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Finland Markus Nutivaara
#65 Kärpät / Liiga - 25/26
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jun 06, 1994
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ahmat Haukipudas
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2015 round 7 #189 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
Agency
PREMIUM

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Markus Nutivaara Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Kärpät U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 0* 4* 4* 0* -* |
Kärpät U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 25* 1* 17* 18* 18* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2010-11 Ahmat U18 “A” U18 I-divisioona Q 9* 2* 6* 8* 33* -* |
Ahmat U18 “A” U18 III-divisioona 13* 8* 7* 15* 10* -* |
Ahmat II-divisioona 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2011-12 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 11* 1* 4* 5* 8* -* |
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 33* 9* 16* 25* 6* -* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 4 -
2012-13 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 42* 4* 11* 15* 14* 4* |
2013-14 Kärpät U20 “A” U20 SM-liiga 19* 2* 9* 11* 10* 11* | Playoffs 12 1 4 5 2 1
Jokipojat Mestis 11* 0* 3* 3* 4* 5* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |
2014-15 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 7* 2* 6* 8* 0* 5* | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 0 5
Kärpät Liiga 35* 0* 2* 2* 4* 7* | Playoffs 16 1 5 6 0 6
Hokki Mestis 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* 3* |
2015-16 Kärpät Liiga 50* 6* 16* 22* 14* 10* | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 0 5
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 66* 2* 5* 7* 6* 7* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 3
2017-18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 61* 7* 16* 23* 14* 13* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 2
Cleveland Monsters AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Finland WC 8* 3* 6* 9* 6* 9* |
Finland (all) International 8* 3* 6* 9* 6* 9* |
2018-19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 80* 5* 16* 21* 6* 3* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1
2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 37* 3* 6* 9* 4* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2020-21 Florida Panthers NHL 30* 0* 10* 10* 12* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 14 -4
2021-22 Florida Panthers NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2022-23 San Jose Sharks NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2023-25 Did not play * * * * * * |
2025-26 Kärpät Liiga 28* 5* 7* 12* 8* -10* |
Projected Liiga 47* 8* 12* 20* 13* -17* |

Markus Nutivaara Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Kärpät ET 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Kärpät Champions HL 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2015-16 Kärpät Champions HL 13* 4* 5* 9* 0* 11* |
Finland EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |

Markus Nutivaara Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 19* 4* 6* 10* 0.53* 0* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
II-divisioona 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 11* 4* 6* 10* 0.91* 6* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 3 113* 11* 25* 36* 0.32* 26* 7* | 2 23 2 * 9 * 11 * 0.48 * 0 * 11 *
Mestis 2 13* 0* 5* 5* 0.38* 6* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 275* 17* 54* 71* 0.26* 42* 26* | 5 17 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.12 * 14 * 1 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 25* 1* 17* 18* 0.72* 18* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 7* 0* 4* 4* 0.57* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona Q 1 9* 2* 6* 8* 0.89* 33* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 III-divisioona 1 13* 8* 7* 15* 1.15* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 33* 9* 16* 25* 0.76* 6* -* | 1 6 2 * 4 * 6 * 1.00 * 4 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 11* 1* 4* 5* 0.45* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 68* 8* 26* 34* 0.50* 24* 20* | 2 17 4 * 6 * 10 * 0.59 * 2 * 6 *
WC 1 8* 3* 6* 9* 1.13* 6* 9* | 0 * * * * * *

Markus Nutivaara Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/29/2025
07/29/2025 Confirmed No team Kärpät
06/30/2023
06/30/2023 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Retired
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Confirmed Florida Panthers San Jose Sharks
10/08/2020
10/08/2020 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Florida Panthers
03/29/2018
03/29/2018 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
05/03/2016
05/03/2016 Confirmed Kärpät Columbus Blue Jackets
02/04/2015
02/04/2015 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
11/18/2013
11/18/2013 Loan Kärpät Jokipojat
04/24/2013
04/24/2013 Confirmed Pelicans U20 Kärpät
08/03/2012
08/03/2012 Confirmed Kärpät U18 Pelicans U20
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #26 overall by Jokerit in the KHL Draft

Number 65 retired by Ahmat

Cult/Star player for Kärpät