Sampo Ranta

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Naantali, Finland

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 205

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| league = SHL

| team = Örebro HK

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| former_teams = Colorado Avalanche
MoDo Hockey

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| career_start = 2021

| draft = 78th overall

| draft_year = 2018

| draft_team = Colorado Avalanche

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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.

=Professional=

On 3 April 2021, Ranta signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-signs-sampo-ranta/c-323225920 |title=Avalanche Signs Sampo Ranta |website=NHL.com |date=3 April 2021 |access-date=12 September 2021}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-signs-sampo-ranta/c-323225920 |title=Rookie Rewind: Sampo Ranta |website=NHL.com |first=Niki |last=Ardebili |date=10 September 2021 |access-date=12 September 2021}} He made his NHL debut during Game 1 of Colorado's second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights.{{cite web |url=https://gophersports.com/news/2021/5/30/mens-hockey-ranta-to-make-nhl-debut-in-stanley-cup-playoffs.aspx |title=Ranta to Make NHL Debut in Stanley Cup Playoffs |website=gophersports.com |date=30 May 2021 |access-date=12 September 2021}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.modohockey.se/article/l3g9ali3h-4ij6i1/view | title = Sampo Ranta new forward in Modo! | publisher = Modo Hockey | date = 25 May 2023 | accessdate = 25 May 2023 | language = Swedish}}

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.{{citeweb| url = https://www.orebrohockey.se/article/c46asug-3afc1/view | publisher = Örebro HK | title = Two year contract with Sampo Ranta | date = 9 April 2025 | accessdate = 9 April 2025 | language = Swedish }}

International play

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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.{{cite web |url=https://gophersports.com/news/2019/12/26/mens-hockey-ranta-set-for-world-junior-championship |title=Ranta Set for World Junior Championship |website=gophersports.com |date=26 December 2020 |access-date=12 September 2021}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! 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

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| 2017–18

| Sioux City Musketeers

| USHL

| 53

| 23

| 14

| 37

| 24

| —

2018–19

| University of Minnesota

| B1G

| 36

| 6

| 10

| 16

| 29

| —

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| 2019–20

| University of Minnesota

| B1G

| 35

| 12

| 8

| 20

| 10

| —

2020–21

| University of Minnesota

| B1G

| 31

| 19

| 12

| 31

| 10

| —

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| 2020–21

| Colorado Eagles

| AHL

| 14

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 0

2020–21

| Colorado Avalanche

| NHL

| —

| 2

| 0

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| 2021–22

| Colorado Avalanche

| NHL

| 10

| 0

| 2

| —

2021–22

| Colorado Eagles

| AHL

| 38

| 7

| 14

| 27

| 5

| 0

| 4

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| 2022–23

| Colorado Eagles

| AHL

| 58

| 11

| 22

| 5

| 0

| 2

2022–23

| Colorado Avalanche

| NHL

| 6

| 0

| 4

| —

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| 2023–24

| MoDo Hockey

| SHL

| 50

| 17

| 14

| 31

| 10

| —

2024–25

| MoDo Hockey

| SHL

| 48

| 10

| 15

| 25

| 12

| —

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! colspan="3" |NHL totals

! 16

! 0

! 6

! 2

! 0

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! colspan="3" |SHL totals

! 98

! 27

! 29

! 56

! 22

! —

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2018

| Finland

| U18

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| 7

| 1

| 2

| 4

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| 2020

| Finland

| WJC

| 4th

| 7

| 0

| 2

| 14

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 14

! 1

! 3

! 4

! 18

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

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! colspan="3" |College

All-Big Ten First Team

| 2021

| {{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/16/general-hockey-postseason-honors-announced.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316180922/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/16/general-hockey-postseason-honors-announced.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2021 |title=Hockey Postseason Honors Announced |work=Big Ten |date=March 16, 2021 |access-date=September 12, 2021}}

AHCA West First Team All-American

| 2021

| {{cite news|title=Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season |url=https://www.uscho.com/2021/04/09/boston-college-minnesota-north-dakota-wisconsin-lead-way-with-three-all-american-college-hockey-players-apiece-for-20-21-season/ |website=USCHO.com |date=9 April 2021 |access-date=12 September 2021}}

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats |elite=375954 |hockeydb=200285 | nhl = 8480846}}

Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks

Category:Colorado Avalanche players

Category:Colorado Eagles players

Category:Finnish ice hockey left wingers

Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players

Category:Modo Hockey players

Category:People from Naantali

Category:Sioux City Musketeers players

Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans

Category:Ice hockey people from Southwest Finland

Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen