There's a general belief accross the National Hockey League that some players don't want to play in Canada for financial reasons. With the high taxes, it's easy to understand why.
However, Antti Raanta refused to sign with a Canadian team for a whole other reason.
Indeed, a few weeks ago, Raanta refused to sign with the Vancouver Canucks because he doesn't have the "fire" anymore and wants to spend time with his family in Europe.
At 35 years old, he doesn't want to compete for a lineup spot anymore, especially considering he could end up in the AHL.
Professional atletes often take pride in competing as hard as they can, butit's not what Raanta wants anymore:
Raanta spent 10 years in the NHL despite never being drafted by a team. He played 275 games in the NHL, with a 139-80-29 record, 0.915 SV% and 2.48 GAA for the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, and Carolina Hurricanes.
We wish him the best going into the new chapter of his life.
Source: Ilta Sanomat
Finnish legend reveals: NHL career overn.
POLL | ||
SEPTEMBRE 15 | 131 ANSWERS Antti Raanta reveals he refused to sign with one specific Canadian team this off-season Do you think Antti Raanta will reutn to the NHL as a coach? | ||
Yes | 19 | 14.5 % |
No | 112 | 85.5 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |