Hispanopedia WikiAtte Petteri Ohtamaa (born 6 November 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockeydefenceman 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.
In 2018, Ohtamaa returned to Liiga after four seasons in the KHL. He signed a five-year contract with Oulun Kärpät. The contract included clauses to play two seasons abroad.[1][2]
Ohtamaa excerised the first clause-year of his option for the 2019–20 season. 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.[3] 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.
He used the second clause-year in the following season, and on 1 May 2020, Ohtamaa opted to continue in the KHL, securing a one-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.[4] Ohtamaa returned to Kärpät for the 2021–22 Liiga season in accordance to his ongoing contract.[5] He was named the captain of the team.[6]
Ohtamaa signed a one-year extension with Kärpät for the 2023–24 season,[7] and again for the 2024–25 season.[8]
International play
Ohtamaa was named to the Finland men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
- Won the Finnish Champion (Kanada-malja) 2x: 2007–08, 2013–14.
- SM-Liiga, Runner-up 3x: 2008–09, 2015–16, 2018–19
- KHL, (Gagarin Cup) 1x: 2017–18
References
- ^"Suomen mestari Kärpät alkoi paikata KHL:ään lähtevien tähtien jättämiä aukkoja – Ohtamaa palaa seuraan jättisopimuksella". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^"Atte Ohtamaa palaa Kärppiin – "Hän tuo johtajuutta ja tekee asioita, mitä voittavassa joukkueessa täytyy tehdä"". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^"HC Lugano inks defenseman Atte Ohtamaa for two months". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^"Results from first day of free agency" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^Soininen, Maisa (28 April 2021). "Kärpille kova paluumuuttaja! Maailmanmestari Atte Ohtamaa, 33, palaa Ouluun". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^Airio, Riikka (6 August 2021). "Kauden 2021-2022 kapteenisto koostuu omista kasvateista". Oulun Kärpät (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^"Oulun Kärpät teki pelaajakiinnityksiä: viime kauden kapteeni Atte Ohtamaalle jatkokausi SM-liigajoukkueessa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^"Oulun Kärpät jatkaa ensi kauden joukkueensa kokoamista – Atte Ohtamaalle jatkosopimus". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^"Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Ak Bars Kazan players
- Barys Astana players
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
- Jokerit players
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
- HC Lugano players
- Oulun Kärpät players
- People from Nivala
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Ice hockey people from North Ostrobothnia
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish ice hockey defenceman stubs
- Finnish Winter Olympic medalist stubs