With the 14th pick in SB Nation's 2012 NHL Mock Draft, our Calgary Flames delegation at Matchsticks & Gasoline select Olli Maatta, a defenseman from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.
NHL Mock Draft 2012: Calgary Flames Select Olli Maatta With No. 14 Pick
Olli Maatta, D, London Knights (OHL)
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Blue Jackets blog The Cannon profiled Maatta back in May.
Olli’s adaptation to the smaller North American rinks has been another positive in what has been a fine season thus far. His consistency as a puck moving defender, something always desirable for the Jackets, can be documented reasonably well over the past few seasons as his assists to goals ratio hovers around 3:1. Currently, the 17 year old at 6’2” and just over 200 pounds, asserts that he will continue to develop physically and claims any added mass won’t affect his skating. He draws on fellow countrymen Teppo Numminen and Kimmo Timonen as inspiration, if not outright role models.
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