Team: Oula Palve
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Fantasy Summary

Playmaking center who can score. A bottom-six candidate.


Observations

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July 2019 – If Palve were in a deck of cards, he would be a wild card. Continuing a Penguin tradition of adding obscure European free agents, the late bloomer signed a one-year, two-way, entry-level contract in April. Centering sniping 2019 second-overall NHL draft pick Kaapo Kakko, the skilled 27-year-old playmaker posted 16 goals and 35 assists in 53 games to lead TPS Turku in Finland’s top hockey league. Besides leading his team with 51 points, he belied his 6-0, 176-pound build with 79 penalty minutes. In fact, he totaled 144 PIMs during the past two Liiga campaigns and was among the league’s top-10 scorers the past two seasons. In the past two playoffs, he amassed 16 points in 16 appearances. A slick stickhandler and passer yet only an average skater, Palve must prove he can handle the pace and the physicality of the North
American pro game. His defensive conscience is an asset.

 

As a European free agent, he’s more likely to be like Vlad Krutov than Artemi Panarin, but you never really know how Europeans will perform until they come over. Palve was sent to the AHL in Pittsburgh’s second wave of cuts from its 2019 training camp, so he’ll have to learn the North American ropes with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and work his way up from there. Mark Allan

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.0
NHL Certainty 4.0
Country FIN
Position C
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth February 19, 1992
Height 6‘0”
Weight 176 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2007-2008 JYP U16U16 SM-sarja Q8 2 68 4|        
  JYP U16U16 SM-sarja12 6 612 20|        
 2008-2009 JYP U17U17 SM-sarja2 3 36 2|        
  JYP U18U18 I-divisioona23 17 724 4|        
 2009-2010 JYP U18U18 I-divisioona14 14 1226 2|        
  JYP U20U20 SM-sarja14 0 22 6|Relegation1 1 01
 2010-2011 JYP U20U20 SM-sarja32 18 2240 36|Playoffs9 4 913
  D TeamMestis13 1 01 0|        
  Suomi U20Mestis6 1 12 4|        
 2011-2012 JYP U20U20 SM-sarja3 0 22 2|        
  JYP-AkatemiaMestis44 12 719 8|        
 2012-2013 JYP U20U20 SM-sarja6 4 15 6|Playoffs6 3 36 16 
  JYPLiiga3 0 00 0|        
  JYP-AkatemiaMestis40 13 2336 24|        
 2013-2014 JYPLiiga1 0 00 0|        
  JYP-AkatemiaMestis43 10 1727 24|        
  JYPET0 0 00 0|Playoffs3 1 01
  JukuritMestis7 2 35 2|Playoffs19 1 910
 2014-2015 JukuritMestis49 20 3252 12|Playoffs13 4 711 14 
 2015-2016 JukuritMestis43 32 3971 22|Playoffs16 6 814
 2016-2017 HPKLiiga53 5 1722 28|Playoffs7 0 22
 2017-2018 HPKLiiga50 13 3144 65|        
  HPKSpengler Cup3 2 13 0|        
  TPSLiiga5 1 56 2|Playoffs11 4 812
 2018-2019 TPSLiiga53 16 3551 79|Playoffs5 1 34
  TPSChampions HL5 3 14 0|        
  Finland EHT4 1 01 4|        
  Finland (all)International4 1 01 4|        
 2019-2020 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL37 1 78 22|        
  Texas StarsAHL23 2 35 23|        
 2020-2021 Linköping HCSHL31 3 912 22|        
  Brynäs IFSHL25 7 714 12|Relegation5 2 13
 2021-2022 Brynäs IFSHL50 11 2435 18|Playoffs3 0 11
 2022-2023 Brynäs IFSHL51 7 1219 16|Relegation5 1 01
 2023-2024 IlvesLiiga60 20 4464 63|Playoffs5 0 22
  IlvesChampions HL7 3 14 2|        
 2024-2025 HC AjoieNL7 1 12 4|        

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