Dennis Rasmussen (ice hockey)
| Dennis Rasmussen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
3 July 1990 Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Chicago Blackhawks Växjö Lakers | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Dennis Rasmussen (born 3 July 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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]
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 149 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| ||
| Men's 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 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Trio extends contracts with the Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Swedish forward Dennis Rasmussen". Chicago Blackhawks. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ↑ Thele, Kyle (2015-12-08). "Blackhawks' Dennis Rasmussen scores first career goal". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
External links
- Dennis Rasmussen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Dennis Rasmussen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database