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Finland Mikko Rantanen
#96 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time AHL Rookie of the Year (Red Garrett Memorial Award) 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Oct 29, 1996
Position
W/C
Age
28
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Nousiainen, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
TPS
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$9,250,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Signed
Drafted
2015 round 1 #10 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Agency
PREMIUM

An exceptionally talented playmaker and always a consistent threat on the ice; Rantanen is a combination of elite-level hockey sense, silky smooth hands, and nimble skating. Needs to improve his shot and physical play, as he doesn't take advantage of his size in many situations. All-in-all, an intelligent, big-bodied forward that oozes skill. (Curtis Joe, EP 2014)

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Mikko Rantanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10* 7* 7* 14* 8* -* |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 19* 4* 15* 19* 8* -* | Playoffs 10 2 6 8 4 -
2011-12 TPS U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 6* 11* 17* 6* -* |
TPS U16 U16 I-divisioona 8* 7* 11* 18* 2* -* |
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 22* 5* 8* 13* 6* -* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2012-13 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 5* 2* 6* 8* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* 10* 14* 24* 14* -9* | Playoffs 9 2 4 6 4 -3
TPS SM-liiga 15* 2* 1* 3* 4* -1* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 5* 7* 22* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 4* 6* 2* 4* |
2013-14 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 17* 5* 13* 18* 8* 12* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 0 0
TPS Liiga 37* 5* 4* 9* 10* -11* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 5* 3* 2* 5* 0* 2* |
Finland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 16* 12* 8* 20* 0* -* |
2014-15 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 7 6 8 14 2 9
TPS “A” Liiga 56* 9* 19* 28* 22* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 4* 0* 4* 2* 3* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 4* 0* 4* 6* 0* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2015-16 Colorado Avalanche NHL 9* 0* 0* 0* 2* -7* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 52* 24* 36* 60* 42* 20* |
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 2* 3* 5* 2* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 2* 6* 8* 6* -2* |
Finland WC 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Finland (all) International 8* 0* 4* 4* 4* 2* |
2016-17 Colorado Avalanche NHL 75* 20* 18* 38* 22* -25* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 4* 0* 2* 2* 4* 0* |
Finland WC 10* 4* 6* 10* 0* 2* |
Finland (all) International 13* 4* 7* 11* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81* 29* 55* 84* 34* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 0 -1
Finland “A” WC 8* 5* 6* 11* 6* 1* |
Finland (all) International 8* 5* 6* 11* 6* 1* |
2018-19 Colorado Avalanche NHL 74* 31* 56* 87* 54* 13* | Playoffs 12 6 8 14 4 -1
2019-20 Colorado Avalanche NHL 42* 19* 22* 41* 14* -2* | Playoffs 15 7 14 21 6 11
2020-21 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 52* 30* 36* 66* 34* 30* | Playoffs 10 5 8 13 4 5
2021-22 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 75* 36* 56* 92* 56* 35* | Playoffs 20 5 20 25 4 3
2022-23 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 82* 55* 50* 105* 82* 15* | Playoffs 7 7 3 10 2 4
Finland “A” WC 8* 0* 9* 9* 4* -1* |
Finland (all) International 8* 0* 9* 9* 4* -1* |
2023-24 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 80* 42* 62* 104* 50* 19* | Playoffs 11 4 10 14 8 -1
2024-25 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 20* 13* 15* 28* 16* 1* |
Finland NHL 4 Nations -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Projected NHL 82* 53* 62* 115* 66* 4* |
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Mikko Rantanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 TPS ET 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2013-14 TPS ET 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 3* 4* 7* 0* 2* |
2014-15 TPS Champions HL 6* 2* 0* 2* 29* 0* |
2015-16 Finland EHT 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* 1* |
2016-17 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |

Mikko Rantanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 56* 24* 38* 62* 1.11* 46* 20* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 6* 2* 0* 2* 0.33* 29* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 6* 0* 4* 4* 0.67* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 3* 4* 7* 1.75* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 41* 9* 26* 35* 0.85* 14* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 48* 20* 18* 38* 0.79* 14* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 3 108* 16* 24* 40* 0.37* 36* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 590* 275* 370* 645* 1.09* 364* 79* | 7 81 34 * 67 * 101 * 1.25 * 28 * 20 *
NHL 4 Nations 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona 1 8* 7* 11* 18* 2.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 19* 4* 15* 19* 1.00* 8* -* | 1 10 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.80 * 4 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 18* 13* 18* 31* 1.72* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 29* 7* 16* 23* 0.79* 6* -* | 2 8 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.38 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 52* 15* 27* 42* 0.81* 22* 3* | 3 19 10 * 13 * 23 * 1.21 * 6 * 6 *
WC 4 31* 9* 22* 31* 1.00* 12* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 5* 7* 1.40* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 6* 3* 9* 0.75* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mikko Rantanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/28/2019
09/28/2019 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
07/18/2019
07/18/2019 Confirmed Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Ak Bars Kazan
07/13/2015
07/13/2015 Confirmed TPS Colorado Avalanche
10/09/2014
10/09/2014 Extension TPS TPS
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 2 #59 overall by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the KHL Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #8 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #8 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #10 by TSN/McKenzie

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Cult/Star player for TPS

Career transactions
- 2015-07-13 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract with Colorado Avalanche
- 2014-10-09 • Signed to a two-year contract extension with TPS
- 2013-2014 • Contracted to TPS

Career assingments
- 2015-10-22 • Assigned to the San Antonio Rampage by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2015-Spring • Assigned to TPS U20 for the playoff games
- 2013-2014 • Assigned to TPS U20 / TPS U18
- 2012-2013 • Assigned to TPS U20 / TPS U18

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster (Named captain)
- 2015-10-24 • Made AHL debut and scored first AHL points at the same game (1+1). Goal was (assisted by B.Street and M.Geertsen),vs. the Stockton Heat (J.Gillies) +/-: +2 PIM: 0 S: 5
- 2015-10-10 • Made NHL debut against the Dallas Stars +/-: -1 PIM: 0 S: 1 TOI: 8:39
- 2014-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2012-12-18 • Scored first Liiga goal against HIFK. (AGE 16, 3th youngest ever who has scored in Liiga)
- 2012-12-10 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster
- 2012-12-01 • Made Liiga debut against Kärpät. (AGE 16, youngest ever playing in Liiga)
Trivia
- Nicknames: Hot Wheels, given to him by his former teammates Derek Famulare and Jere Pulli in reference to his young age at the time