Olli Malmivaara

Olli Malmivaara (born March 13, 1982) is a Finnish retired 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
Kajaani, Finland
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Espoo Blues
Jokerit
SaiPa
New Jersey Devils
JYP Jyväskylä
NHL Draft 117th overall, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2007–present

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. Malmivaara was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their fourth-round pick, #117 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

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.

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 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 KJT U16 Jr. C SM-sarja 2237106 —————
1998–99 Jokerit U18 Jr. B SM-sarja 3518910 70002
1999–00 Jokerit U18 Jr. B SM-sarja 14661214 10002
1999–00 Jokerit U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 2733612 120222
2000–01 Jokerit U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 3310132324 20000
2000–01 Jokerit Liiga 50002 —————
2000–01 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 41012 —————
2001–02 Jokerit U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 20110 —————
2001–02 Jokerit Liiga 5306616 110002
2002–03 Jokerit Liiga 4210122 50000
2002–03 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 21122 —————
2003–04 Jokerit Liiga 251012 —————
2003–04 SaiPa Liiga 111016 —————
2004–05 SaiPa Liiga 56911089 —————
2005–06 SaiPa Liiga 5411920134 810112
2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 601101144 —————
2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 20000 —————
2007–08 Lowell Devils AHL 57891753 —————
2008–09 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 5741115122 1523520
2009–10 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 52336123 1100018
2010–11 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 58561140 1000010
2011–12 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 6010148 142134
2012–13 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 4503332 20002
2013–14 Espoo Blues Liiga 6014542 70006
2014–15 Espoo Blues Liiga 5004448 —————
2015–16 Espoo Blues Liiga 50000 —————
2015–16 HC TPS Liiga 4710140 800010
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Liiga totals 680 38 47 85 766 91 5 4 9 84
gollark: You broke maths.
gollark: Same X but different Y, that is.
gollark: Oh right, two points can't have the same X in this, yes.
gollark: The output has a bunch of infinities and NaNs in it.
gollark: (x - 1) * -1 / 3.6288e+5 * (x - 2) * (x - 3) * (x - 4) * (x - 5) * (x - 6) * (x - 7) * (x - 8) * (x - 9) - x * (x - 1) * (x - 2) * (x - 3) * (x - 4) * (x - 5) * (x - 6) * (x - 7) * (x - 9) + x / 40320 * (x - 2) * (x - 3) * (x - 4) * (x - 5) * (x - 6) * (x - 7) * (x - 8) * (x - 9) + x * -1 / 5040 * (x - 1) * (x - 3) * (x - 4) * (x - 5) * (x - 6) * (x - 7) * (x - 8) * (x - 9) + x / 720 * (x - 1) * (x - 2) * (x - 4) * (x - 5) * (x - 6) * (x - 7) * (x - 8) * (x - 9) + x * -1 / 120 * (x - 1) * (x - 2) * (x - 3) * (x - 5) * (x - 6) * (x - 7) * (x - 8) * (x - 9) + x / 24 * (x - 1) * (x - 2) * (x - 3) * (x - 4) * (x - 6) * (x - 7) * (x - 8) * (x - 9) + x * -1 / 6 * (x - 1) * (x - 2) * (x - 3) * (x - 4) * (x - 5) * (x - 7) * (x - 8) * (x - 9) + x / 2 * (x - 1) * (x - 2) * (x - 3) * (x - 4) * (x - 5) * (x - 6) * (x - 8) * (x - 9) + x * (x - 1) * (x - 2) * (x - 3) * (x - 4) * (x - 5) * (x - 6) * (x - 7) * (x - 8) is the output polynomial.

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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