Dennis Rasmussen (ice hockey)

Dennis Rasmussen
Born (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990
Västerås, SWE
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 2009present

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 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 6 2 1 3 2
2014 Sweden WC 3rd 9 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 6 2 1 3 2
Senior totals 9 0 1 1 0

References

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