Olli Palola
Finnish forward who won two Liiga goal-scoring titles.
Olli Palola is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for Timrå IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was born on 8 April 1988.
Quick Facts
- Team
- Timrå IK
- League
- SHL
- Former teams
- Ilves
- Lukko Rauma
- Tappara
- HC Vityaz
- Växjö Lakers
- Jokerit
- Kunlun Red Star
- Rögle BK
- HIFK
- Position
- Forward
- Shoots
- Right
- Born
- 8 April 1988
- Birthplace
- Oulu, Finland
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Did You Know?
- Palola won a silver medal with Finland at the 2014 IIHF World Championships in Minsk.
- He made ten appearances at the 2014 World Championships, scoring four goals.
- He earned his first caps for Finland's national team during the 2013–14 season.
Playing career
Palola began his Liiga career with Ilves in 2006–07, playing six games. He then spent four seasons with Lukko, helping the team to a third-place finish in 2010–11. After moving to Tappara, he reached the Liiga finals in 2013 and 2014. In the 2013–14 season, he scored 30 goals and added 26 assists in 80 games, earning the Aarne Honkavaara Trophy as the league's top goalscorer. He won the award again in 2014–15 after recording 40 goals and 25 assists in 80 games, finishing as runner-up in the Liiga playoffs. Palola moved to the KHL for 2015–16 with HC Vityaz, where he played 27 games and recorded one goal and four assists. He signed with the Växjö Lakers of the SHL in May 2016. The following season he returned to the KHL with Jokerit. On May 2, 2018, he signed a one-year contract with Kunlun Red Star of the KHL.
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