Oula Palve (born 19 February 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Ajoie in the Swiss hockey league.
| Oula Palve | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
19 February 1992 Keuruu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
HC Ajoie JYP Jyväskylä HPK TPS Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Texas Stars Linköping HC Brynäs IF Ilves | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
editUndrafted, Palve made his SM-liiga debut playing with JYP Jyväskylä during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1]
In the 2018–19 season, Palve established a new career bests in the Liiga with 16 goals and 51 points in 53 games for TPS.
On 22 April 2019, Palve signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.[2] The deal will carry an NHL salary of $700K (the league minimum) as well as a maximum $92.5K signing bonus and games played incentives of up to $132.5K.[3]
After attending his first training camp with the Penguins, Palve was assigned to begin the 2019–20 season in the AHL with affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Palve struggled to find his offensive game with Wilkes-Barre, posting just 1 goal and 8 points in 37 games. On 17 January 2020, Palve was traded mid-season by the Penguins to the Dallas Stars in exchange for John Nyberg.[4] He was assigned to the Stars' AHL affiliate and namesake, the Texas Stars, for the remainder of the season.
With his lone season in North America complete due to the cancellation of the season with COVID-19, Palve opted to return to Europe in agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish club, Linköping HC of the SHL, on 28 April 2020.[5]
Personal life
editIn 2021, Palve became engaged to former The Bachelor contestant Haley Ferguson.[6] They married on June 11, 2022 . They have a daughter, born on April 27, 2024.[citation needed]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP Jyväskylä | Jr. A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP Jyväskylä | Jr. A | 32 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | D Team | Mestis | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP Jyväskylä | Jr. A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 44 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | JYP Jyväskylä | Jr. A | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 40 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 43 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jukurit | Mestis | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Jukurit | Mestis | 49 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | Jukurit | Mestis | 43 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | HPK | Liiga | 53 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | HPK | Liiga | 50 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | TPS | Liiga | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | TPS | Liiga | 53 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Texas Stars | AHL | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Linköping HC | SHL | 31 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 25 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 50 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 51 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Ilves | Liiga | 60 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 225 | 55 | 132 | 187 | 237 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| SHL totals | 157 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Mestis | ||
| Champion (Jukurit) | 2015, 2016 | |
| Best Forward | 2016 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2016 | |
| Golden Puck | 2016 | |
References
edit- ^ "2012–13 JYP player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Penguins Sign Forward Oula Palve to a One-Year, Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Forsblom, Mattias (20 April 2019). "Oula Palve har tecknat ett NHL-kontrakt med Pittsburgh – laget kan nästa säsong ha fyra finländare". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Stars acquire forward Oula Palve from Pittsburgh Penguins". Dallas Stars. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Finnish center for LHC" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Oula Palve on Instagram: "She's going to be a PALVE!💍You are an extraordinary girl, and I'm so excited that I get to spend the rest of my life with you. Hitting theaters in the summer of 2022!"".
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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