Eliteprospects
Sweden Mattias Ritola
#21 Leksands IF / SHL - 21/22
1-time J18 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Mar 14, 1987
Position
LW/RW
Age
38
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Borlänge, SWE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Borlänge HF
Status
Retired
Drafted
2005 round 4 #103 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

Ritola is a two-way forward with fine stickhandling and puckhandling skills. He has good on-ice vision, and is physically strong. Is a pretty good shot.

Brothers: Andreas Ritola, Martin Ritola

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Mattias Ritola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Borlänge HF U16 U16 SM 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2002-03 Borlänge HF Division 1 25* 6* 14* 20* 4* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 1* 2* 18* -* |
2003-04 Västra Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 11* 4* 11* 15* 35* -* | Playoffs 7 2 7 9 12 -
Västra Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 24* 7* 4* 11* 8* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2004-05 Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 9* 2* 6* 8* 6* -* |
Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 18* 8* 10* 18* 14* -* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 3* 4* 8* -3* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 3* 6* 9* 10* -* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2005-06 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 14* 4* 2* 6* 16* -* |
Leksands IF Elitserien 30* 0* 3* 3* 10* -5* | Kvalserien SHL 8 0 0 0 4 -1
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 0* 1* 18* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 2* 5* 7* 12* -* |
2006-07 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 12* 5* 7* 12* 16* -* |
Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 23* 1* 4* 5* 4* 5* |
IFK Arboga HockeyAllsvenskan 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
Borlänge HF Division 1 11* 4* 6* 10* 14* 0* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 1* 4* 5* 12* -* |
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 72* 7* 15* 22* 62* 10* |
2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 66* 15* 27* 42* 32* -13* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 0 -3
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 73* 19* 23* 42* 50* -3* |
2010-11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 31* 4* 4* 8* 11* -5* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Norfolk Admirals AHL 17* 9* 18* 27* 8* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 0 0
2011-12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 6* -2* |
MODO Hockey Elitserien 35* 7* 13* 20* 30* -6* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 8 -1
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
2012-13 MODO Hockey Elitserien 50* 11* 13* 24* 12* 6* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 4 1
2013-14 MODO Hockey SHL 38* 7* 11* 18* 26* -4* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 1
2014-15 MODO Hockey SHL 10* 2* 2* 4* 12* -6* |
Leksands IF SHL 42* 10* 22* 32* 18* -2* | Relegation 3 0 4 4 0 4
2015-16 Skellefteå AIK SHL 33* 9* 23* 32* 16* 9* | Playoffs 16 5 8 13 10 -1
Sweden WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
2016-17 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 27* 4* 13* 17* 22* -7* |
Leksands IF SHL 16* 1* 6* 7* 6* -4* | Relegation 6 3 1 4 4 -2
2017-18 Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 47* 16* 17* 33* 30* 10* | Qualification 10 1 3 4 4 -1
2018-19 Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 11* 2* 7* 9* 0* 2* | Qualification 10 3 8 11 14 7
2019-20 Leksands IF SHL 47* 8* 9* 17* 42* -14* |
2020-21 Leksands IF SHL 23* 5* 7* 12* 4* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -1
2021-22 Leksands IF SHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Mattias Ritola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Dalarna TV-Pucken 8* 6* 5* 11* 8* 4* |
2004-05 Sweden U18 U18 JWC -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 Sweden EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
2015-16 Skellefteå AIK Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2016-17 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Champions HL 9* 0* 3* 3* 4* -1* |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Swiss Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2021-22 Leksands IF Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Mattias Ritola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 228* 50* 83* 133* 0.58* 152* -3* | 2 12 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.58 * 0 * -3 *
Champions HL 3 13* 0* 3* 3* 0.23* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 3 84* 20* 28* 48* 0.57* 36* 19* | 2 20 4 * 11 * 15 * 0.75 * 18 * 6 *
Division 1 (HockeyEttan) 2 36* 10* 20* 30* 0.83* 18* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 10* 0* 1* 1* 0.10* 6* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 51* 9* 17* 26* 0.51* 74* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 43* 4* 5* 9* 0.21* 17* -7* | 2 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
NLA (NL) 1 27* 4* 13* 17* 0.63* 22* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 10 324* 60* 109* 169* 0.52* 176* -31* | 8 50 12 * 17 * 29 * 0.58 * 32 * 0 *
Swiss Cup 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 6* 5* 11* 1.38* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 1 11* 4* 11* 15* 1.36* 35* -* | 1 7 2 * 7 * 9 * 1.29 * 12 * - *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 4 77* 26* 29* 55* 0.71* 60* -* | 2 10 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.30 * 2 * - *
WC 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 2* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mattias Ritola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/16/2022
06/16/2022 Confirmed Leksands IF Retired
05/02/2021
05/02/2021 Extension Leksands IF Leksands IF
04/26/2018
04/26/2018 Extension Leksands IF Leksands IF
01/19/2017
01/19/2017 Confirmed HC Fribourg-Gottéron Leksands IF
05/31/2016
05/31/2016 Confirmed Skellefteå AIK HC Fribourg-Gottéron
04/28/2015
04/28/2015 Confirmed Leksands IF Skellefteå AIK
02/19/2015
02/19/2015 Extension Leksands IF Leksands IF
10/13/2014
10/13/2014 Confirmed MODO Hockey Leksands IF
01/04/2013
01/04/2013 Extension MODO Hockey MODO Hockey
11/10/2011
11/10/2011 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning MODO Hockey
10/05/2010
10/05/2010 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning
05/19/2010
05/19/2010 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Borlänge HF

Cult/Star player for Dalarna

Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids Griffins

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF U20

Career transactions
- 2010-10-05 • Claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2010-05-20 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2007-06-01 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Detroit Red Wings