Dennis Rasmussen (ice hockey)
Dennis Rasmussen (born 3 July 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Dennis Rasmussen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rasmussen in 2014 | |||
| Born |
3 July 1990 Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk Växjö Lakers Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career
Rasmussen played as a youth and made his professional debut with VIK Västerås HK before he was brought to Växjö Lakers after their promotion to the Elitserien on 14 April 2011. After two successful seasons establishing a position within the team, Rasmussen was re-signed to a two-year extension on 30 January 2013.[1]
Following a successful 2013–14 season with the Lakers, in which he finished 10th in league scoring with 40 points, Rasmussen agreed to a one-year entry level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL on 10 June 2014.[2] He scored his first career NHL goal in his first NHL game on 8 December 2015 against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators.[3]
On 7 July 2017, he signed a one-year, one-way contract worth $725,000 with the Anaheim Ducks.[4] He began the 2017–18 season on the Ducks fourth line. In a depth role, Rasmussen collected 4 points in 27 games before on he was placed and cleared waivers and was re-assigned to the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls on 29 December 2017.[5] On 13 February 2018, Rasmussen signed with his former team, the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL),[6] after his contract was terminated by the Ducks.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 39 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 40 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 44 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 48 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 55 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 42 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 52 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 73 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 25 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 68 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 61 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 54 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 156 | 41 | 46 | 87 | 62 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 139 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Minsk | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2010 Saskatchewan | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC |  |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WC | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) | 2018 | |
References
- "Trio extends contracts with the Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- "Blackhawks agree to terms with Swedish forward Dennis Rasmussen". Chicago Blackhawks. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Thele, Kyle (8 December 2015). "Blackhawks' Dennis Rasmussen scores first career goal". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Ducks Sign Rasmussen to One-Year Contract". Anaheim Ducks. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- "Ducks Reassign Rasmussen to San Diego (AHL)". NHL.com. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Välkommen tillbaka Dennis Rasmussen". www.vaxjolakers.se (in Swedish). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- "Ducks put F Rasmussen on unconditional waivers". TSN. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database