Olli Maatta

Olli Maatta is a professional Finnish ice hockey player who plays for the NHL  team, Pittsburgh Penguins as a defenceman alongside Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin, and Jaromir Jagr.

He was chosen as a part of  NHL Entry Draft in 2012 and is a key player for the Penguins at the NHL.

Olli Maatta’s Early Career

Olli Maatta is of Finnish nationality. He was born on 22^nd August 1994 in Jyvaskyla, Finland. He started his playing career with Jyvaskyla based hockey team in their under 16 teams.

Olli Maatta’s Net worth and Salary

His annual salary as of 2017/18 is estimated to be over $400,000 which he receives from playing for Pittsburgh Penguins.

He earns a fair of fortune from playing hockey from NHL league for Penguins and his primary source of earning, predominantly coming from his playing.

So looking at his professional playing career, his net worth is assumed to be around $ 1.5 million.

Olli Maatta’s Career

Following his outstanding and impressive works for Jyvaskyla team, he was initially called up for two games for the JYP team’s U 20 squad.

He was later called by the Finnish Under 16 team and recorded a match score of 13 points in 13 games he played.

At the age of 16, he was promoted to the Under 18 teams, and after a single appearance for JYP’s U 18 team, he was quickly promoted to U20 teams.

After playing for several Finnish hockey junior league, he was picked as the 85th in the 2011 KHL Draft for SKA Saint Petersburg.

In 2012, he went to England and joined the London team for the J Ross Roberston Cup and went on to compete for the team at the Memorial Cup 2012, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.

He was drafted to the NHL Entry Draft in 2012 and was ranked in eight positions prior to the NHL

Maatta was chosen by Pittsburgh Penguins during the first round of 2012 Draft. Following his selection, he became the prominent and influential player in the Penguins.

He played a crucial role and was part of the Pittsburgh Penguins that won the  Stanley Trophy in 2016.

Maatta played his 300th game for Penguins against Washington Capitals on 1 April 2018 and finished the 2017/18 season with a record high score of 29 points.

Olli Maatta’s Personal Life

Currently, 23 years, he stands at the height of 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 93 kg. It seems he is very secretive about sharing his personal and private life to the public or media.

There is no concrete evidence about his present and past affairs and relationship in the news or social sites such as Instagram and Facebook. He looks like a person who rather focuses his career and honing skills on and off the field rather than is involved in controversy or scandals.

As per our record, he is currently single and unmarried.