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GP G A Pts PIM
BOS 1 0 0 0 0
TB 1 0 0 0 0
OSKAR OSALA
OH-sah-lah
Left Wing • Height: 6’4” • Weight: 219 • Shoots: Left
Born: Dec. 26, 1987 (Vassa, Finland)
Drafted: Capitals’ fourth-round choice, 97th overall, in the 2006 Entry Draft
CAREER STATISTICS Regular Season Playoffs
Year Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A Pts PIM
2003-04 Sport U18 Finland-U18 25 19 18 37 32 - - - - - - - - - -
2008-09
Made his NHL debut on 12/10 vs. BOS and took one shot in 11:15 of ice time, his
first of two appearances with Washington … Played in 75 games for Hershey (AHL)
and recorded 37 points (23g-14a) … His 23 goals paced all rookies in Hershey and
tied for seventh in the league for rookies … Scored the first goal of the game eight
times, had three PPGs and two GWGs … Took three or more shots 24 times during
the season … Had three multiple-goal games, including a hat trick vs. Philadelphia
(11/15) when he had a season-high eight shots on goal … Tallied a season-high five
straight games with at least a point from 11/15—11/26 (5g-3a) … Added six goals
and four assists in the AHL playoffs, appearing in 22 games as Hershey won the
Calder Cup… Recorded two goals in Game 1 of the Calder Cup finals at Manitoba.
Career
2007-08: Skated in 53 games as a rookie for the Espoo Blues (Finland), registering
35 points (18g-17a) … Named the league’s Rookie of the Year … Finished second
on the team in goals, fifth in assists and points, and tied for third in PIM (62) …
Recorded seven goals and 10 points in 17 playoff games as the team reached the
Sport Jr. Finland-Jr. 2 0 0 0 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Sport Finland-2 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2004-05 Sport U18 Finland-U18 4 4 2 6 16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sport Jr. Finland-Jr. 19 13 14 27 28 - - - - - 2 0 0 0 2
Sport Finland-2 21 1 4 5 6 - - - - - 7 0 0 0 6
2005-06 Mississauga OHL 68 17 26 43 86 - - - - - - - - - -
Suomi U20 Finland-2 2 1 0 1 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2006-07 Mississauga OHL 54 22 22 44 81 - - - - - 5 2 2 4 0
Finland WJC 6 5 3 8 4 - - - - - - - - - -
2007-08 Blues Finland 53 18 17 35 62 - - - - - 17 7 3 10 8
2008-09 CAPITALS NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 - - - - -
Hershey AHL 75 23 14 37 47 - - - - - 22 6 4 10 17
NHL/CAPITALS TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 - - - - -
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
First NHL Game: 12/10/08 (WSH 3 vs BOS 1)
Most Shots in a Game: 1 (12/10/08, WSH 3 vs BOS 1)
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league finals. 2006-07: Played in 54 games for Mississauga (OHL), earning 44
points (22g-22a) … Ranked seventh on the team in goals and ninth in points …
Earned four points (2g-2a) in five playoff games. 2005-06: Recorded 43 points
(17g-26a) in 68 games for Mississauga … Captured the team’s Rookie of the Year
award … Named second-team All-Rookie in the OHL.
International Career
2007: Played for Finland at the 2007 World Junior Championship … Notched five
goals in six games … Named one of the top three players for Finland … Shared
the tournament lead in goals. 2005: Played at the Under-18 World Championship.
NHL Transactions
Selected by Washington in the fourth round, 97th overall, in the 2006 Entry Draft.
Personal
Admires fellow Finns Jere Lehtinen, Teemu Selanne and Jari Kurri … Also looks
up to Erik Cole … Top hockey memory is winning the Calder Cup.