Otso Rantakari

Date of Birth: Nov 19, 1993
Age: 32
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Jokerit
Position: D
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Otso Rantakari Facts

Player Type: Offensive Defenseman

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

Otso Rantakari Statistics

									Post
2008-2009	EC Salzburg U20	Austria U20	8	1	3	4	4	-
2008-2009	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	4	-
2009-2010	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	7	2	8	10	10	-
2009-2010	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	4	12	16	26	-
2009-2010	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	1
2009-2010	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	2	2	0	-
2010-2011	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	2	4	6	4	-	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	6	-
2010-2011	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	3	8	11	16	7
2011-2012	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	43	8	29	37	32	21	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-5
2011-2012	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	2	3	5	8	-
2012-2013	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	4	7	11	38	-6
2012-2013	Kiekko-Vantaa Loan	Mestis	19	4	9	13	6	-6	Relegation	5	2	2	4	0	5
2012-2013	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	0
2013-2014	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	1	1	0	-2
2013-2014	Kiekko-Vantaa Loan	Mestis	54	11	19	30	50	-1	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	12	1
2014-2015	Blues	Liiga	56	11	18	29	34	9	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	4	-5
2015-2016	MODO Hockey	SHL	17	0	4	4	2	-4	Relegation	7	1	2	3	4	4
2015-2016	Blues	Liiga	37	5	15	20	48	-5
2016-2017	Tappara	Liiga	56	9	21	30	34	11	Playoffs	18	2	6	8	16	4
2017-2018	Tappara	Liiga	49	8	17	25	54	1	Playoffs	15	3	6	9	38	1
2018-2019	Tappara	Liiga	46	5	19	24	38	-4
2019-2020	HC Davos	NL	29	9	12	21	20	3
2019-2020	EHC Biel-Bienne Loan	NL	8	2	3	5	8	0
2020-2021	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	48	4	7	11	32	-20
2020-2021	Finland (all)	International	3	1	0	1	2	-2
2021-2022	Tappara	Liiga	20	1	5	6	12	2
2021-2022	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	4	0	1	1	0	-1
2022-2023	HIFK	Liiga	53	8	21	29	36	15	Playoffs	12	0	2	2	10	1
2023-2024	Augsburger Panther	DEL	51	6	10	16	48	-16
2024-2025	Sport	Liiga	20	2	7	9	18	-2
2024-2025	Kölner Haie	DEL	12	1	5	6	6	2	Playoffs	11	0	4	4	6	-8
2025-2026	Pelicans	Liiga	11	0	1	1	18	-2
2025-2026	Jokerit	Mestis	24	3	9	12	18	5	Playoffs	14	3	5	8	4	11
2026-2027	HK Nitra	Slovakia	7	2	6	8	2	1
2026-2027	Projected	Slovakia	44	13	38	51	13	6

Otso Rantakari Tournament Statistics


2015-2016	Blues	Champions HL	10	1	4	5	8	-1
2016-2017	Tappara	Champions HL	6	0	1	1	2	-3
2017-2018	Tappara	Champions HL	8	2	5	7	4	0
2018-2019	Tappara	Champions HL	8	0	0	0	12	6
2019-2020	HC Davos	Swiss Cup	2	0	4	4	2	-
2019-2020	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	3	0	2	2	4	-3
2020-2021	Finland	EHT	3	1	0	1	2	-2
2021-2022	Tappara	Champions HL	5	0	7	7	4	-1
2022-2023	HIFK	Spengler Cup	3	1	0	1	2	-3
2026-2027	HK Nitra	Champions HL	1	0	1	1	0	0

