Ossi Louhivaara
| Ossi Louhivaara | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ossi Louhivaara with LHC in 2014 | |||
| Born |
August 31, 1983 Kotka, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
JYP Jyväskylä Lausanne HC | ||
| NHL draft |
260th overall, 2003 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Ossi Louhivaara (born August 31, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently signed with JYP Jyväskylä.
Louhivaara was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 8th round (260th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Career
Louhivaara made his debut in Finland's top-flight Liiga playing with JYP Jyväskylä during the 2004–05 SM-liiga season.[1] He captured the Finnish national championship with JYP in 2009 and 2012.
After having spent ten years with JYP, he moved abroad to join Lausanne HC of the Swiss National League A with whom he signed a two-year deal prior to the 2014–15 season.[2]
When his contract with Lausanne was up in 2016, Louhivaara went back to JYP.[3]
National team
After having represented Finnland's national team at the Euro Hockey Tour on several occasions, he made the roster for the 2015 World Championship in the Czech Republic.[4]
References
- ^ Eliteprospects.com - 2004–05 JYP player statistics
- ^ http://www.24heures.ch/sports/lhc/lausanne-hc-engage-ailier-finlandais-ossi-louhivaara/story/10207102
- ^ "Ossi Louhivaara palaa innolla Jyväskylään". www.jypliiga.fi. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Teams - 2015 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2015.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
External links
- Ossi Louhivaara career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Ossi Louhivaara career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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