The 22-year-old is joining MoDo, a team in the Swedish Hockey League.
Ranta was chosen in the third round (78th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft by Colorado. After three great seasons at the University of Minnesota, Ranta signed his initial contract in 2021 and joined the Colorado Eagles. That same year, he also participated in two playoff games.
Born in Naantali, Finland, Ranta managed to feature in 16 regular season games for the Avalanche during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, yet he failed to register any points. With the Eagles, he scored 43 points, including 22 goals.
The Avs still hold his NHL rights until he becomes a UFA in a couple of years.
We wish him the best of luck in Sweden!
As seen on Blade of Steel - Avalanche RFA forward won't be returning to the organization
POLL | ||
MAI 26 | 287 ANSWERS Avalanche Player Decides to Part Ways with the Organization Do you think he'll be back in the NHL? | ||
Yes | 128 | 44.6 % |
No | 159 | 55.4 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ivan Barbashev | - | 2 | 2 | |
Macklin Celebrini | - | 2 | 2 | |
Mikael Granlund | - | 2 | 2 | |
Noah Hanifin | - | 2 | 2 | |
Kirill Marchenko | - | 2 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
Conference | Cumulative |