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 second time in that season to the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks traded him to the Tampa Bay Lightning on June 19, 1993 for Jack Capuano, but then was traded to the Calgary Flames for cash on October 5, 1993. This was his fourth 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.
Ahola is a formerly top-rated water-skier in his homeland of Finland. He currently serves as a European scout for the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL, serving in the role since the 2016–17 season.

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