Peter Ahola

Peter Kristian Ahola (born May 14, 1968 in Espoo, Finland) is a former 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 third time in that season to the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks traded him to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the offseason, but then got traded to the Calgary Flames before the start of the next regular season. This was his fifth 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.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1987–88 	Kiekko-Espoo 	2. Divisioona	 	28 	6 	10 	16 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Kiekko-Espoo 	1. Divisioona	 	44 	5 	10 	15 	62 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Boston University 	ECAC 	 	43 	3 	20 	23 	65 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Boston University 	ECAC 	 	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 	SM-liiga 	 	50 	12 	21 	33 	96 	 	4 	5 	1 	6 	10
1995–96 	HIFK 	SM-liiga 	 	34 	7 	7 	14 	58 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
1996–97 	HIFK 	SM-liiga 	 	50 	8 	12 	20 	89 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	TPS 	SM-liiga 	 	46 	6 	17 	23 	36 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	6
1998–99 	TPS 	SM-liiga 	 	47 	12 	21 	33 	93 	 	10 	3 	7 	10 	12
1999–00 	Espoo Blues 	SM-liiga 	 	50 	12 	24 	36 	110 	 	4 	1 	2 	3 	38
2000–01 	Espoo Blues 	SM-liiga 	 	51 	8 	13 	21 	112 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Södertälje SK 	Elitserien 	 	49 	4 	14 	18 	91 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Södertälje SK 	Elitserien 	 	47 	6 	4 	10 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	123 	10 	17 	27 	137 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*
Category:Born in 1968
Category:Boston University Terriers players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Cleveland Lumberjacks players
Category:Blues Espoo players
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
Category:HIFK Helsinki players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Saint John Flames players
Category:San Jose Sharks players
Category:TPS Turku players
Category:Retired in 2003