Position Defense Playing career Weight 99 kg Shoots Right Name Rasmus Ristolainen Salary 925,000 USD (2015) | Date joined 2013 Height 1.93 m | |
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NHL Draft 8th overall, 2013Buffalo Sabres Similar People Aleksander Barkov - Jr, Nikita Zadorov, Marcus Foligno, Brian Gionta, Zemgus Girgensons | ||
NHL teamFormer teams Buffalo SabresTPS | ||
2013 nhl draft 1st round picks 8 9 bo horvat rasmus ristolainen corey schneider trade nhl hockey
Rasmus Ristolainen (born 27 October 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected eighth overall by the Sabres at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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- 2013 nhl draft 1st round picks 8 9 bo horvat rasmus ristolainen corey schneider trade nhl hockey
- Promise of a first shootout in nhl by rasmus ristolainen
- Playing career
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Promise of a first shootout in nhl by rasmus ristolainen
Playing career
Ristolainen made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres on the opening night of the 2013–14 season, 2 October 2013, against the Detroit Red Wings. He scored his first career NHL goal later in the month, on 25 October, against Jacob Markström of the Florida Panthers. On 5 January 2014, Ristolainen scored the overtime winner in the final of the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships against previously undefeated Sweden, giving Finland the gold medal. He scored his first NHL hat trick on 10 December 2015 against the Calgary Flames. He was the first Sabres' defenseman to score a hat trick since the Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Housley in the 1987–88 season. On March 21, 2017, Ristolainen delivered a check to Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel. Guentzel suffered a concussion on the play, and Ristolainen was given a 3-game suspension for interference by the league.
