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August 21, 2025
Mikko Rantanen faces $100K fine for Finland military service
Marco Cummings
The Denver Post
Mikko Rantanen faces $100K fine for Finland military service

Finnish prosecutors plan a near-100,000 euro fine for Mikko Rantanen after ruling his April 15 deferment filing delay for mandatory military service unauthorized. Finland’s day-fine system scales penalties to income, so the 10–15 day fines tied to Rantanen’s NHL salary would total roughly 56,500–84,750 euros (about $65,800–$98,600). He earned $9.5 million with Colorado in 2023–24. The delay occurred just before Colorado’s playoff opener, and the case threads through a three-team trade that sent him to Carolina, with former MVP Taylor Hall also moving to Carolina. Colorado received Martin Necas, Jack Drury, and two draft picks, before Rantanen was shipped to Dallas at the trade deadline, where he signed an eight-year, $96 million extension. The saga blends Finnish conscription law, hefty NHL salaries, and a tense playoff backdrop, making for a curious off-ice lens on on-ice value for fantasy watchers.

What does this Finnish case tell fantasy players about off-ice issues and on-ice value in the short term?How could Necas/Drury’s move to Colorado and Hall’s arrival in Carolina shape fantasy lineups across the NHL?Is there a path for Rantanen to see a meaningful change in his fantasy value given the eight-year Dallas extension?How should fantasy managers account for off-ice legal matters in long-term player projections?
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