| Sampo Ranta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 2000 Naantali, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams | Modo Hockey Colorado Avalanche | ||
| NHL Draft | 78th overall, 2018 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Sampo Ranta (born 31 May 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played college ice hockey at Minnesota.
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]
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]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
 | 2018 Russia | |
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. [7]
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SHL totals | 50 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Big Ten First Team | 2021 | [2] |
| AHCA West First Team All-American | 2021 | [1] |
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