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Mattias Ritola

LW | 5'11", 205 lbs. |

Birth Date:March 14, 1987 (26 years old)
Place of Birth:Borlange, SWE
Shoots:L

Experience:4 years
Drafted:Drafted by Detroit in 2005 (4/103).

Movements & Injuries

2011
11/09/2011	Released by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
11/05/2011	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
11/02/2011	Placed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
4/24/2011	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
4/21/2011	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
4/19/2011	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
3/30/2011	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
3/25/2011	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
3/03/2011	Missed 3 games (illness).
3/03/2011	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
2/09/2011	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
2/08/2011	Placed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2/04/2011	Illness, day-to-day.
2010
12/23/2010	Missed 6 games (ear injury).
12/10/2010	Ear injury, day-to-day.
12/04/2010	Missed 2 games (ear injury).
11/30/2010	Ear injury, day-to-day.
11/18/2010	Suspended by the NHL for two games.
10/05/2010	Claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
5/20/2010	Signed by the Detroit Red Wings to a three-year contract.
4/12/2010	Recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL).
1/07/2010	Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
2009
12/21/2009	Recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL).
9/27/2009	Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
2008
10/05/2008	Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
4/13/2008	Recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL).
3/17/2008	Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
3/15/2008	Recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL).
2007
9/30/2007	Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
6/01/2007	Signed by the Detroit Red Wings to a three-year entry-level contract.
3/27/2007	Signed by the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) to an amateur tryout contract.

Career Transactions

2005
7/30/2005	Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round (103rd overall) in 2005.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	MODO	Swe	50	11	13	24	6	12	2	0	0	-	98	0.48
2011-12	Tampa Bay	NHL	5	0	0	0	-2	6	0	0	0	10:50	14	0.00
	MoDo	Swe	35	7	13	20	-6	30	2	0	2	-	80	0.57
2010-11	Tampa Bay	NHL	31	4	4	8	-5	11	0	0	2	10:03	42	0.26
	Norfolk	AHL	17	9	18	27	3	8	3	0	-	-	56	1.59
2009-10	Detroit	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:41	9	0.00
	Grand Rapids	AHL	73	19	23	42	-3	50	6	1	-	-	178	0.58
2008-09	Grand Rapids	AHL	66	15	27	42	-13	32	5	1	-	-	-	0.64
2007-08	Detroit	NHL	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5:46	2	0.50
	Grand Rapids	AHL	72	7	15	22	10	62	0	0	-	-	-	0.31
2006-07	Leksand	Swe2	23	1	4	5	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.22
	Arboga	Swe2	3	1	0	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.33
	Total Arb/Lek	Swe2	26	2	4	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.23
	Borlange	Swe3	11	4	6	10	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	0.91
2005-06	Leksand	Swe	30	0	3	3	-5	10	0	0	0	-	1	0.10
	Sweden	WJC	6	2	2	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.67
2004-05	Leksand	Swe Jr.	18	8	10	18	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	1.00
	Frolunda	Swe Jr.	9	2	6	8	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.89
	Leksand	Swe U18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Total VFr/Lek	Swe Jr.	27	10	16	26	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	0.96
2003-04	V.Frolunda	Swe U18	11	4	11	15	-	35	-	-	-	-	-	1.36
	V.Frolunda	Swe Jr.	24	7	4	11	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	0.46
2002-03	Borlange	Swe3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
NHL	Total	NHL	43	4	5	9	-7	17	0	0	2	-	67	0.21
AHL	Total	AHL	228	50	83	133	-3	152	14	2	-	-	-	0.58
Swe	Total	Swe	115	18	29	47	-5	52	4	0	2	-	179	0.41
Swe2	Total	Swe2	26	2	4	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.23
Swe Jr.	Total	Swe Jr.	51	17	20	37	-	28	-	-	-	-	-	0.73
Swe U18	Total	Swe U18	11	4	11	15	-	35	-	-	-	-	-	1.36
Swe3	Total	Swe3	11	4	6	10	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	0.91
WJC	Total	WJC	6	2	2	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.67

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	MODO	Swe	5	2	1	3	1	4	0	0	0	-	17	0.60
2011-12	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	MoDo	Swe	6	1	1	2	-1	8	0	0	-	-	22	0.33
2010-11	Tampa Bay	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2:23	0	0.00
	Norfolk	AHL	4	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	-	-	4	1.25
2009-10	Detroit	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7:45	0	0.00
	Grand Rapids	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Grand Rapids	AHL	8	0	2	2	-3	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.25
2007-08	Detroit	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Grand Rapids	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Leksand	Swe2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Borlange	Swe3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Leksand	Swe	8	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	-	-	0.00
2004-05	Leksand	Swe Jr.	5	1	1	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.40
	Leksand	Swe U18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	V.Frolunda	Swe U18	7	2	7	9	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	1.29
	V.Frolunda	Swe Jr.	5	0	1	1	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0.20
2002-03	Borlange	Swe3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
NHL	Total	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0.00
AHL	Total	AHL	12	1	6	7	-3	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.58
Swe	Total	Swe	19	3	2	5	-1	16	0	0	-	-	-	0.26
Swe Jr.	Total	Swe Jr.	10	1	2	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.30
Swe U18	Total	Swe U18	7	2	7	9	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	1.29

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