SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MARCH 14: Olli Määttä #2 of the Utah Hockey Club skates against the Seattle Kraken during the game at Climate Pledge Arena on March 14, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
(Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Mammoth defenseman Olli Määttä will be a member of Team Finland at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
Määttä joins Mammoth captain Clayton Keller, who will make his Olympic debut with Team USA.
The 2026 Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, from Feb. 6-22, 2026.
Olympian Olli! 🇫🇮
Congratulations to Olli Määttä for being named to the Team Finland roster at the Olympic Winter Games #MilanoCortina2026. pic.twitter.com/4IfWGQl0e1
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 2, 2026
Määttä played 70 games with Utah in 2024-25, notching two goals and 16 assists in nearly 20 minutes of ice time per game.
He has been limited to 19 games this season. Määttä has one assist while playing less than 12 minutes a night.
In his first Olympic Games, Määttä helped the Finns secure a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Olli Määttä, Olympian. 🇫🇮#TusksUp | #MilanoCortina2026 pic.twitter.com/NQFpB6QHVv
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 2, 2026
He added a World Championship silver medal in 2021.
Määttä was an alternate captain with the Finnish team in the 2023 and 2024 World Championships.
The Mammoth face the New Jersey Devils in the middle of a three-game road trip. The puck drops at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 3.
Follow the entire 2025-26 Utah Mammoth schedule here.
The Smith Entertainment Group’s (SEG) streaming platform will also continue to carry all Mammoth games on SEG+ in 2025-26.
Cole Bagley is the Utah Mammoth insider for KSL Sports. Follow him on X. You can hear Cole break down the team on KSL Sports Zone and KSL 5 TV.
All Mammoth games will be broadcast live on the KSL Sports Zone (97.5 FM/1280 AM). Occasionally, KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM / 1160 AM) also airs Jazz games.
Brian Preece is a sports.ksl.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees and Beehive baseball here. Find Brian on X, Instagram, and BlueSky at @bpreece24.
