Rhett Rakhshani

Rhett Thomas Rakhshani (born March 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently contracted by the Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1] He was selected by the New York Islanders in the 4th round (100th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Rakhshani is of Iranian-German-Mexican-American descent.[2][3]

Rhett Rakhshani
Born (1988-03-06) March 6, 1988
Orange, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Frölunda HC
New York Islanders
HV71
Växjö Lakers
Linköping HC
Malmö Redhawks
NHL Draft 100th overall, 2006
New York Islanders
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

As a youth, Rakhshani played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the California Wave minor ice hockey team.[4]

Rakhshani played collegiately at the University of Denver between 2006 and 2010, and received All-America West First Team honors as a senior,[5] before signing with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).[6] He made his professional debut with the Islanders' affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL), in April 2010.[7] He attended the 2010-11 AHL All-Star Classic[8] and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team the same season.[9]

On December 13, 2010, Rakhshani suited up with the New York Islanders to make his NHL debut in an away game shutout loss against the Nashville Predators.[10]

In 2012-13, he spent his first season abroad with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[11] After completing his first year in Sweden, he joined fellow SHL side Växjö Lakers, where he played from 2013 to 2015, helping win the 2014 Swedish championship. After spending the 2015-16 campaign with his third SHL team, Linköping HC, he signed to continue his SHL career with the Malmö Redhawks in June 2016.[12] In 2018 Rakshani signed a three-year contract with the Gothenburg-based SHL team Frölunda Indians.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 University of Denver WCHA 4010263638 —————
2007–08 University of Denver WCHA 3714142852 —————
2008–09 University of Denver WCHA 3815223750 —————
2009–10 University of Denver WCHA 4121295040 —————
2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 50222 50002
2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 20000 —————
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 6624386232 —————
2011–12 New York Islanders NHL 50002 —————
2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 4920294942 31010
2012–13 HV71 SEL 5214253946 51454
2013–14 Växjö Lakers SHL 5513253826 1236912
2014–15 Växjö Lakers SHL 516121837 1884128
2015–16 Linköping HC SHL 3314152914 50112
2016–17 Malmö Redhawks SHL 4115122722 135388
2017–18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 379223124 1024610
2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 389122130 16413176
NHL totals 70002 —————
SHL totals 30780123203199 7923355850

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 United States WJC18 6 5 1 6 4
2008 United States WJC 4th 6 2 2 4 2
Junior totals 12 7 3 10 6

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-WCHA Third Team 2008–09
All-WCHA First Team 2009–10 [14]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2009–10 [14]
AHL
All-Star Game 2011
All-Rookie Team 2011
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2019 [15]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019 [16]

References
  1. Fornabaio, Michael (2012-06-20). "Sound Tiger Rakhshani heads to Sweden". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. Chambers, Mike (November 16, 2009). "DU's Rhett Rakhshani an unusual hockey star". Denver Post.
  3. Fornabaio, Michael (November 14, 2010). "Sound Tigers' Rakhshani, of California, chases pucks rather than waves". ctpost.com.
  4. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. 9, USCHO Staff Report • April; 2010 (2010-04-09). "Denver Has 3 First-Team All-Americans". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Rakhshani Signs with New York Islanders - The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". www.denverpioneers.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  7. "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  8. "Rhett Rakhshani Named to 2011 AHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team". islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  9. "RAKHSHANI NAMED TO AHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM". SoundTigers.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  10. "Islanders suffer defeat to Predators". New York Islanders. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  11. "LetsGoDU: Rhett Rakhshani Signs With Swedish Team". letsgodu.blogspot.fr. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  12. "Rhett Rakhshani förstärker Malmö Redhawks". Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  13. "Det kändes Rhett". Frölunda Indians. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  14. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  15. "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  16. "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.


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