Dennis Rasmussen (ice hockey)

Dennis Rasmussen
Born (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990
Västerås, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Växjö Lakers
Chicago Blackhawks
Anaheim Ducks
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Dennis Rasmussen (born 3 July 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

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 398111938 31238
2008–09 VIK Västerås HK J20 4019254418 31340
2008–09 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 152134 53140
2009–10 VIK Västerås HK J20 313429 51452
2009–10 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 444131720 —————
2010–11 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 4810233316 63250
2011–12 Växjö Lakers SEL 55891710 —————
2012–13 Växjö Lakers SEL 4216122828 —————
2013–14 Växjö Lakers SHL 5216244020 122466
2014–15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 7313142730 70002
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 25791618 31120
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 444594 —————
2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6844812 31010
2017–18 Anaheim Ducks NHL 271348 —————
2017–18 San Diego Gulls AHL 1746104 —————
SHL totals 14940458558 122466
NHL totals 1399122124 31010

International

Medal record
Representing Sweden Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Minsk
World Junior Championships
2010 Saskatchewan
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Sweden WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 2 1 3 2
2014 Sweden WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 9 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 6 2 1 3 2
Senior totals 9 0 1 1 0

References

  1. ↑ "Trio extends contracts with the Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Swedish forward Dennis Rasmussen". Chicago Blackhawks. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ↑ Thele, Kyle (2015-12-08). "Blackhawks' Dennis Rasmussen scores first career goal". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  4. ↑ "Ducks Sign Rasmussen to One-Year Contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  5. ↑ "Ducks Reassign Rasmussen to San Diego (AHL)". NHL.com. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Välkommen tillbaka Dennis Rasmussen". www.vaxjolakers.se (in Swedish). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ducks put F Rasmussen on unconditional waivers". TSN. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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