Who is Rasmus Ristolainen?

Rasmus Ristolainen is a defender from Finland who plays for Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL.

What team does Rasmus Ristolainen play for?

Rasmus plays for Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL.

How tall is Rasmus Ristolainen?

Rasmus Ristolainen is 192 cm (6'4") tall.

How much does Rasmus Ristolainen weigh?

Rasmus Ristolainen weighs 100 kg (220 lbs).

When was Rasmus Ristolainen born?

Rasmus Ristolainen was born on 1994-10-27 in Turku, FIN.

How old is Rasmus Ristolainen?

Rasmus Ristolainen is 31 years old.

What is Rasmus Ristolainen's nationality?

Rasmus Ristolainen is from Finland.

Does Rasmus Ristolainen shoot left or right?

Rasmus Ristolainen shoots right.

Rasmus Ristolainen

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Date of Birth: Oct 27, 1994
Age: 31
Place of Birth: Turku, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: TPS
Position: D
Height: 192 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Player Type: Defensive Defenseman
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NHL Rights: Philadelphia Flyers / Signed
Drafted: 2013 round 1 #8 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Agency: Premium
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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
08-09	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	5	0	0	0	0	-
	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja	21	3	2	5	8	-	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	2	-
09-10	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	1	1	4	5	0	-
	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja	5	5	3	8	4	-	Playoffs	5	2	5	7	27	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	8	0	3	3	16	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	3	4	7	12	-	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	4	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	1	1	2	0	2
	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	5	0	1	1	4	-
	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	0	2	2	4	-
	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	11	4	2	6	6	-
10-11	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	0	-	Playoffs	13	5	3	8	8	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	0	12	12	30	-20
	TPS	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	1	0	1	4	-
	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	10	1	0	1	12	-
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	13	1	2	3	64	1
11-12	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	8	0	4	4	6	4
	TPS	SM-liiga	40	3	5	8	78	-21	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-2
	Finland U18"A"	WJC-18	7	2	1	3	10	3
	Finland U18 (all)"A"	International-Jr	11	3	3	6	16	6
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	0	3	3	0	1
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	16	0	9	9	0	-
12-13	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	2	-5
	TPS	SM-liiga	52	3	12	15	32	-7
	Finland U20"A"	WJC-20	6	2	4	6	20	5
	Finland U20 (all)"A"	International-Jr	14	2	6	8	32	7
	Finland (all)	International	4	0	1	1	2	0
13-14	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	34	2	2	4	6	-15
	Rochester Americans	AHL	34	6	14	20	22	-2	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	-2
	Finland U20"A"	WJC-20	5	3	0	3	8	1
	Finland U20 (all)"A"	International-Jr	5	3	0	3	8	1
14-15	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	78	8	12	20	26	-32
	Finland (all)	International	4	0	0	0	2	-1
15-16	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	82	9	32	41	33	-21
16-17	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	79	6	39	45	58	-9
	Finland	WCup	3	0	0	0	0	-2
	Finland (all)	International	6	1	2	3	4	-1
17-18	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	73	6	35	41	48	-25
18-19	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	78	5	38	43	38	-41
19-20	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	69	6	27	33	46	-2
20-21	Buffalo Sabres"A"	NHL	49	4	14	18	36	-18
21-22	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	66	2	14	16	38	-9
22-23	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	74	3	17	20	32	-4
23-24	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	31	1	3	4	8	-6
24-25	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	63	4	15	19	14	3
25-26	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	44	1	13	14	16	10	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	20	1
	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	3	3	2	9
	Finland (all)	International	6	0	2	2	2	9
26-27	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
11-12	TPS	ET	6	0	0	0	6	-
	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	1	2	3	10	7
12-13	TPS	ET	7	1	2	3	18	-
14-15	Finland	EHT	4	0	0	0	2	-1

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Thu 07/05		vs
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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	34	6	14	20	0.59	22	-2	1	5	0	2	2	0.40	2	-2
EHT	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1	0
ET	2	13	1	2	3	0.23	24	-	0
International	4	20	1	5	6	0.30	10	7	0
International-Jr	5	85	14	23	37	0.44	142	15*	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	10	7	0
NHL	14	820	57	261	318	0.39	399	-169	1	10	1	4	5	0.50	20	1
OG	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	2	9	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	3	93	6	17	23	0.25	110	-28	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2
U16 SM-sarja	2	26	8	5	13	0.50	12	-	2	12	3	6	9	0.75	29	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	6	1	4	5	0.83	0	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	26	4	6	10	0.38	12	-	2	16	6	3	9	0.56	12	-
U18 SM-sarja Q	1	8	0	3	3	0.38	16	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	40	1	17	18	0.45	36	-14	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	2	-5
WCup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
WHC-17	2	10	1	2	3	0.30	8	-	0
WJC-18	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	10	3	0
WJC-20	3	18	5	7	12	0.67	28	7	0

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Rasmus Ristolainen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2008-2009	U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (TPS) U16 SM-sarja Silver Medal
2010-2011	U18 SM-sarja Silver Medal
2013-2014	U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Best Defenseman U20 WJC Gold Medal U20 WJC Scorer of the Championship Winning Goal
2025-2026	Olympic Best Plus/Minus (+9) Olympic Bronze Medal

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Rasmus Ristolainen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 1 #13 by Amur Khabarovsk in the KHL Draft
2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #12 by FCHockey
Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres
Cult/Star player for TPS