Olli Malmivaara

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Olli Malmivaara
Malmivaara Olli Blues 2013 1.jpg
Born (1982-03-13) March 13, 1982 (age 41)
Kajaani, Finland
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Liiga team
Former teams
Espoo Blues
Jokerit
SaiPa
New Jersey Devils
JYP Jyväskylä
NHL Draft 117th overall, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 20002016

Olli Malmivaara (born March 13, 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils.

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Biography

As a youth, Malmivaara played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Järvenpää. [1]

He later played in Jokerit where he made his SM-liiga debut; in 2003 he signed with SaiPa and spent two years with that team.[ citation needed ] Malmivaara was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their fourth-round pick, #117 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.[ citation needed ]

In 2006, he signed with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Malmivaara was a physical defenceman in the Finnish league, where he racked up an average of over 100 penalty minutes a season. The Devils signed him looking for defensive depth in Lowell. He played his first NHL game on October 31, 2007, against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 6–1 win where he played just over 10 minutes. He would only play one other game in the 2007–08 NHL season, dressing for seven and a half minutes against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 3–2 win.[ citation needed ]

As of 2013, he is playing with the Espoo Blues in the Finnish Liiga. [2]

Malmivaara's sister Laura is an actress. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1997–98KJTFIN U162237106
1998–99 Jokerit FIN U18351891070002
1999–2000JokeritFIN U181466121410002
1999–2000Jokerit FIN U20 2733612120222
2000–01JokeritFIN U20331013232420000
2000–01 Jokerit SM-liiga 50002
2000–01 Kiekko–Vantaa Mestis 41012
2001–02JokeritFIN U2020110
2001–02 JokeritSM-liiga5306616110002
2002–03 JokeritSM-liiga421012250000
2002–03 Kiekko–VantaaMestis21122
2003–04 JokeritSM-liiga251012
2003–04 SaiPa SM-liiga111016
2004–05 SaiPaSM-liiga56911089
2005–06 SaiPaSM-liiga5411920134810112
2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 601101144
2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 20000
2007–08 Lowell DevilsAHL57891753
2008–09 JYP SM-liiga57411151221523520
2009–10 JYPSM-liiga523361231100018
2010–11 JYPSM-liiga585611401000010
2011–12 JYPSM-liiga6010148142134
2012–13 JYPSM-liiga450333220002
2013–14 Blues Liiga601454270006
2014–15 BluesLiiga5004448
2015–16 BluesLiiga50000
2015–16 TPS Liiga4710140800010
Liiga totals6803847857669154984
NHL totals20000

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2000 Finland WJC18 71126
2001 Finland WJC 71012
2002 FinlandWJC60112
Junior totals2022410

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. Espoo Blues (April 29, 2013). "Blues announce Malmivaara acquisition". Twitter . Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. Kaartamo, Outi (October 5, 2013). "Näyttelijä Laura Malmivaara pelkää jääkiekkoilijaveljensä puolesta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma Media Finland. Retrieved March 24, 2017.