Sampo Ranta

Sampo Ranta (born 31 May 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played college ice hockey at Minnesota.

Sampo Ranta
Born	(2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 25) Naantali, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Örebro HK Colorado Avalanche MoDo Hockey
NHL draft	78th overall, 2018 Colorado Avalanche
Playing career	2021–present

Playing career

Collegiate

Ranta began his collegiate career for the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the 2018–19 season. During his junior year in the 2020–21 season, Ranta recorded 19 goals and 12 assists in 31 games for the Gophers. Following an outstanding season, he was named to the All-Big Ten First Team and named an AHCA First Team All-American. He finished his career at Minnesota with 37 goals and 30 assists in 102 games.^[1][2]

Professional

On 3 April 2021, Ranta signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche.^[3] He made his professional debut for the Colorado Eagles on 10 April 2021. He recorded his first professional goal in his second game on 14 April 2021. He recorded four goals and three assists in 14 AHL games. He was called up by the Avalanche during the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[4] He made his NHL debut during Game 1 of Colorado's second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights.^[5]

Following the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Avalanche, Ranta as an impending restricted free agent opted to halt his North American career by agreeing to a two-year contract with newly promoted Swedish club, MoDo Hockey of the SHL, on 25 May 2023.^[6]

With MoDo relegated to the Allsvenskan and having reached the conclusion of his contract, Ranta opted to remain in the SHL, signing a two-year contract with Örebro HK on 9 April 2025.^[7]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
	2018 Russia

Ranta represented Finland at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded one goal and one assist in seven games and won a gold medal. He represented Finland at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016–17	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL		30	6	3	9	4		1	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL		53	23	14	37	24		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	University of Minnesota	B1G		36	6	10	16	29		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	University of Minnesota	B1G		35	12	8	20	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	University of Minnesota	B1G		31	19	12	31	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Colorado Eagles	AHL		14	4	3	7	0		2	1	1	2	0
2020–21	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		10	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Colorado Eagles	AHL		38	7	7	14	27		5	0	0	0	4
2022–23	Colorado Eagles	AHL		58	11	11	22	22		5	0	0	0	2
2022–23	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	MoDo Hockey	SHL		50	17	14	31	10		—	—	—	—	—
2024–25	MoDo Hockey	SHL		48	10	15	25	12		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				16	0	0	0	6		2	0	0	0	0
SHL totals				98	27	29	56	22		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018	Finland	U18			7	1	1	2	4
2020	Finland	WJC	4th		7	0	2	2	14
Junior totals					14	1	3	4	18

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
All-Big Ten First Team	2021	[2]
AHCA West First Team All-American	2021	[1]