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#26 Mattias Ritola
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Pos: Center
D.O.B.: 03/14/87
From: Borlange, Sweden
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 192
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 4th rnd 2005 draft by Detroit
Acquired: Signed ATO 3/27/07 |
| Personal: |
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| Plus: Creative playmaker with great hands and vision... Above average skater, fluid & agile with good speed... Solid defensively... A willing hitter... not afraid of the physical play... |
| Minus: Motivation and desire questioned in the past... Inconsistent... High risk, high reward player... |
| Organizational Comments: |
What GRC says: 2007-08: Much like his fellow countryman Ericsson, Ritola quietly improved throughout the season, and does so many things so well, there is no telling how good he could be. He possesses world class skills, a nice frame, fluid skating, and uncanny on-ice vision. Unfortunately Ritola is also fighting through the rookie inconsistencies offensively. The good news is that Mattias was one of the team's best defensive forwards, so even when his name wasn't on the score sheet, he was making things happen. With a year of seasoning under belt including a stint in the NHL, look for next season to be a breakout season for the talented Swede.
Spring 2007:With questions about his work ethic and desire, he needs to come in and really work hard to impress the wings. When he is "on", he is a crafty offensive player with game breaking ability. |
| Role: Playmaking Forward |
| Projection: 2nd line winger |
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| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| 2002-03 | Borlange HF | Div 1 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 20 | - | | | | | | | |
| Team Sweden U16 | Swe-U16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | | | | | | | |
| 2003-04 | Frolunda | SuperElit | 24 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Frolunda J18 | Swe-J18 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | | | | | | | |
| Team Sweden | Swe-U17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2004-05 | Frolunda J20 | SuperElit | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Leksand J20 | SuperElit | 18 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Team Sweden U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Team Sweden U19 | Intl | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Team Sweden U18 | Intl | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 2005-06 | Leksand | SEL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Leksand J20 | Swe-J20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Team Sweden U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Team Sweden U19 | Intl | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Team Sweden U20 | Intl | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 2006-07 | Leksand | SEL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Leksand J20 | SuperElit | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Arboga | SEL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Borlange HF | Div 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 2007-08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 72 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 62 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Griffins Totals | 72 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 62 | 10 | | | | | | |
| Transactions |
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| 3/27/07 | Signed ATO with Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 4/10/07 | Released from ATO |
| 6/1/07 | Signed 3 year contract with Detroit (NHL) |
| 9/30/07 | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) |
| 3/15/08 | Recalled by Detroit (NHL) |
| 3/17/08 | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) |
| 4/12/08 | Recalled by Detroit (NHL) |
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