Otso Rantakari

Otso Rantakari (born November 19, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Otso Rantakari
Rantakari, 2023
Born	(1993-11-19) November 19, 1993 (age 31) 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

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

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.

External links

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