Otso Rantakari Career Totals by League


Austria U20	1	8	1	3	4	0.50	4	-	0
Champions HL	6	38	3	18	21	0.55	30	1	0
DEL	2	63	7	15	22	0.35	54	-14	1	11	0	4	4	0.36	6	-8
EHT	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	2	-2	0
International	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	9	348	49	124	173	0.50	292	25	4	49	6	14	20	0.41	68	1
Mestis	3	97	18	37	55	0.57	74	-2	3	24	5	8	13	0.54	16	17
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
Slovakia	1	7	2	6	8	1.14	2	1	0
Spengler Cup	2	6	1	2	3	0.50	6	-6	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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Otso Rantakari Career Totals by Team


Augsburger Panther	1	51	6	10	16	0.31	48	-16	0
Blues	2	103	17	37	54	0.52	90	3	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	4	-5
EC Salzburg U20	1	8	1	3	4	0.50	4	-	0
EHC Biel-Bienne	1	8	2	3	5	0.63	8	0	0
Finland (EHT)	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	2	-2	0
Finland (all)	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	2	-2	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	4	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	0	-	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	13	2	3	5	0.38	8	0	0
HC Davos	1	34	9	18	27	0.79	26	0	0
HC Fribourg-Gottéron	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	-1	0
HIFK	1	56	9	21	30	0.54	38	12	1	12	0	2	2	0.17	10	1
HIFK U18	2	34	8	24	32	0.94	40	-	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	6	-
HIFK U20	2	30	3	8	11	0.37	16	8	0
HK Nitra	1	8	2	7	9	1.13	2	1	0
Jokerit	1	24	3	9	12	0.50	18	5	1	14	3	5	8	0.57	4	11
Jokerit U20	3	74	12	37	49	0.66	70	13	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	4	-5
Kiekko-Vantaa	2	73	15	28	43	0.59	56	-7	2	10	2	3	5	0.50	12	6
Kölner Haie	1	12	1	5	6	0.50	6	2	1	11	0	4	4	0.36	6	-8
MODO Hockey	1	17	0	4	4	0.24	2	-4	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	4	4
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	1	48	4	7	11	0.23	32	-20	0
Pelicans	1	11	0	1	1	0.09	18	-2	0
Sport	1	20	2	7	9	0.45	18	-2	0
Tappara	4	198	25	75	100	0.51	160	12	2	33	5	12	17	0.52	54	5

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Otso Rantakari Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2009-2010	U18 SM-sarja Champion U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2014-2015	Liiga Most Assists by Rookie (18) Liiga Most Points by Rookie (29) Liiga Rookie of the Year
2016-2017	Liiga Champion
2017-2018	Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (9) Liiga Silver Medal
2018-2019	Liiga Bronze Medal
2019-2020	NL Most Goals by Defenseman (11)
2025-2026	Finland2 (Mestis) Champion Finland2 (Mestis) Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+11)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/12/2026	Confirmed	Jokerit	HK Nitra
12/15/2025	Confirmed	Pelicans	Jokerit
10/09/2025	Confirmed	Kölner Haie	Pelicans
01/22/2025	Confirmed	Sport	Kölner Haie
04/15/2024	Confirmed	Augsburger Panther	Sport
09/14/2023	Confirmed	HIFK	Augsburger Panther
07/19/2022	Confirmed	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	HIFK
02/25/2022	Confirmed	Tappara	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
06/21/2021	Confirmed	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Tappara
06/18/2020	Confirmed	HC Davos	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
01/21/2020	Loan	HC Davos	EHC Biel-Bienne
11/30/2019	Extension	HC Davos	HC Davos
09/07/2019	Confirmed	Tappara	HC Davos
12/22/2017	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
05/12/2016	Confirmed	MODO Hockey	Tappara
01/13/2016	Confirmed	Blues	MODO Hockey
02/06/2015	Extension	Blues	Blues
04/28/2014	Confirmed	Jokerit	Blues
09/11/2013	Loan	Jokerit	Kiekko-Vantaa
02/01/2013	Loan	Jokerit	Kiekko-Vantaa
05/11/2012	Extension	Jokerit U20	Jokerit
03/30/2011	Confirmed	HIFK U20	Jokerit U20

Otso Rantakari Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo

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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