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Finland Otso Rantakari

HC Fribourg-Gottéron / NL - 21/22
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Last 10 games
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2. Johan Persson 51 29 21 50
3. Mikael Frycklund 44 16 34 50
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Nov 19, 1993
Position
D
Age
28
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Jokerit
Contract
21/22
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Highlights
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1

Smooth-skating Rantakari is very talented offensive defenseman who likes to join the rush. A powerplay specialist, he possesses a really good and accurate shot. Not a very physical player, though. Could improve his defensive game a bit, too.
(EP 2015)

Father: Osmo Rantakari

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 EC Salzburg U20 Austria U20 8 1 3 4 4 - |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 4 - |
2009-10 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 7 2 8 10 10 - |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 24 4 12 16 26 - |
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 2 2 0 - |
2010-11 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 3 2 4 6 4 - | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 29 3 8 11 16 7 |
2011-12 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 43 8 29 37 32 21 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -5
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 2 3 5 8 - |
2012-13 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 29 4 7 11 38 -6 |
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 19 4 9 13 6 -6 | Relegation 5 2 2 4 0 5
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2013-14 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 2 0 1 1 0 -2 |
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 54 11 19 30 50 -1 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 12 1
2014-15 Blues Liiga 56 11 18 29 34 9 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -5
2015-16 Blues Liiga 37 5 15 20 48 -5 |
MODO Hockey SHL 17 0 4 4 2 -4 | Relegation 7 1 2 3 4 4
2016-17 Tappara Liiga 56 9 21 30 34 11 | Playoffs 18 2 6 8 16 4
2017-18 Tappara Liiga 49 8 17 25 54 1 | Playoffs 15 3 6 9 38 1
2018-19 Tappara Liiga 46 5 19 24 38 -4 |
2019-20 HC Davos NL 29 9 12 21 20 3 |
EHC Biel-Bienne NL 8 2 3 5 8 0 |
2020-21 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 48 4 7 11 32 -20 |
2021-22 Tappara Liiga 20 1 5 6 12 2 |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 4 0 1 1 0 -1 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Blues Champions HL 10 1 4 5 8 -1 |
2016-17 Tappara Champions HL 6 0 1 1 2 -3 |
2017-18 Tappara Champions HL 8 2 5 7 4 0 |
2018-19 Tappara Champions HL 8 0 0 0 12 6 |
2019-20 HC Davos Swiss Cup 2 0 4 4 2 - |
HC Davos Spengler Cup 3 0 2 2 4 -3 |
2020-21 Finland EHT 3 1 0 1 2 -2 |
2021-22 Tappara Champions HL 5 0 7 7 4 -1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2022-03-12T18:45:00+0000 Gottéron vs Ambrì-Piotta
2022-03-08T18:45:00+0000 Gottéron @ Ambrì-Piotta
2022-03-02T18:45:00+0000 Gottéron @ Zug
2022-03-01T18:45:00+0000 Gottéron vs Zug
Liiga
2022-02-23T17:30:00+0100 Tappara vs KalPa
2022-02-05T16:00:00+0100 Tappara @ HPK
2022-02-04T17:00:00+0100 Tappara vs TPS
2022-02-02T17:00:00+0100 Tappara @ Sport
2022-01-14T16:00:00+0100 Tappara @ HIFK
2022-01-13T16:00:00+0100 Tappara @ SaiPa
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria U20 1 8 1 3 4 0.50 4 - | 0
Champions HL 5 37 3 17 20 0.54 30 1 | 0
EHT 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 2 -2 | 0
International-Jr 4 19 2 5 7 0.37 12 0 | 0
KHL 1 48 4 7 11 0.23 32 -20 | 0
Liiga 6 264 39 95 134 0.51 220 14 | 3 37 6 12 18 0.49 58 0
Mestis 2 73 15 28 43 0.59 56 -7 | 2 10 2 3 5 0.50 12 6
NL 2 41 11 16 27 0.66 28 2 | 0
SHL 1 17 0 4 4 0.24 2 -4 | 1 7 1 2 3 0.43 4 4
Spengler Cup 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 4 -3 | 0
Swiss Cup 1 2 0 4 4 2.00 2 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 27 6 16 22 0.81 30 - | 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 6 -
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 7 2 8 10 1.43 10 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 104 15 45 60 0.58 86 21 | 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 -5
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Puckhandling
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Acceleration
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Speed
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jere Karjalainen (F) 2011-2021 7 Finland, Finland U20 (all), Jokerit U20, Kiekko-Vantaa, Tappara
Miro Aaltonen (F) 2008-2021 6 Blues, Finland, Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U20 (all)
Joonas Valkonen (D) 2008-2014 5 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U20 (all), Kiekko-Vantaa
Richard Ullberg (G) 2008-2013 5 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U20 (all), HIFK U18, HIFK U20

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Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/25/2022
02/25/2022 Confirmed Tappara HC Fribourg-Gottéron
06/21/2021
06/21/2021 Confirmed Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Tappara
06/18/2020
06/18/2020 Confirmed HC Davos Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
01/21/2020
01/21/2020 Loan HC Davos EHC Biel-Bienne
11/30/2019
11/30/2019 Extension HC Davos HC Davos
09/07/2019
09/07/2019 Confirmed Tappara HC Davos
12/22/2017
12/22/2017 Extension Tappara Tappara
05/12/2016
05/12/2016 Confirmed MODO Hockey Tappara
01/13/2016
01/13/2016 Confirmed Blues MODO Hockey
02/06/2015
02/06/2015 Extension Blues Blues
04/28/2014
04/28/2014 Confirmed Jokerit Blues
09/11/2013
09/11/2013 Loan Jokerit Kiekko-Vantaa
02/01/2013
02/01/2013 Loan Jokerit Kiekko-Vantaa
05/11/2012
05/11/2012 Extension Jokerit U20 Jokerit
03/30/2011
03/30/2011 Confirmed HIFK U20 Jokerit U20
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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Blues

Career transactions
- 2014-04-28 • Signed to a one-year + option year contract with Blues
- 2012-05-07 • Signed to a two-year contract with Jokerit
- 2011 • Moved from HIFK U18 to Jokerit U20
- 2009 • Moved from EC Salzburg U20 (AUT) to HIFK U18
- 2008 • Moved from Jokerit juniors to EC Salzburg U20 (AUT)

Career assingments
- 2013-09-11 • Loaned to Kiekko-Vantaa by Jokerit to end of the season
- 2013-02-01 • Loaned to Kiekko-Vantaa by Jokerit to end of the season

Other memorable dates
-2014-09-11 • Made Liiga debut(vs.HIFK) and scored his first Liiga goal at the same game. +/-: -1 S: 1 TOI: 14:56
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