Daniel Rahimi

Daniel Rahimi (Persian: دانیال رحيمي‎; born April 28, 1987) is an Iranian-Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Daniel Rahimi
Born (1987-04-28) April 28, 1987
Umeå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Växjö Lakers
Manitoba Moose
Rögle BK
HV71
Linköpings HC
HC Davos
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 82nd overall, 2006
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career

After playing with the junior and senior teams of IF Björklöven in the Swedish J20 SuperElit and HockeyAllsvenskan (Swe-1) leagues, Rahimi was selected 82nd overall in the third round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Rahimi was scouted as a stay-at-home defenceman, drafted on the recommendation of the Canucks Swedish scout and former player Thomas Gradin.[1]

Upon being drafted, he returned to IF Björklöven in 2006–07, then joined the Manitoba Moose, the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for the playoffs once his season in the HockeyAllsvenskan had finished. In 2007–08, he split the season between the Moose and the Victoria Salmon Kings, the Canucks' ECHL affiliate, scoring five points in 19 ECHL games and five points in 41 AHL games. After spending the 2008–09 season entirely with the Moose, he was traded by the Canucks along with fellow prospect Patrick White to the San Jose Sharks for defencemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich on August 28, 2009.[2]

After two full regular seasons with the Manitoba Moose, he signed with the Elitserien (SEL) team Rögle BK for the 2009–10 season to make his debut in the top Swedish league. In 55 games, he scored eight points, but in the 2010 Kvalserien regulation tournament, Rögle were relegated to the Swe-1 league. To remain in the SEL league, he signed a two-year contract lasting until the end of the 2011–12 season with HV71.[3] He then signed a two-year contract with Linköpings HC in the same league, expiring after the 2012–13 season.[4]

On March 5, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with HC Davos of the NLA. After one year in Switzerland, Rahimi returned to his native Sweden, signing with the Växjö Lakers in April 2017.[5]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
2014 Belarus

Rahimi has played for Sweden in two World Junior Championships. He made his debut at the 2006 World Junior Championships in British Columbia, tallying two points in five games as Sweden finished the tournament in fifth place. At the 2007 World Junior Championships the following year, in his home country, Sweden finished in fourth as the host country. Rahimi did not register a point during the tournament.

He won a bronze medal with the Swedish national team at the 2014 IIHF World Championships.[6]

Personal life

Daniel Rahimi was born in Umeå, Sweden, to an Iranian father and a Swedish mother. He grew up a fan of countryman Mattias Öhlund.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 IF Björklöven J18 10 0 3 3 14 — — — — —
2004–05 IF Björklöven J20 — — — — — 3 1 0 1 8
2005–06 IF Björklöven J20 40 3 10 13 78 6 3 2 5 37
2005–06 IF Björklöven Swe.1 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2006–07 IF Björklöven Swe.1 33 0 2 2 104 16 0 1 1 14
2006–07 IF Björklöven J20 8 0 2 2 18 — — — — —
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2
2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 19 0 5 5 19 — — — — —
2007–08 Manitoba Moose AHL 41 3 2 5 37 — — — — —
2008–09 Manitoba Moose AHL 58 1 5 6 49 — — — — —
2009–10 Rögle BK SEL 55 1 7 8 67 — — — — —
2010–11 HV71 SEL 44 2 1 3 20 — — — — —
2010–11 IF Troja/Ljungby Swe.1 4 0 0 0 16 — — — — —
2011–12 HV71 SEL 54 1 4 5 20 6 0 1 1 6
2012–13 Linköpings HC SEL 55 0 5 5 56 10 0 1 1 10
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 48 1 8 9 48 14 0 1 1 18
2014–15 Linköpings HC SHL 54 2 12 14 38 11 1 2 3 41
2015–16 Linköpings HC SHL 51 3 11 14 84 6 1 0 1 4
2016–17 HC Davos NLA 44 0 4 4 26 10 0 0 0 16
2017–18 Växjö Lakers SHL 43 4 10 14 75 13 2 2 4 39
2018–19 Växjö Lakers SHL 51 0 7 7 38 7 0 2 2 2
SHL totals 455 14 65 79 446 67 4 9 13 120
AHL totals 100 4 7 11 88 4 0 0 0 2

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 0 0 18
2014 Sweden WC 2 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 7 0 0 0 18
Senior totals 2 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours
Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy 2018 [7]

References
  1. "A year makes a difference". The Province. September 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
  2. "Canuck sign Schneider; trade for Ehrhoff and Lukowich". The Sports Network. August 28, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
  3. Daniel Wengel (September 2, 2010). "HV71 förlänger med Rahimi" (in Swedish). HV71. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  4. Hallgren, Rasmus (April 10, 2012). "Fyra nyförvärv klara" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  5. "Daniel Rahimi klar för Växjö Lakers - Växjö Lakers". www.vaxjolakers.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. "Sweden - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  7. "Lakers dominant in SHL title win". eurohockeyclubs.com. April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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