Mattias Ritola

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Mattias Ritola
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Ritola with the Grand Rapids Griffins during the 2007-08 season
Born (1987-03-14) March 14, 1987 (age 36)
Borlänge, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Leksands IF
Detroit Red Wings
Tampa Bay Lightning
Modo Hockey
Skellefteå AIK
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL Draft 103rd overall, 2005
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2007–2021

Mattias Kenneth Ritola (born March 14, 1987) is a former [1] Swedish professional ice hockey forward.

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Playing career

Ritola made his debut in Sweden's top-tier SHL with Leksands IF during the 2005-06 season, after being drafted 103rd overall in the fourth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. Ritola joined the Red Wings for the 2007-08 season and played his first NHL game on March 15, 2008, against the Nashville Predators. Ritola did not qualify to be engraved on the cup because he did not play in a post-season game, but he was awarded a Stanley Cup ring, and he was included on the 2008 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup picture. Ritola played in his first post-season game on May 6, 2010, in a 7–1 win over the San Jose Sharks.

On Tuesday October 6, 2010, Ritola was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning. [2] He scored his first NHL goal on October 30, 2010, against Ilya Bryzgalov of the Phoenix Coyotes. In late 2010, he was diagnosed with the Meniere's disease. [3] Early in November 2011, Ritola cleared regular waivers and was assigned to Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League, however Ritola refused to report to the AHL club. On November 9, 2011, Ritola cleared unconditional waivers and his contract with Tampa Bay was terminated so he would be free to pursue playing opportunities in Europe. [4] On November 10, 2011, Modo Hockey announced that he signed a contract to play until the 2012–13 season of Elitserien. [5] His contract was extended to the 2015–16 season on January 4, 2013. [6]

During the 2014–15 season, after 10 games with Modo, Ritola transferred to return to his original and fellow SHL club, Leksands IF on October 13, 2014. [7] After spending the 2014-15 season with Leksands, he moved on to another SHL side, Skellefteå AIK. He was a regular on a Skellefteå squad that progressed to the SHL finals, where they were beaten by Frölunda HC.

On May 31, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A (NLA) [8] and left the club on January 18, 2017, due to personal reasons. [9] He returned to Leksands IF shortly after parting ways with Fribourg. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Borlänge HF SWE.3 25614204—————
2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC J18 Allsv114111535727912
2003–04Västra Frölunda HC J20 247411850110
2004–05Frölunda HCJ2092686—————
2004–05 Leksands IF J2018810181451122
2005–06Leksands IFJ201442616—————
2005–06 Leksands IF SEL 3003310—————
2006–07Leksands IFJ2012571216—————
2006–07 Leksands IF Allsv 231454—————
2006–07 Arboga IFK Allsv31012—————
2006–07 Borlänge HFSWE.311461014—————
2007–08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 727152262—————
2007–08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 20110—————
2008–09 Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL661527423280220
2009–10 Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL7319234250—————
2009–10 Detroit Red WingsNHL5000010000
2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL314481110000
2010–11 Norfolk Admirals AHL1791827841450
2011–12 Tampa Bay LightningNHL50006—————
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL35713203061128
2012–13 Modo HockeySEL501113241252134
2013–14 Modo HockeySHL38711182621010
2014–15 Modo HockeySHL1022412—————
2014–15Leksands IFSHL4210223218—————
2015–16 Skellefteå AIK SHL33923321616581310
2016–17 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 274131722—————
2016–17 Leksands IFSHL161676—————
2017–18 Leksands IFAllsv4716173330101344
2018–19 Leksands IFAllsv11279010381114
2019–20 Leksands IFSHL47891742—————
2020–21 Leksands IFSHL235712440222
SHL totals32460109169176339122124
AHL totals2285083133152121670
NHL totals434591720000

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2005 Sweden WJC18 Bronze medal icon.svg71348
2006 Sweden WJC 5th62242
2016 Sweden WC 6th80112
Junior totals1335810
Senior totals80112

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mattias Ritola - player profile and career stats". redwings.nhl.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Tampa Bay Lightning's Mattias Ritola to get injection for Meniere's disease". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Lightning notes: Ritola and team part ways". TBO.com. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Modo signs Ritola for two years". Modo Hockey . 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  6. ↑ "Mattias Ritola förlänger med MODO Hockey!".
  7. ↑ "Mattias Ritola returns to Leksands". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
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