| Birth date | 31 May 2000 (age 26) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Naantali, Finland |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 2 |
| Weight lb | 205 |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| League | SHL |
| Team | Örebro HK |
| Former teams | Colorado Avalanche MoDo Hockey |
| Career start | 2021 |
| Draft (2018) | 78th overall |
| Draft team | Colorado Avalanche |
Sampo Ranta (born 31 May 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played college ice hockey at Minnesota.
Playing career
Collegiate
Ranta began his collegiate career for the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the 2018–19 season. During his junior year in the 2020–21 season, Ranta recorded 19 goals and 12 assists in 31 games for the Gophers. Following an outstanding season, he was named to the All-Big Ten First Team and named an AHCA First Team All-American. He finished his career at Minnesota with 37 goals and 30 assists in 102 games.[1][2]
Professional
On 3 April 2021, Ranta signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche.[3] He made his professional debut for the Colorado Eagles on 10 April 2021. He recorded his first professional goal in his second game on 14 April 2021. He recorded four goals and three assists in 14 AHL games. He was called up by the Avalanche during the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.[4] He made his NHL debut during Game 1 of Colorado's second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights.[5]
Following the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Avalanche, Ranta as an impending restricted free agent opted to halt his North American career by agreeing to a two-year contract with newly promoted Swedish club, MoDo Hockey of the SHL, on 25 May 2023.[6]
With MoDo relegated to the Allsvenskan and having reached the conclusion of his contract, Ranta opted to remain in the SHL, signing a two-year contract with Örebro HK on 9 April 2025.[7]
International play
Ranta represented Finland at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded one goal and one assist in seven games and won a gold medal. He represented Finland at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 53 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 36 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 35 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 31 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 58 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | MoDo Hockey | SHL | 50 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | MoDo Hockey | SHL | 48 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SHL totals | 98 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Big Ten First Team | 2021 | [2] |
| AHCA West First Team All-American | 2021 | [1] |
References
- ^ "Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO.com. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". Big Ten. March 16, 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Avalanche Signs Sampo Ranta". NHL.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Ardebili, Niki (10 September 2021). "Rookie Rewind: Sampo Ranta". NHL.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Ranta to Make NHL Debut in Stanley Cup Playoffs". gophersports.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Sampo Ranta new forward in Modo!" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Two year contract with Sampo Ranta" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Ranta Set for World Junior Championship". gophersports.com. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.