Atte Ohtamaa

Atte Petteri Ohtamaa (born 6 November 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga.

Atte Ohtamaa
Born	(1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 37) Nivala, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	Oulun Kärpät Jokerit Ak Bars Kazan HC Lugano Barys Nur-Sultan Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
National team	Finland
Playing career	2007–present

Playing career

Ohtamaa's youth team was Nivala Cowboys before he transferred to Oulun Kärpät at the Junior B level.

In 2018, Ohtamaa returned to Liiga after four seasons in the KHL. He signed a five-year contract with Oulun Kärpät. The contract included clauses to play two seasons abroad.^[1][2]

Ohtamaa excerised the first clause-year of his option for the 2019–20 season. On 27 August 2019, Ohtamaa joined HC Lugano of the National League (NL) on a two-month contract until 3 November 2019. He was brought in as their fifth import player in case of injuries.^[3] Ohtamaa played 17 games with Lugano (3 points) before being released on 2 November 2019. He was then loaned to Kazakh-based KHL club, Barys Nur-Sultan, for the remainder of the season.

He used the second clause-year in the following season, and on 1 May 2020, Ohtamaa opted to continue in the KHL, securing a one-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.^[4] Ohtamaa returned to Kärpät for the 2021–22 Liiga season in accordance to his ongoing contract.^[5] He was named the captain of the team.^[6]

Ohtamaa signed a one-year extension with Kärpät for the 2023–24 season,^[7] and again for the 2024–25 season.^[8]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2022 Beijing
World Championships
	2019 Slovakia
	2022 Finland
	2014 Belarus
	2016 Russia
	2021 Latvia

Ohtamaa was named to the Finland men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Kärpät	FIN U16		17	2	8	10	28		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kärpät	FIN U18		30	0	10	10	28		2	0	0	0	4
2005–06	Kärpät	FIN U20		38	5	5	10	46		12	3	2	5	8
2006–07	Kärpät	FIN U20		42	7	22	29	38		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Kärpät	FIN U20		10	1	7	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Kärpät	SM-l		10	1	0	1	8		1	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Hokki	Mestis		15	4	5	9	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Kärpät	FIN U20		2	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Kärpät	SM-l		48	0	2	2	32		15	0	0	0	27
2009–10	Kärpät	SM-l		51	2	7	9	30		6	1	0	1	4
2010–11	Kärpät	SM-l		45	2	9	11	32		2	0	0	0	2
2011–12	Kärpät	SM-l		48	4	8	12	30		5	0	0	0	8
2012–13	Kärpät	SM-l		60	3	15	18	55		3	0	0	0	4
2013–14	Kärpät	Liiga		57	5	17	22	61		16	2	1	3	10
2014–15	Jokerit	KHL		55	1	9	10	37		10	1	3	4	6
2015–16	Jokerit	KHL		59	4	4	8	46		4	0	0	0	2
2016–17	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		55	2	10	12	10		15	1	1	2	10
2017–18	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		47	3	3	6	16		19	1	5	6	10
2018–19	Kärpät	Liiga		47	8	15	23	24		17	0	3	3	10
2019–20	HC Lugano	NL		18	1	2	3	16		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Barys Nur–Sultan	KHL		36	6	15	21	18		5	1	1	2	2
2020–21	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		46	6	9	15	18		11	0	2	2	0
2021–22	Kärpät	Liiga		46	8	19	27	22		7	0	0	0	0
Liiga totals				412	33	92	125	294		72	3	4	7	65
KHL totals				298	22	50	72	145		64	4	12	16	30

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Finland	WC			10	0	1	1	4
2015	Finland	WC	6th		7	0	0	0	6
2016	Finland	WC			10	1	1	2	0
2017	Finland	WC	4th		10	1	1	2	18
2018	Finland	OG	6th		5	0	0	0	0
2019	Finland	WC			10	1	1	2	4
2021	Finland	WC			10	1	1	2	4
2022	Finland	OG			6	0	3	3	2
2022	Finland	WC			10	0	1	1	2
Senior totals					78	4	9	13	40

Awards and honors

• Won the Finnish Champion (Kanada-malja) 2x: 2007–08, 2013–14.
• SM-Liiga, Runner-up 3x: 2008–09, 2015–16, 2018–19
• KHL, (Gagarin Cup) 1x: 2017–18