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Mattias
Ritola
Center
Birthdate
28/9/1973
Birthplace
Borlange, SWE
Draft Info
2005: Rd 4, Pk 103 (DET)
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Birthdate
28/9/1973
Birthplace
Borlange, SWE
Draft Info
2005: Rd 4, Pk 103 (DET)
Position
Center
Career History
Tampa Bay Lightning
2010-2012 (2 Seasons)
Detroit Red Wings
2007-2008, 2009-2010 (2 Seasons)
NHL News
Tampa Bay Lightning add Ilya Mikheyev with four-year deal
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran Ilya Mikheyev, 31, away from the Chicago Blackhawks, adding a tenacious player to their forward depth with a four-year deal that carries an average annual value of $3.85 million against the salary cap.
2026 NHL free agency tracker: News, contracts, grades, buzz
Get up to speed on all the latest veteran additions teams are making beginning on June 30.
Mason Marchment joining the Sharks on five-year, $35M deal
Free-agent winger Mason Marchment is headed to the San Jose Sharks on a five-year deal.
Rangers acquire goaltender Joonas Korpisalo from Bruins
Joonas Korpisalo is the newest member of the Rangers with the goaltender coming over in a trade from the Bruins.
NHL free agency 2026: Grades, fits for all the big signings
With free agency underway, we're handing out marks for all of the big deals around the league.
Source: Jaden Schwartz signs three-year deal with Avalanche
Veteran forward Jaden Schwartz on Wednesday signed a three-year contract worth $3.25 million annually with the Avalanche, a source told ESPN, as Colorado adds a 34-year-old winger who won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues back in 2019.
