Mattias Kenneth Ritola (born March 14, 1987) is a former[1] Swedish professional ice hockey forward.
| Mattias Ritola | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ritola with the Grand Rapids Griffins during the 2007-08 season | |||
| 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 | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Leksands IF Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning Modo Hockey Skellefteå AIK HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
103rd overall, 2005 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2021 | ||
Playing career edit
Ritola made his debut in Sweden's top-tier SHL with Leksands IF during the 2005-06 season, after being drafted 103rd overall in the fourth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. Ritola joined the Red Wings for the 2007-08 season and played his first NHL game 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.[2] He scored his first NHL goal on October 30, 2010, against Ilya Bryzgalov of the Phoenix Coyotes. In late 2010, he was diagnosed with the Meniere's disease.[3] 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.[4] On November 10, 2011, Modo Hockey announced that he signed a contract to play until the 2012–13 season of Elitserien.[5] His contract was extended to the 2015–16 season on January 4, 2013.[6]
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.[7] After spending the 2014-15 season with Leksands, he moved on to another SHL side, Skellefteå AIK. He was a regular on a Skellefteå squad that progressed to the SHL finals, where they were beaten by Frölunda HC.
On May 31, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A (NLA)[8] and left the club on January 18, 2017, due to personal reasons.[9] He returned to Leksands IF shortly after parting ways with Fribourg.[10]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Borlänge HF | SWE.3 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Västra Frölunda HC | J18 Allsv | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Västra Frölunda HC | J20 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Leksands IF | J20 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | J20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | SEL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Leksands IF | J20 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Arboga IFK | Allsv | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Borlänge HF | SWE.3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 42 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 33 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 27 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Leksands IF | SHL | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 47 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | Leksands IF | SHL | 47 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Leksands IF | SHL | 23 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| SHL totals | 324 | 60 | 109 | 169 | 176 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 24 | ||||
| AHL totals | 228 | 50 | 83 | 133 | 152 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 43 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sweden | WJC18 | 
|
7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Beskedet: Avslutar nu spelarkarriären". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ "Mattias Ritola - player profile and career stats". redwings.nhl.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Lightning's Mattias Ritola to get injection for Meniere's disease". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ "Lightning notes: Ritola and team part ways". TBO.com. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^ "Modo signs Ritola for two years". Modo Hockey. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ "Mattias Ritola förlänger med MODO Hockey!".
- ^ "Mattias Ritola returns to Leksands". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Mattias Ritola (SWE) pour 2 saisons avec Fribourg-Gottéron | HC Fribourg-Gottéron". www.gotteron.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ "Actualité - Mattias Ritola quitte subitement FR-Gottéron | Planète Hockey". Planète Hockey (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^ "Ritola flyttar hem - Leksands IF". www.leksandsif.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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