Peter Ahola

Peter Kristian Ahola (born 14 May 1968) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, and the San Jose Sharks.

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 second time in that season to the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks traded him to the Tampa Bay Lightning on 19 June 1993 for Jack Capuano, but then was traded to the Calgary Flames for cash on 5 October 1993. This was his fourth 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. He currently serves as a European scout for the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL, serving in the role since the season.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Kiekko-Espoo FIN-3 28 6 10 16 44 — — — — — 1988–89 Kiekko-Espoo FIN-2 44 5 10 15 62 — — — — — 1989–90 Boston University HE 43 3 20 23 65 — — — — — 1990–91 Boston University HE 39 12 24 36 88 — — — — — 1991–92 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 7 3 3 6 34 — — — — — 1991–92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 7 12 19 101 6 0 0 0 2 1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22 0 1 1 14 — — — — — 1992–93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 9 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 20 2 3 5 16 — — — — — 1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Saint John Flames AHL 66 9 29 28 59 6 1 2 3 12 1994–95 Kiekko-Espoo FIN 50 12 21 33 96 4 5 1 6 10 1995–96 HIFK FIN 34 7 7 14 58 3 1 0 1 2 1996–97 HIFK FIN 50 8 12 20 89 — — — — — 1997–98 TPS FIN 46 6 17 23 36 4 0 0 0 6 1998–99 TPS FIN 47 12 21 33 93 10 3 7 10 12 1999–00 Espoo Blues FIN 50 12 24 36 110 4 1 2 3 38 2000–01 Espoo Blues FIN 51 8 13 21 112 — — — — — 2001–02 Södertälje SK SEL 49 4 14 18 91 — — — — — 2002–03 Södertälje SK SEL 47 6 4 10 48 — — — — — FIN totals 328 65 115 180 594 25 10 10 20 68 NHL totals 123 10 17 27 137 6 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors Award Year College All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1989–90 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1989–90 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1991 SM-liiga Champion (TPS Turku) 1999

Transactions On 5 April 1991 the Los Angeles Kings signed free agent Peter Ahola. On 6 November 1992 the Los Angeles Kings traded Peter Ahola to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Jeff Chychrun. On 26 February 1993 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Peter Ahola to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for future considerations. On 19 June 1993 the San Jose Sharks traded Peter Ahola to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Dave Capuano. On 5 October 1993 the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Peter Ahola to the Calgary Flames in exchange for cash.