Mattias Ritola
| Mattias Ritola | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 14, 1987 Borlänge, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Winger |
| Shoots | Left |
| SEL team Former teams |
Modo Hockey Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning |
| NHL Draft | 103rd overall, 2005 Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
Mattias Ritola (born March 14, 1987) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elite League (SEL).
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[edit] Playing career
Ritola was drafted 103rd overall in the fourth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He played as a winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1] Ritola played his first NHL game with the Red Wings on March 15, 2008 against the Nashville Predators. Ritola did not qualify to be engraved on the cup because he did not play in a post-season game, but he was awarded a Stanley Cup ring, and he was included on the 2008 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup picture. Ritola played in his first post-season game on May 6, 2010 in a 7-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
On Tuesday October 6, 2010 Ritola was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He scored his first NHL goal on October 30, 2010 against Ilya Bryzgalov of the Phoenix Coyotes
Early in November 2011, Ritola cleared regular waivers and was assigned to Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League, however Ritola refused to report to the AHL club. On November 9, 2011, Ritola cleared unconditional waivers and his contract with Tampa Bay was terminated so he would be free to pursue playing opportunities in Europe.[2]
[edit] Career Statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | SEL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Leksands IF | SEL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Arboga IFK | SEL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007-08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 72 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007-08 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008-09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 66 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009-10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 73 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009-10 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010-11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010-11 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 17 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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- 1987 births
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- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Leksands IF players
- Modo Hockey players
- People from Borlänge Municipality
- Stanley Cup champions
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
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