Olli Palola
| Olli Palola | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 1988 Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Timrå IK Ilves Lukko Rauma Tappara HC Vityaz Växjö Lakers Jokerit Kunlun Red Star Rögle BK HIFK | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Olli Palola (born 8 April 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays professionally for Timrå IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career[edit]
Palola saw his first action in the Finnish top-flight Liiga during the 2006–07 season, playing six contests for Ilves. He then spent four years with fellow Liiga team Lukko,[1] helping the team to a third-place finish in 2010–11. After having transferred to Tappara, he made it to the 2013 and 2014 Liiga finals with the team. During the 2013-14 campaign, Palola scored 30 goals and dealt out 26 assists in 80 games and was presented with the Aarne Honkavaara Trophy as the league's best goalscorer. He won the award also the following season (2014–15) after tallying 40 goals and 25 assists in 80 games en route to another Liiga runner-up finish.[2]
Palola then opted to continue his career in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), he signed with HC Vityaz for the 2015–16 season.[3] His number went down in Russia: He saw the ice in 27 KHL games, scoring one goal and dishing out four assists.
In May 2016, he signed a contract with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[4] After returning to the KHL the following season with Jokerit, Palola signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Chinese outfit, Kunlun Red Star, for the 2018–19 season on May 2, 2018.[5]
International play[edit]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2014 Minsk | |
Palola won his first caps for Finland's men's national team during the 2013–14 season: He played at the Euro Hockey Tour and won a silver medal with Team Finland at the 2014 IIHF World Championships in Minsk. Palola made ten appearances during the tournament, chipping in with four goals.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves | Jr. A | 29 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ilves | Jr. A | 30 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ilves | SM-l | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | Jr. A | 41 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | SM-l | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves | Jr. A | 35 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves | SM-l | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | Jr. A | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | SM-l | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ilves | SM-l | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hokki | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | LeKi | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Tappara | SM-l | 45 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Sport | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Tappara | SM-l | 36 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | LeKi | Mestis | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Tappara | Liiga | 60 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Tappara | Liiga | 60 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 52 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Jokerit | KHL | 50 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 61 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 38 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rögle BK | SHL | 43 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | HIFK | Liiga | 37 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | HIFK | Liiga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 366 | 87 | 70 | 157 | 211 | 75 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 30 | ||||
| KHL totals | 176 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| SHL totals | 95 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ 2010-11 Scoring for Lukko Rauma (SM-liiga)
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Hockey Awards". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Olli Palola siirtyy Vitjazin paitaan". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Olli Palola klar för Växjö Lakers". Växjö Lakers. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "New additions with Palola added to squad" (in Russian). Kunlun Red Star. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Finland - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Oulu
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in China
- Finnish ice hockey forwards
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Ilves players
- Jokerit players
- HC Kunlun Red Star players
- Lukko players
- Rögle BK players
- Tappara players
- Timrå IK players
- Vaasan Sport players
- Växjö Lakers players
- HC Vityaz players
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs