Atte Ohtamaa

Atte Ohtamaa
Born (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 37)
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

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

Playing career

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

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Slovakia
Gold medal – first place 2022 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2014 Belarus
Silver medal – second place 2016 Russia
Silver medal – second place 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

Regular season and playoffs

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

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 0 1 1 4
2015 Finland WC 6th 7 0 0 0 6
2016 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 4
2021 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 4
2022 Finland OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 3 3 2
2022 Finland WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 78 4 9 13 40

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "HC Lugano inks defenseman Atte Ohtamaa for two months". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 27 August 2019. 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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