Markus Nutivaara

Markus Nutivaara (born 6 June 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nutivaara was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 7th round (189th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Markus Nutivaara
Nutivaara with Oulun Kärpät in 2014
Born (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994
Oulu, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
Oulun Kärpät
Columbus Blue Jackets
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 189th overall, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Nutivaara made his debut in Finnland's top-division, Liiga, playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2014–15 Liiga season.[1] He helped win the 2015 Liiga title, making 35 appearances in regular season (zero goals, two assists) and 16 in post-season play (one goal, five assists). He also gained international experience competing in the Champions Hockey League with Kärpät, advancing to the semifinals.

In 2015–16, Nutivaara saw the ice in 50 games during the Liiga regular season, chipping in with six goals, while dishing out 16 assists. He also played in seven playoff contests, recording one goal as well as four assists. In Champions Hockey League play, Nutivaara had 13 appearances, scoring four goals and assisting on five more[2] on the way to the championship game, where Kärpät fell short to Swedish Frölunda HC.[3]

He put pen to paper on a two-year entry level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in May 2016.[4] During the 2016–17 season, he scored his first NHL goal on 12 November 2016, against the St. Louis Blues to help clinch an 8–4 victory.[5]

On 30 March 2018, Nutivaara was signed to a four-year, $10.8 million contract extension to remain with the Blue Jackets.[6]

On 8 October 2020, Nutivaara ended his tenure with the Blue Jackets after four seasons when he was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Cliff Pu.[7]

International play

He made his debut with the Finnish national team at the 2015 Channel One Cup in Prague and Moscow.[8] On 30 April 2018, Nutivaara was selected to participate in his first IIHF sanctioned event for Finland at the 2018 World Championships in Denmark.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Ahmat FIN.3 U18 13 8 7 15 10 — — — — —
2010–11 Ahmat FIN.4 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Kärpät FIN U18 33 9 16 25 6 6 2 4 6 4
2012–13 Pelicans FIN U20 42 4 11 15 14 — — — — —
2013–14 Kärpät FIN U20 19 2 9 11 10 12 1 4 5 2
2013–14 Jokipojat Mestis 11 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Kärpät FIN U20 7 2 6 8 0 5 3 2 5 0
2014–15 Kärpät Liiga 35 0 2 2 4 16 1 5 6 0
2014–15 Hokki Mestis 2 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Kärpät Liiga 50 6 16 22 14 7 1 4 5 0
2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 66 2 5 7 6 2 1 1 2 0
2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 61 7 16 23 14 6 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Cleveland Monsters AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 80 5 16 21 6 2 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 37 3 6 9 4 2 0 0 0 0
Liiga totals 85 6 18 24 18 23 2 9 11 0
NHL totals 244 17 43 60 30 12 1 1 2 0

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Finland WC 5th 8 3 6 9 6
Senior totals 8 3 6 9 6

References
  1. "Markus Nutivaara player profile". jatkoaika.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. "Statistics". Champions Hockey League. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. "Frolunda Gothenburg win Champions Hockey League Final!". Champions Hockey League. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. "Markus Nutivaara signed to ELC". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. Mixer, Rob (12 November 2016). "Labatt What We Learned: CBJ 8, STL 4". NHL.com. Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. "Columbus Blue Jackets sign Markus Nutivaara to four-year extension". Columbus Blue Jackets. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. "Florida Panthers acquire Markus Nutivaara from Columbus Blue Jackets". Florida Panthers. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. "Karpat d-man Nutivaara on his development: "I've trained hard"". Champions Hockey League. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. "Team Finland World Championship 2018" (PDF). leijonat.fi. 30 April 2018.
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