Shot Left Role Ice hockey player Career end 2003 NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.91 m Education Boston University | Playing career Weight 93 kg Position Defenseman Name Peter Ahola Career start 1987 | |
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Born May 14, 1968 (age 55)
Espoo, FIN ( 1968-05-14 ) Played for Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins
San Jose Sharks
Calgary Flames
HIFK (SM-liiga)
TPS (SM-liiga)
Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
Sodertalje SK (Elitserien) | ||
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Peter Kristian Ahola (born May 14, 1968) is a Finnish former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, and the San Jose Sharks.
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Playing career
In his rookie year in Los Angeles, Ahola led the Kings in +/- with a +12 in the 1991–92 NHL season. He also scored 7 goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 71 games. He was then traded to Pittsburgh for Jeff Chychrun during the next season. In Pittsburgh, he played 22 games and didn't register a goal and only scored one assist. Ahola was then traded a third time in that season to the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks traded him to the Tampa Bay Lightning on June 19, 1993 for Jack Capuano, but then was traded to the Calgary Flames for cash on October 5, 1993. This was his fifth trade in eleven months. He only played two games on the Flames before he got sent down to the minor league team, the Saint John Flames. In total, Ahola played 123 regular season games, scoring 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points and collecting 137 penalty minutes. He also played six playoff games during his rookie season with the Kings but didn't register a point. Ahola went back to Finland's SM-liiga in 1994 and then to Sweden's Elitserien in 2001 before retiring in 2003.
Personal
Ahola is a formerly top-rated water-skier in his homeland of Finland.
Awards and honors
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