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.

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. 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. He made his NHL debut during Game 1 of Colorado's second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights.

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.

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.

International play

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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs

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 YearCollege All-Big Ten First Team 2021 AHCA West First Team All-American 2021