2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

CAREER
acquired from Washington on 3/3/10… Playing for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League
(KHL) in 2011-12… Has 121 points (61g, 60a) in 203 career american Hockey League (aHL) games… Has
skated in three NHL games, without registering a point… Represented Finland at the 2005 World Junior u-18
Championship and the 2007 World Junior Championship, ranking tied for first in the tournament in goals (5) at
the 2007 World Juniors… Played two seasons for Mississauga of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 2005-
2007, totaling 87 points (39g, 48a) in 122 games… Named second-team all-Rookie in the OHL in 2005-06…
Was named Rookie of the Year in the Finnish league in 2007-08 after totaling 35 points (18g, 17a) in 53 games for
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OSKAR OSALA
Left Wing • Shoots Left Acquired: 3/3/10, Trade with Washington
6'4" • 219 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Charlotte (AHL)
12/26/87 • Vaasa, Finland Drafted: Washington 2006 (6-97-4)
Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Carolina Hurricanes as an undrafted free agent on 5/20/09…
Had totaled 27 points (13g, 14a) in 91 career american Hockey League (aHL) games entering 2011-12…
Completed a five-season Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with 120 goals and 145 assists (265
points) in 259 games with Shawinigan and Gatineau… Ranked seventh in the QMJHL in scoring in 2007-08
with Gatineau, totaling 93 points (37g, 56a) during the regular season… Was the CHL Player of the Week for
the week ending 2/17/08 after scoring five goals and eight assists for 13 points in three games… Helped lead
Gatineau to the 2008 QMJHL title with 28 points (11g, 17a) in 19 playoff games… Ranked fourth in the QMJHL
in goals in 2008-09, finding the net a team-best 45 times… Was third among Shawinigan skaters and eighth
in the QMJHL in scoring with 86 points… awarded the CHL’s 2008-09 Humanitarian of the Year award, which
IN THE SYSTEM
Blues espoo… Made his NHL debut vs. BOS (12/10/08)… Played 75 aHL games for Hershey in 2008-09, scoring
23 goals to lead Bears rookies and rank tied for seventh among aHL rookies… Had 10 points (6g, 4a) in 22 games
during the 2009 aHL playoffs, as Hershey won the Calder Cup… Set aHL career high in goals (24) in 2009-10,
splitting the season between Hershey and albany… Made his Hurricanes debut at WSH (3/10/10)… 2010-11:
Set aHL career high in assists (29) and matched his career-high in points (42), skating in 59 games for Charlotte…
Had a season-best four points vs. Bridgeport (11/12)… earned multi-goal games at Providence (12/17) and vs.
Springfield (1/23)… earned five points (3g, 2a) in 15 Calder Cup Playoff games.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2003-04 Sport Vaasa u18 Fin-u18 25 19 18 37 32 – – – – –
Sport Vaasa Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 0 0 0 4 – – – – –
Sport Vaasa Finland-2 5 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2004-05 Sport Vaasa u18 Fin-u18 4 4 2 6 16 – – – – –
Sport Vaasa Jr. Fin-Jr. 19 13 14 27 28 2 0 0 0 2
Sport Vaasa Finland-2 21 1 4 5 6 7 0 0 0 6
2005-06 (a) Mississauga OHL 68 17 26 43 86 – – – – –
2006-07 Mississauga OHL 54 22 22 44 81 5 2 2 4 0
Suomi u20 Finland-2 2 1 0 1 0 – – – – –
2007-08 Blues espoo Finland 53 18 17 35 62 17 7 3 10 8
2008-09 Washington NHL 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
Hershey aHL 75 23 14 37 47 22 6 4 10 17
2009-10 (b) Hershey aHL 53 15 14 29 57 – – – – –
albany aHL 16 9 3 12 11 8 2 1 3 2
Carolina NHL 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2010-11 Charlotte aHL 59 13 29 42 55 15 3 2 5 29
NHL Totals (2 Seasons) 3 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
(a) June 24, 2006—Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 2006 NHL entry draft. Sixth Capitals pick, 97th overall, fourth round.
(b) March 3, 2010—acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes from the Washington Capitals along with Brian Pothier and a second-round pick in the 2011 NHL entry draft in exchange for Joe Corvo.
MATTHEW PISTILLI
Right Wing • Shoots Right Acquired: 5/20/09, signed as a free agent
6'2" • 219 lbs. 2010-11 Teams: Charlotte (AHL), Florida (ECHL)
10/17/88 • Montreal, Que. Drafted: Undrafted
recognizes community impact along with on-ice performance, edging out fellow Hurricanes prospect Chris Terry
in the voting… Notched 20 points (13g, 7a) in 21 playoff games for the Cataractes as Shawinigan advanced to
the seventh game of the 2009 QMJHL Finals before falling to drummondville… Completed his first professional
season in 2009-10, splitting the year between albany (aHL) and Florida (eCHL)… Scored his first professional
point with an assist for albany (aHL) vs. adirondack (10/17/09)… Scored his first two aHL goals vs. Springfield
(10/30/09)… 2010-11: Split the season between Florida (eCHL) and Charlotte (aHL), earning career highs in
games played (50), goals (8), assists (11) and points (19) on the aHL level… Had 31 points (15g, 16a) in 27 eCHL
games with Florida… Scored the game-winning goal in Charlotte’s playoff-clinching game at albany (4/2)…
Skated in five Calder Cup playoff games for the Checkers, earning one assist.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2004-05 Shawinigan QMJHL 2 1 1 2 6 – – – – –
2005-06 Shawinigan QMJHL 34 5 5 10 20 – – – – –
Gatineau QMJHL 32 10 13 23 16 17 2 2 4 8
2006-07 Gatineau QMJHL 65 22 29 51 44 5 1 1 2 2
2007-08 Gatineau QMJHL 63 37 56 93 51 19 11 17 28 14
2008-09 (a) Shawinigan QMJHL 63 45 41 86 37 21 13 7 20 4
2009-10 Florida eCHL 11 2 2 4 4 8 3 6 9 2
albany aHL 41 5 3 8 10 – – – – –
2010-11 Florida eCHL 27 15 16 31 12 – – – – –
Charlotte aHL 50 8 11 19 15 5 0 1 1 0
AHL Totals (2 seasons) 91 13 14 27 25 5 0 1 1 0
(a) May 20, 2009—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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