Olli Malmivaara

Olli Malmivaara
Olli Malmivaara
Born	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

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.

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	22	3	7	10	6	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Jokerit U18	Jr. B SM-sarja	35	1	8	9	10	7	0	0	0	2
1999–00	Jokerit U18	Jr. B SM-sarja	14	6	6	12	14	1	0	0	0	2
1999–00	Jokerit U20	Jr. A SM-liiga	27	3	3	6	12	12	0	2	2	2
2000–01	Jokerit U20	Jr. A SM-liiga	33	10	13	23	24	2	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Jokerit	Liiga	5	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	4	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Jokerit U20	Jr. A SM-liiga	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Jokerit	Liiga	53	0	6	6	16	11	0	0	0	2
2002–03	Jokerit	Liiga	42	1	0	1	22	5	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	2	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Jokerit	Liiga	25	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	SaiPa	Liiga	11	1	0	1	6	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	SaiPa	Liiga	56	9	1	10	89	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	SaiPa	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 Jyväskylä	Liiga	57	4	11	15	122	15	2	3	5	20
2009–10	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	52	3	3	6	123	11	0	0	0	18
2010–11	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	58	5	6	11	40	10	0	0	0	10
2011–12	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	60	1	0	1	48	14	2	1	3	4
2012–13	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	45	0	3	3	32	2	0	0	0	2
2013–14	Espoo Blues	Liiga	60	1	4	5	42	7	0	0	0	6
2014–15	Espoo Blues	Liiga	50	0	4	4	48	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Espoo Blues	Liiga	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HC TPS	Liiga	47	1	0	1	40	8	0	0	0	10

NHL totals			2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—

Liiga totals			680	38	47	85	766	91	5	4	9	84

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References

"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
Espoo Blues (April 29, 2013). "Blues announce Malmivaara acquisition". Twitter. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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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[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.