2000 NHL Draft
Olli Malmivaara in the 2000 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Olli Malmivaara 117th overall in the 2000 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 4.
He was the fifth of the 19 Finns selected that year. It was the sixth of the 15 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 293 players selected in 2000, 118 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 112th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 117
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 21
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 114–120 in the 2000 draft
- 114Christian LarriveeCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 115Chris EadeDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 116Levente SzuperGNo NHL gamesCGYCalgary Flames
- 117Olli MalmivaaraD2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 118Lubomir VisnovskyD883 GP · 495 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 119Brian FaheyD7 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 120Davis ParleyGFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2000 class
5th
of 19 Finns selected
34th
of 98 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 39Teemu LaineRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 41Tero MaattaDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 66Tuukka MakelaDBOSBoston Bruins
- 101Arto TukioDNYINew York Islanders
- 117Olli MalmivaaraD2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 133Petteri NummelinD139 GP · 45 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 174Jarno KultanenD102 GP · 13 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 176Jukka HentunenR38 GP · 9 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 200Janne JokilaLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 209Markus SeikolaDTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Olli Malmivaara made his NHL debut on October 31, 2007, 7 years and 128 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2000 draft
- 10Mikhail YakubovC53 GP · 12 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 11Pavel VorobievR57 GP · 25 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 49Jonas NordquistC3 GP · 2 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 74Igor RadulovL43 GP · 16 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 106Scott BalanDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 117Olli MalmivaaraD2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 151Alexander BarkunovDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 177Michael AyersGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 193Joey MartinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 207Cliff LoyaDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 225Vladislav LuchkinCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 240Adam BerkhoelG9 GP · 2 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 262Peter FlacheCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 271Reto Von ArxL19 GP · 4 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 291Arne RamholtDCHIChicago Blackhawks