The Finnish forward left for the Swedish Elite League, but Colorado still retains his rights The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey staff.
NAANTALI, Finland As much as he is and will always be a proud Scandinavian, Sampo Ranta admits that the U.S. came to feel like home over the seven years he spent there.
Another quiet week for the Colorado Avalanche, as teams typically stay quiet while the NHL playoffs get wrapped up. There was a small bit of news, as a former third round pick left for Sweden.
Ahead of free agency opening on July 1, the Colorado Avalanche have an answer regarding the future of one of the club’s prospects. Sampo Ranta, who saw limited NHL ice time as he filled in for injuries, will not be a part of the organization next season.
We are about to enter the final days of May, and everything is still relatively quiet around the Colorado Avalanche. Hopefully that changes soon. There was, however, some small news this week, as Sampo Ranta made the decision to sign over in the Swedish Elite League.
The Colorado Avalanche have been quiet to start their offseason, but it appears one of their restricted free agents has taken one thing off their plate already.
Colorado romped and rolled on the backs of Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen. We’re back with week two of the Avalanche weekly report card! The first installment was a huge success, you all loved it and completely agreed with everything I said.
Mikko Rantanen stays hot with a four-point night As the Colorado Avalanche continue to deal with injuries a tough task came to town in the Carolina Hurricanes.
DENVER — The trip to Finland may have been exactly what the Avalanche needed. Following two dominating performances in Europe and four days off, the Avs continued their hot stretch on Thursday with a 5-3 victory over the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena.
MINNEAPOLIS In nearly a century of Minnesota Gophers men’s hockey, only four players ever had worn a sweater number higher than 50 prior to Sampo Ranta arriving from Finland in 2018 and donning number 58.
This third-round draft pick is healthy and eyeing a season with the big club. The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey staff.
The Big Moose just keeps getting better and better The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey community. Eight writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of August 1, 2021 in the Colorado Avalanche organization.
The former first team All-Big Ten forward went from third round draft pick to making his debut in the NHL playoffs. Will the progress continue? The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey community.
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