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Finland Otso Rantakari
#2 Jokerit / Mestis - 25/26
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Nov 19, 1993
Position
D
Age
32
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Jokerit
Contract
25/26+1
Agency
PREMIUM

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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Otso Rantakari 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 MODO Hockey SHL 17* 0* 4* 4* 2* -4* | Relegation 7 1 2 3 4 4
Blues Liiga 37* 5* 15* 20* 48* -5* |
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* |
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
2021-22 Tappara Liiga 20* 1* 5* 6* 12* 2* |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2022-23 HIFK Liiga 53* 8* 21* 29* 36* 15* | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 10 1
2023-24 Augsburger Panther DEL 51* 6* 10* 16* 48* -16* |
2024-25 Sport Liiga 20* 2* 7* 9* 18* -2* |
Kölner Haie DEL 12* 1* 5* 6* 6* 2* | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 6 -8
2025-26 Pelicans Liiga 11* 0* 1* 1* 18* -2* |
Jokerit Mestis 3* 0* 0* 0* 12* 3* |
Projected Mestis 24* 0* 0* 0* 96* 24* |

Otso Rantakari 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* |
2022-23 HIFK Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -3* |

Otso Rantakari 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 * * * * * *
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 76* 15* 28* 43* 0.57* 68* -4* | 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 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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/15/2025
12/15/2025 Confirmed Pelicans Jokerit
10/09/2025
10/09/2025 Confirmed Kölner Haie Pelicans
01/22/2025
01/22/2025 Confirmed Sport Kölner Haie
04/15/2024
04/15/2024 Confirmed Augsburger Panther Sport
09/14/2023
09/14/2023 Confirmed HIFK Augsburger Panther
07/19/2022
07/19/2022 Confirmed HC Fribourg-Gottéron HIFK
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
Player 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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