10. "NHL defenseman Markus Nutivaara ends career" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
11. "Karpat d-man Nutivaara on his development: "I've trained hard"". Champions Hockey League . 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
12. "Team Finland World Championship 2018" (PDF). leijonat.fi. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database