Olli Malmivaara

Olli Malmivaara
Born (1982-03-13) March 13, 1982 (age 42)
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 2000–2016

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.

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 KJT FIN U16 22 3 7 10 6 — — — — —
1998–99 Jokerit FIN U18 35 1 8 9 10 7 0 0 0 2
1999–2000 Jokerit FIN U18 14 6 6 12 14 1 0 0 0 2
1999–2000 Jokerit FIN U20 27 3 3 6 12 12 0 2 2 2
2000–01 Jokerit FIN U20 33 10 13 23 24 2 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Jokerit SM-liiga 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2000–01 Kiekko–Vantaa Mestis 4 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Jokerit FIN U20 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Jokerit SM-liiga 53 0 6 6 16 11 0 0 0 2
2002–03 Jokerit SM-liiga 42 1 0 1 22 5 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Kiekko–Vantaa Mestis 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2003–04 Jokerit SM-liiga 25 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2003–04 SaiPa SM-liiga 11 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
2004–05 SaiPa SM-liiga 56 9 1 10 89 — — — — —
2005–06 SaiPa SM-liiga 54 11 9 20 134 8 1 0 1 12
2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 60 1 10 11 44 — — — — —
2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Lowell Devils AHL 57 8 9 17 53 — — — — —
2008–09 JYP SM-liiga 57 4 11 15 122 15 2 3 5 20
2009–10 JYP SM-liiga 52 3 3 6 123 11 0 0 0 18
2010–11 JYP SM-liiga 58 5 6 11 40 10 0 0 0 10
2011–12 JYP SM-liiga 60 1 0 1 48 14 2 1 3 4
2012–13 JYP SM-liiga 45 0 3 3 32 2 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Blues Liiga 60 1 4 5 42 7 0 0 0 6
2014–15 Blues Liiga 50 0 4 4 48 — — — — —
2015–16 Blues Liiga 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 TPS Liiga 47 1 0 1 40 8 0 0 0 10
Liiga totals 680 38 47 85 766 91 5 4 9 84
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Finland WJC18 7 1 1 2 6
2001 Finland WJC 7 1 0 1 2
2002 Finland WJC 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 20 2 2 4 10

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.


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