Rasmus Ristolainen
| Rasmus Ristolainen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 27, 1994 Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres TPS | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
8th overall, 2013 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Rasmus Ristolainen (born October 27, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected eighth overall by the Sabres at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career
Ristolainen made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres on the opening night of the 2013–14 season, October 2, 2013, against the Detroit Red Wings. He scored his first career NHL goal later in the month, on October 25, against Jacob Markström of the Florida Panthers. On January 5, 2014, Ristolainen scored the overtime winner in the final of the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships against previously undefeated Sweden, giving Finland the gold medal. He scored his first NHL hat trick on December 10, 2015 against the Calgary Flames. He was the first Sabres' defenseman to score a hat trick since the Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Housley in the 1987–88 season.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-l | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | SM-l | 52 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 34 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 93 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 194 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finland | U17 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WJC |  |
5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WCH | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 46 | ||||
| Senior totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Sabres select Finnish defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen AKA "the Finnish Hammer" with their first pick in NHL draft". Buffalo News. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- ↑ "Ristolainen scores 1st career hat trick; emerging as elite young D-man". The Score. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
External links
- Rasmus Ristolainen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Rasmus Ristolainen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Zemgus Girgensons |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2013 |
Succeeded by Nikita Zadorov |