Karri Rämö facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Karri Rämö |
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Ramo warming up with the Flames
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| Born | July 1, 1986 Asikkala, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Lahti Pelicans HPK Tampa Bay Lightning Avangard Omsk Calgary Flames Jokerit Djurgårdens IF HC TPS ERC Ingolstadt |
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| National team |  Finland |
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| NHL Draft | 191st overall, 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning |
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| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Karri Rämö (born July 1, 1986) is a professional ice hockey goaltender from Finland. He is currently a free agent, meaning he can sign with any team.
Karri started his hockey journey in Finland's top league, the SM-Liiga. He played for the Lahti Pelicans and then HPK. With HPK, he helped his team win the championship in the 2005–06 season. The Tampa Bay Lightning picked him in the 2004 NHL Draft. He played 48 games for them between 2006 and 2009. After that, he went back to play in Europe.
Karri played four seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for Avangard Omsk. He was even chosen twice for the KHL All-Star Game. He returned to the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2013–14 season, joining the Calgary Flames. He played 111 games for the Flames over three seasons. After his time with the Flames, he played in the KHL again. He also played for Djurgårdens IF in Sweden and ERC Ingolstadt in Germany.
Karri's Hockey Journey
Karri Rämö was chosen by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the sixth round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He started playing in Finland with the Lahti Pelicans team in the 2003–04 season. The next season, he played 26 games for the Pelicans.
Later, he signed with HPK for the 2005–06 season. He shared goaltending duties and played very well. His team, HPK, won the SM-liiga championship that year! Karri also played for the Finnish junior team in the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
After winning the championship, Karri signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Norfolk Admirals. He made his first NHL appearance on December 2, 2007. A few weeks later, he won his first NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He finished the 2007–08 season with 7 wins.
For the 2008–09 season, Karri started with the Norfolk Admirals again. He was called up to play for the Lightning many times that season. He played 24 games for them.
In 2009, Karri decided to play in Russia. He signed a two-year contract with Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2010, his NHL rights were traded to the Montreal Canadiens.
In January 2011, Karri was chosen to be a starting goalie for the KHL All-Star Game for the second year in a row. He got more fan votes than any other player! However, he couldn't play because of an injury.
On January 12, 2012, Karri was traded to the Calgary Flames. He signed a new contract with the Flames in 2013. This meant he would return to the NHL. Before the 2013–14 season, he won the starting goalie job for the Flames. He took over from the famous goalie Miikka Kiprusoff.
During the 2014–15 season, Karri played well, winning 15 games. He shared goalie duties with Jonas Hiller. Karri played in the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs when the Flames played against the Vancouver Canucks. He also started the rest of the playoff games against the Anaheim Ducks. The Flames lost that series, but Karri played bravely.
On July 1, 2015, Karri signed another one-year contract with the Flames. He had a tough start to the season and was sent to the AHL. But after another goalie got hurt, Karri played most of the Flames' games. Sadly, he suffered a serious knee injury that ended his season early.
After recovering from his injury, Karri signed a try-out contract with the Toronto Marlies in the AHL in December 2016. He played three games but didn't win any. In February 2017, he left the team and went back to Finland to keep recovering.
In the 2018–19 season, Karri signed with Avangard Omsk in the KHL again. But injuries kept him from playing any games that season.
In October 2019, Karri showed he was healthy again. He signed a one-year contract with Djurgårdens IF in Sweden. He joined them as a replacement for an injured player. He later played for TPS in Finland and ERC Ingolstadt in Germany.
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Ramo warming up with the Flames
