Otso Rantakari (born November 19, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Otso Rantakari | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93033.jpg) Rantakari, 2023 | |||
| Born |
November 19, 1993 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Augsburger Panther Espoo Blues Modo Hockey Tappara HC Davos EHC Biel Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Fribourg-Gottéron HIFK | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
editRantakari made his Liiga debut playing with Espoo Blues during the 2014–15 Liiga season.[1]
On September 9, 2019, Rantakari was signed to a four-month tryout by HC Davos of the Swiss National League (NL) through December 31, 2019. On November 30, 2019, Rantakari was signed to a one-year contract by Davos through the end of the 2019/20 season. On January 21, 2020, Rantakari was loaned to EHC Biel to replace injured Anssi Salmela.
On 18 June 2020, Rantakari left Switzerland as a free agent and agreed to a one-year deal with Russian club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Otso Rantakari player profile" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Rantakari becomes a player with Neftekhimik" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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