Julius Rantaeskola

Julius Rantaeskola (born March 22, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for KalPa of Liiga.

Julius Rantaeskola
Born (1993-03-22) March 22, 1993
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
Liiga team KalPa
Playing career 2014–present

Career

Rantaeskola had spells on Jr. A SM-liiga for HIFK and Jokerit before making his professional debut with a loan spell at Kiekko-Vantaa of Mestis during the 2013-14 season. He became a permanent member of Kiekko-Vantaa on June 4, 2014 and played the next four seasons with the team. He had rejoined Jokerit on May 2, 2017 on a two-way contract after they entered co-operation with Kiekko-Vantaa[1] but spent the 2017–18 season on loan at Vantaa for his fourth successive season with them.

On May 18, 2018, Rantaeskola joined IPK of Mestis[2] where he led the team with 40 points (18 goals and 22 assists) in 50 games.[3] His performances earned him a try-out with IPK's parent club KalPa alongside Tuomas Vartiainen.[4] He made his debut for the team on September 14, 2019 against HIFK.[5] Nine days later, KalPa announced that both Rantaeskola and Vartiainen would remain with the team until the end of the season after a successful try out.[6]

References
  1. Kiekko-Vantaasta Jokereiden Virallinen Yhteistyöseura (in Finnish)
  2. Iiro Sulin continues and Julius Rantaeskola starts at IPK (in Finnish)
  3. IPK 2018-19 roster and statistics
  4. Tuomas Vartiainen and Julius Rantaeskola with KalPa to try out (in Finnish)
  5. Julius Rantaeskola Game Log
  6. Rantaeskola and Vartiainen will continue the rest of the season with KalPa (in Finnish)


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