Rasmus Ristolainen is a Finnish professional Ice-hockey player who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). As of 2019, Rasmus Ristolainen currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres as their Defense. Further, at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected eighth overall by the Sabres.
Rasmus Ristolainen has an estimated net worth of over $10 million in 2019. As a Defense, Rasmus Ristolainen reportedly earns around $5,400,000 as his yearly salary from Buffalo Sabres. Further, the detail about his relationship status is not revealed in the media yet.
As per the reports, he is not married and moreover, there isn't any news about his current relationship in the media until now. Further, he has kept his personal life private and out of the spotlight.
The 25 years old famous athlete is focused on establishing himself as one of the prominent Baseball players. Further, his marriage and divorce have not been recorded until now.
Further, exploring his social accounts, he seems to be satisfied with his life. He regularly shares a picture of spending his spare time with his friends and family. Talking about his physique, the famous NHL star is 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) in height and weighs around 98 kg.
As of 2019, Rasmus Ristolainen has an estimated net worth of over $10 million which is exactly similar to Nino Niederreiter's net worth. He reportedly signed a 6 year / $32,400,000 contract, including a $1,000,000 signing bonus with Buffalo Sabres in 2013.
Further, the NHL player has an average salary of $5,400,000 annually whereas Jack Eichel is the highest earner of the team with an annual salary of $10,000,000. Rasmus Ristolainen so far has made earnings of $18,518,782 from his entire NHL career.
Ristolainen's career contract and earnings:
| YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
| 2013-2014 | Buffalo Sabres | $346,282 |
| 2014-2015 | Buffalo Sabres | $1,137,500 |
| 2015-2016 | Buffalo Sabres | $925,000 |
| 2016-2017 | Buffalo Sabres | $5,310,000 |
| 2017-2018 | Buffalo Sabres | $5,400,000 |
| 2018-2019 | Buffalo Sabres | $5,400,000 |
As per his contract with Sabres, he will earn $5,400,000 as a base salary, carrying a cap hit of $5,400,000.
Rasmus Ristolainen was born on 27 October 1994, in Turku, Finland. As per his nationality, he is Finnish and belongs to the White ethnic group.
Further, his star sign is Scorpio. Further, the information about his early career, parents, and siblings are not in the media yet.
At the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected eighth overall by the Sabres. On the opening night of the 2013–14 season, 2 October 2013, Ristolainen made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres against the Detroit Red Wings. He scored his first goal in the NHL career later in the month of October, against Florida Panthers' Jacob Markström.
Ristolainen delivered a check to forward Jake Guentzel from Pittsburgh Penguins on March 21, 2017. Guentzel had a concussion on the play, and the Ristolainen was punished with a three-game suspension.
