Rasmus Ristolainen
| Rasmus Ristolainen | |
|---|---|
 Rasmus Ristolainen playing for TPS in 2012 | |
| Born | October 27, 1994 Turku, Finland |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres TPS |
| National team |  Finland |
| NHL Draft | 8th overall, 2013 Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Finland
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| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2014 Malmö | |
Rasmus Ristolainen (born October 27, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. He was selected by Buffalo in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and wears No. 55.[1]
Ristolainen made his NHL debut with the Sabres on the opening night of the 2013–14 season, against the Detroit Red Wings on October 2, 2013. He scored his first NHL goal on October 25, 2013 against Jacob Markstrom of the Florida Panthers. On January 5, 2014, Ristolainen scored the OT winner in the final of the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships against previously undefeated Sweden, giving Finland the gold medal.
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 93 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 112 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 46 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Sabres select Finnish defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen with their first pick in NHL draft". Buffalo News. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
External links
- Rasmus Ristolainen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Rasmus Ristolainen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- ESPN Profile
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Zemgus Girgensons |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2013 |
Succeeded by Nikita Zadorov |