Mattias Ritola
| Mattias Ritola | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 14, 1987 Borlänge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Skellefteå AIK Leksands IF Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning Modo Hockey | ||
| NHL Draft |
103rd overall, 2005 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Mattias Kenneth Ritola (born March 14, 1987) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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] On November 10, 2011, Modo Hockey announced that he signed a contract to play until the 2012–13 season of Elitserien.[3] His contract was extended to the 2015–16 season on January 4, 2013.[4]
During the 2014–15 season, after 10 games with Modo, Ritola transferred to return to his original and fellow SHL club, Leksands IF on October 13, 2014.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Swe.1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Arboga IFK | Swe.1 | 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 | ||
| 2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 50 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 203 | 37 | 64 | 101 | 108 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 43 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Mattias Ritola - player profile and career stats". redwings.nhl.com. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Lightning notes: Ritola and team part ways". TBO.com. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ↑ http://www.modohockey.se/artikel/14322/
- ↑ http://www.modohockey.se/artikel/32095/
- ↑ "Mattias Ritola returns to Leksands" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
External links
- Mattias Ritola's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mattias Ritola's player profile at NHL.com