Rasmus Asplund

Rasmus Asplund (born 3 December 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing as a prospect to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Sabres in the second round (33rd overall) in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Rasmus Asplund
Born (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997
Filipstad, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Buffalo Sabres
Färjestad BK
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 2016
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Asplund made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Färjestad BK during the 2014–15 SHL season.[2]

Following his fourth SHL season, Asplund signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres on May 23, 2018.[3]

On 16 September 2020, with the North American set to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Asplund remained in Sweden to begin playing on loan from the Sabres with Västerås IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[4] He recorded 9 points through 14 games in the second tier Allsvenskan before ending his loan and returning to the Sabres.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Färjestad BK J20 38 7 7 14 12 4 1 0 1 0
2014–15 Färjestad BK J20 19 8 17 25 14 6 3 4 7 0
2014–15 Färjestad BK SHL 35 2 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Färjestad BK SHL 46 4 8 12 16 3 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Färjestad BK SHL 39 6 13 19 10 5 0 3 3 0
2017–18 Färjestad BK SHL 50 8 20 28 20 6 0 0 0 6
2018–19 Rochester Americans AHL 75 10 31 41 26 3 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Rochester Americans AHL 33 3 16 19 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 29 1 2 3 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Västerås IK Allsv 14 4 5 9 6 — — — — —
SHL totals 170 20 42 62 50 17 0 3 3 6
NHL totals 29 1 2 3 6 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden U17 6th 5 1 1 2 0
2014 Sweden IH18 4th 5 2 1 3 4
2015 Sweden WJC18 8th 5 2 3 5 8
2016 Sweden WJC 4th 7 3 2 5 6
2017 Sweden WJC 4th 7 1 6 7 0
Junior totals 29 9 13 22 18

References
  1. Goods, Jack (25 June 2016). "Sabres select Rasmus Asplund in the second round". Buffalo News. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "Asplund makes senior debut". Färjestad BK. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. Johnston, Mike (23 May 2018). "Sabres sign forward Rasmus Asplund to three-year, entry level contract". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. "Asplund ready for VIK" (in Swedish). Västerås IK. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.


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