Atte Petteri Ohtamaa (born 6 November 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga.

Atte Ohtamaa
Born (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 36)
Nivala, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams
Oulun Kärpät
Jokerit
Ak Bars Kazan
HC Lugano
Barys Nur-Sultan
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
National team  Finland
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career edit

Ohtamaa's youth team was Nivala Cowboys before he transferred to Oulun Kärpät at the Junior B level.

On 27 August 2019, Ohtamaa joined HC Lugano of the National League (NL) on a two-month contract until 3 November 2019. He was brought in as their fifth import player in case of injuries.[1] Ohtamaa played 17 games with Lugano (3 points) before being released on 2 November 2019. He was then loaned to Kazakh-based KHL club, Barys Nur-Sultan, for the remainder of the season.

As a free agent on 1 May 2020, Ohtamaa opted to continue in the KHL, securing a one-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.[2]

International play edit

Medal record
Representing   Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
  2022 Beijing
World Championships
  2019 Slovakia
  2022 Finland
  2014 Belarus
  2016 Russia
  2021 Latvia

Ohtamaa was named to the Finland men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[3]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Kärpät FIN U16 17 2 8 10 28
2004–05 Kärpät FIN U18 30 0 10 10 28 2 0 0 0 4
2005–06 Kärpät FIN U20 38 5 5 10 46 12 3 2 5 8
2006–07 Kärpät FIN U20 42 7 22 29 38
2007–08 Kärpät FIN U20 10 1 7 8 16
2007–08 Kärpät SM-l 10 1 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Hokki Mestis 15 4 5 9 16
2008–09 Kärpät FIN U20 2 1 2 3 4
2008–09 Kärpät SM-l 48 0 2 2 32 15 0 0 0 27
2009–10 Kärpät SM-l 51 2 7 9 30 6 1 0 1 4
2010–11 Kärpät SM-l 45 2 9 11 32 2 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Kärpät SM-l 48 4 8 12 30 5 0 0 0 8
2012–13 Kärpät SM-l 60 3 15 18 55 3 0 0 0 4
2013–14 Kärpät Liiga 57 5 17 22 61 16 2 1 3 10
2014–15 Jokerit KHL 55 1 9 10 37 10 1 3 4 6
2015–16 Jokerit KHL 59 4 4 8 46 4 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 55 2 10 12 10 15 1 1 2 10
2017–18 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 47 3 3 6 16 19 1 5 6 10
2018–19 Kärpät Liiga 47 8 15 23 24 17 0 3 3 10
2019–20 HC Lugano NL 18 1 2 3 16
2019–20 Barys Nur–Sultan KHL 36 6 15 21 18 5 1 1 2 2
2020–21 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 46 6 9 15 18 11 0 2 2 0
2021–22 Kärpät Liiga 46 8 19 27 22 7 0 0 0 0
Liiga totals 412 33 92 125 294 72 3 4 7 65
KHL totals 298 22 50 72 145 64 4 12 16 30

International edit

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Finland WC   10 0 1 1 4
2015 Finland WC 6th 7 0 0 0 6
2016 Finland WC   10 1 1 2 0
2017 Finland WC 4th 10 1 1 2 18
2018 Finland OG 6th 5 0 0 0 0
2019 Finland WC   10 1 1 2 4
2021 Finland WC   10 1 1 2 4
2022 Finland OG   6 0 3 3 2
2022 Finland WC   10 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 78 4 9 13 40

Awards and honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ "HC Lugano inks defenseman Atte Ohtamaa for two months". www.swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Results from first day of free agency" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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