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.

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

Biography

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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

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  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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