Olli Malmivaara
Olli Malmivaara 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.
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. 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.
Malmivaara's sister Laura is an actress.
