2012 NHL Draft
Olli Maatta in the 2012 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Olli Maatta 22nd overall in the 2012 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 9 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 818.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 22
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 2012 draft
- 19Andrei VasilevskiyG610 GP · 378 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 20Scott LaughtonC759 GP · 294 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 21Mark JankowskiL496 GP · 154 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 22Olli MaattaD818 GP · 214 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Mike MathesonD713 GP · 306 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 24Malcolm SubbanG87 GP · 36 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 25Jordan SchmaltzD42 GP · 5 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
2nd
of 9 Finns selected
10th
of 77 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 18Teuvo TeravainenC841 GP · 558 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 22Olli MaattaD818 GP · 214 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 34Ville PokkaDNYINew York Islanders
- 62Joonas KorpisaloG334 GP · 140 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 74Esa LindellD777 GP · 250 PDALDallas Stars
- 118Mikko VainonenDNSHNashville Predators
- 144Henri KiviahoGDALDallas Stars
- 148Niklas TikkinenDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 176Petteri LindbohmD49 GP · 4 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Olli Maatta made his NHL debut on October 3, 2013, 1 year and 103 days after the draft.
818
Games
45
Goals
169
Assists
214
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2012 draft
- 8Derrick PouliotD226 GP · 54 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 22Olli MaattaD818 GP · 214 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 52Teddy BluegerC470 GP · 173 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 81Oskar SundqvistC545 GP · 181 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 83Matt MurrayG279 GP · 147 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 92Matia MarcantuoniC/RPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 113Sean MaguireGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 143Clark SeymourDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 173Anton ZlobinRPITPittsburgh Penguins