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Otso Rantakari
Born (1993-11-19)November 19, 1993,
Espoo, Finland
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Liiga team
F. teams
Tappara
Espoo Blues
Modo Hockey
HC Davos
EHC Biel
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Playing career 2012–present

Otso Rantakari (born November 19, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with Tappara of the Liiga.

Playing career[]

Rantakari made his Liiga debut playing with Espoo Blues during the 2014–15 Liiga season.[1]

On September 9, 2019, Rantakari was signed to a four-month tryout by HC Davos of the Swiss National League (NL) through December 31, 2019. On November 30, 2019, Rantakari was signed to a one-year contract by Davos through the end of the 2019/20 season. On January 21, 2020, Rantakari was loaned to EHC Biel to replace injured Anssi Salmela.

On 18 June 2020, Rantakari left Switzerland as a free agent and agreed to a one-year deal with Russian club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[2]

On July 30, 2021 he got married to Miss Finland 2010, Viivi Pumpanen.

References[]

  1. Otso Rantakari player profile (Finnish). jatkoaika.com (3 May 2016). Retrieved on 3 May 2016.
  2. Rantakari becomes a player with Neftekhimik (Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (18 June 2020). Retrieved on 18 June 2020.

External links[]

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