When Utah acquired Määttä from Detroit for a 2025 third-round pick on Oct. 29, he didn't arrive expecting to log 20:41 of ice time per game — his highest average since his second NHL season in 2014-15.

The 30-year-old defenseman has played an important role for Utah this season, and the team believes he’ll continue to do so moving forward.

Olli Määttä is here to stay. The Utah Hockey Club defenseman signed a three-year contract extension with a reported $3.5 million average annual value on Monday, the team announced. Määttä was acquired by Utah at the end of October in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings for a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

When Olli Määttä was traded to the Utah Hockey Club by the Detroit Red Wings back in October, he was at one of the lowest points in his career. He wasn’t fitting in well with the Red Wings who were struggling out of the gate.

On Wednesday, the Club signed forward Alex Kerfoot and defenseman Ian Cole to one-year contract extensions, with each worth a reported $3 million average annual value.

Olli Maatta has signed a three-year extension with Utah ✍️ pic.twitter.com/BXkPk4mHvZ The 30-year-old from Jyväskylä, Finland was set to become an unrestricted free agent at season's end, earning a slight pay increase of the $3 million AAV he earned over the past two seasons.

SALT LAKE CITY (March 3, 2025) – Utah Hockey Club announced today the signing of defenseman Olli Määttä to a three-year contract extension.

The Utah Hockey Club signed Olli Määttä to a three-year extension with an average annual value of $3.5 million.

The Utah Hockey Club signed one of its most reliable defenders to a three-year extension. The franchise is doing this as it gears up for a late-season surge to make the postseason. Utah is at 63 points,