SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has acquired defenseman Olli Juolevi from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Juho Lammikko and defenseman Noah Juulsen.
“We are excited to welcome another young defenseman like Olli to our organization,” said Zito. “We look forward to Olli developing with our club as he joins our deepening core on the blueline.”
Juolevi, 23, appeared in 23 games with Vancouver in 2020-21, producing three points (2-1-3). The 6-foot-2, 182-pound native of Helsinki, Finland also skated in one postseason game with the Canucks in 2019-20.
Originally selected by Vancouver in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft, Juolevi has appeared in 63 games with Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (2018-19 to 2019-20), amassing 38 points (3-35-38).
Juolevi also skated in 38 games with TPS (Liiga) in 2017-18, compiling 19 points (7-12-19) over 38 games.
Prior to his professional career, Juolevi played two seasons (2015-16 to 2016-17) for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, recording 84 points (19-65-84) over 115 games. In 2015-16, Juolevi won the Memorial Cup and the J. Ross Robertson Cup with London. He was named to the Memorial Cup all-star team after posting 14 points (3-11-14) over 18 postseason games.
On the international stage, Juolevi represented Finland at the IIHF U20 World Junior Championship three times (2016, 2017 and 2018), serving as team captain in 2017. At the 2016 WJC, he led all tournament defensemen with nine assists over seven games, helping Finland capture the Gold Medal.
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