Ollie Reinikka Explained

Birth Date:2 August 1901
Birth Place:Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:160
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Career Start:1920
Career End:1937

Alver Mathias "Ollie Rocco" Reinikka (August 2, 1901 – November 2, 1962) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. In the 1926–27 season, he played 16 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. Reinikka was born in Shuswap, British Columbia, but grew up in Canmore, Alberta.

Playing career

Prior to his short stint with the Rangers Ollie Reinikka played with the Vancouver Maroons of the WCHL.

Reinikka, of Finnish descent, picked up the nickname of "Ollie Rocco" while playing with the New York Rangers. The Madison Square Garden publicity department team of Bruno and Blythe gave nicknames intended to help attract more diverse audiences to games, in this case, Italian.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1920–21Canmore RosesASHL6 1 0 1 0
1921–22Canmore RosesASHL
1922–23Canmore RosesASHL6 2 0 2
1923–24Canmore RosesASHL
1924–25Vancouver MaroonsWCHL19 1 0 1 4
1925–26Vancouver MaroonsWHL27 10 2 12 8
1926–27New York RangersNHL16 0 0 0 0
1926–27Springfield IndiansCan-Am16 0 0 0 104 1 0 1 4
1927–28Stratford NationalsCan-Pro42 8 3 11 125 1 0 1 2
1928–29Hamilton TigersCan-Pro19 0 3 3 8
1928–29Seattle EskimosPCHL15 2 1 3 25 1 1 2 0
1929–30Seattle EskimosPCHL35 12 3 15 12
1930–31London TecumsehsIHL44 7 5 12 19
1931–32London TecumsehsIHL26 2 0 2 2
1934–35Rossland MinersWKHL16 6 8 14 32 0 1 1 2
1935–36Rossland MinersWKHL4 1 2 3 12 1 3 4 0
1936–37Rossland MinersWKHL14 1 7 8 6
WCHL/WHL totals46 11 2 13 12
NHL totals16 0 0 0 0

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