Olli Malmivaara
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| Olli Malmivaara | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 13, 1982 | ||
| 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.
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]
