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Otso Rantakari

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Otso Rantakari
Rantakari, 2023
Born (1993-11-19) 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

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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

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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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