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Finland Rasmus Ristolainen
#55 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Oct 27, 1994
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
TPS
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$5,100,000 Powered by
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Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers / Signed
Drafted
2013 round 1 #8 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Agency
PREMIUM

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Rasmus Ristolainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 21* 3* 2* 5* 8* -* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -
2009-10 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 1* 4* 5* 0* -* |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 5* 5* 3* 8* 4* -* | Playoffs 5 2 5 7 27 -
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 8* 0* 3* 3* 16* -* |
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 24* 3* 4* 7* 12* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 11* 4* 2* 6* 6* -* |
2010-11 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* | Playoffs 13 5 3 8 8 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 27* 0* 12* 12* 30* -20* |
TPS SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 10* 1* 0* 1* 12* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 13* 1* 2* 3* 64* 1* |
2011-12 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 8* 0* 4* 4* 6* 4* |
TPS SM-liiga 40* 3* 5* 8* 78* -21* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 7* 2* 1* 3* 10* 3* |
Finland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 11* 3* 3* 6* 16* 6* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 0* 9* 9* 0* -* |
2012-13 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 -5
TPS SM-liiga 52* 3* 12* 15* 32* -7* |
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 2* 4* 6* 20* 5* |
Finland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 14* 2* 6* 8* 32* 7* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2013-14 Buffalo Sabres NHL 34* 2* 2* 4* 6* -15* |
Rochester Americans AHL 34* 6* 14* 20* 22* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -2
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 3* 0* 3* 8* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 5* 3* 0* 3* 8* 1* |
2014-15 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78* 8* 12* 20* 26* -32* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2015-16 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82* 9* 32* 41* 33* -21* |
2016-17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79* 6* 39* 45* 58* -9* |
Finland WCup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* -1* |
2017-18 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73* 6* 35* 41* 48* -25* |
2018-19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78* 5* 38* 43* 38* -41* |
2019-20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 69* 6* 27* 33* 46* -2* |
2020-21 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 49* 4* 14* 18* 36* -18* |
2021-22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66* 2* 14* 16* 38* -9* |
2022-23 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74* 3* 17* 20* 32* -4* |
2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 31* 1* 3* 4* 8* -6* |
2024-25 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 63* 4* 15* 19* 14* 3* |
2025-26 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Projected NHL 51* 0* 0* 0* 51* 0* |
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Rasmus Ristolainen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 TPS ET 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 1* 2* 3* 10* 7* |
2012-13 TPS ET 7* 1* 2* 3* 18* -* |
2014-15 Finland EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |

Rasmus Ristolainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 34* 6* 14* 20* 0.59* 22* -2* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 2 * -2 *
EHT 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 13* 1* 2* 3* 0.23* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 10* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 14* 1* 3* 4* 0.29* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 85* 14* 23* 37* 0.44* 142* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 3 93* 6* 17* 23* 0.25* 110* -28* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
NHL 13 780* 56* 248* 304* 0.39* 387* -179* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 26* 8* 5* 13* 0.50* 12* -* | 2 12 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.75 * 29 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 26* 4* 6* 10* 0.38* 12* -* | 2 16 6 * 3 * 9 * 0.56 * 12 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 8* 0* 3* 3* 0.38* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 40* 1* 17* 18* 0.45* 36* -14* | 1 5 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.60 * 2 * -5 *
WCup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 2 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 18* 5* 7* 12* 0.67* 28* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rasmus Ristolainen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/10/2022
03/10/2022 Extension Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers
07/23/2021
07/23/2021 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers
10/11/2016
10/11/2016 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
07/12/2013
07/12/2013 Confirmed TPS Buffalo Sabres
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 1 #13 overall by Amur Khabarovsk in the KHL Draft

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #12 by FCHockey

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for TPS