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Olli Maatta News

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Olli Maatta
Age: 31Position: D
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The Flames reportedly acquired Maatta from the Mammoth along with forward Jonathan Castagna and three 2026 second-round draft picks in exchange for defenceman Mackenzie Weegar.

After appearing in 70 games for the Mammoth last season, playing time has been hard to come by for Maatta this year. He's played in just 22 games and has zero goals, one assist, and a -5 plus/minus rating to show for it. Luckily for Maatta, there should be plenty of ice time available on a Flames blue-line that's now seen Rasmus Andersson and Mackenzie Weegar depart this season.

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Maatta is expected to be a healthy scratch in Detroit on Wednesday.

Nick DeSimone will draw back into Utah's lineup on Wednesday against the Detroit Red Wings, sending Maatta to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 31-year-old Maatta is averaging a career-low 11:55 time-on-ice and has one assist in 19 games this season.

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Maatta (upper-body) is expected to return vs. Seattle on Friday.

Maatta has not played since November 18th due to an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup on Friday against the Seattle Kraken. The 31-year-old Maatta was playing sheltered minutes before his injury, clocking in a career-low 11:48 time-on-ice and scoring one assist in 16 games.

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Maatta (mantenance) is out vs. Montreal on Wednesday.

Maatta has only played one game in the last two weeks and will remain on the sidelines on Wednesday against the Montreal Canadiens. The 31-year-old Maatta is averaging a career-low 11:48 time-on-ice and has one assist in 16 games this season. Before this season, Maatta's career-average ice time was 18:27.

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Maatta is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Vegas on Thursday.

Dmitri Simashev will draw back into Utah's lineup on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, resulting in Maatta being a healthy scratch. The 31-year-old Maatta is averaging a career-low 11:48 time-on-ice and has one assist in 16 games this season. Before this season, Maatta's career-average ice time was 18:27.

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Utah has signed Olli Määttä to a three-year contract extension.

Maatta has impressed in his first season with Utah, earning himself a three-year contract extension. The 30-year-old defenseman started the season with the Detroit Red Wings before being traded to Utah. He has 14 points (2G / 12A) through 51 games and is averaging 20:41 time-on-ice, his highest total since his second NHL season in 2014-15.

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Maatta will make his Utah debut on Wednesday vs. Calgary.

Maata was acquired yesterday in a trade from the Detroit Red Wings to address their injuries on the blue line, namely John Marino (back) and Sean Durzi (shoulder), who are out of the lineup for the foreseeable future. Maatta, in the final year of a two-year, $3.0M AAV deal, has no points, three SOG, seven blocked shots, and three hits in seven games this season.

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The Utah Hockey Club have acquired Olli Maatta from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2025 third-round pick (NYR).

Utah's blueline has been shorthanded after John Marino went back surgery and Sean Durzi had shoulder surgery, so they've added an NHL-calibre defenseman to help fill the void. Maatta, who is in the final year of a two-year, $3.0M AAV deal, has no points, three SOG, seven blocked shots and three hits in seven games this season.

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