Otso Rantakari

Otso Rantakari
Otso Rantakari
	Rantakari, 2023
Born	November 19, 1993 (age 30); 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

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).

Playing career

Rantakari 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

^ "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

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Otso Rantakari player profile" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[2] "Rantakari becomes a player with Neftekhimik" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

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