Otso Rantakari

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Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 0" (184 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 0" (184 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2017 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated KalPa Kuopio 4‑2 in a best of seven series. | |
| 24 | 2018 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated Tappara Tampere 4‑2 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 25 | 2019 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated HIFK Helsinki 3‑2 in the bronze medal game. | |
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2009‑10 | Team Finland U17 | | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland U19 | | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012‑13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 19 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 20 | 54 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 50 | -1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014‑15 | Blues Espoo | Liiga | 21 | 56 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 2015‑16 | Blues Espoo | Liiga | 22 | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 48 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 2015‑16 | MODO Hockey | SHL | 22 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 23 | 56 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 2017‑18 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 24 | 49 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 2018‑19 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 25 | 46 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 38 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2019‑20 | HC Davos | NLA | 26 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13.2 |
| 2019‑20 | EHC Biel-Bienne | NLA | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
| 2020‑21 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 27 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | -20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2020‑21 | Team Finland | | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021‑22 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 28 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 2021‑22 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 29 | 53 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 2023‑24 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 30 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 48 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.1 |
| 2024‑25 | Sport Vaasa | Liiga | 31 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2024‑25 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 31 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 |
| 2025‑26 | Pelicans Lahti | Liiga | 32 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Liiga Totals | 348 | 49 | 124 | 173 | 292 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 3.2 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 73 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 56 | -7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DEL Totals | 63 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 54 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5.6 | |||
| KHL Totals | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | -20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | |||
| NLA Totals | 41 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12.6 | |||
| SHL Totals | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013‑14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014‑15 | Blues Espoo | Liiga | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2016‑17 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 23 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2022‑23 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 31 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -8 | ||||
| Liiga Totals | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | |||
| DEL Totals | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -8 | |||||||
| Mestis Totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U17 4‑Nations 2010 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U19 2‑Nations 2011 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Team Finland - U19 5‑Nations 2012 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Team Finland - St. Petersburg Grand Prix 2012 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Team Finland U20 - Men Exhibition Game 2012 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2012 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2020 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Beijer Hockey Games 2021 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U19 Men Totals | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Men Totals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| U17 Men Totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| U20 Men Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |