Victor Rask
Victor Emanuel Martin Rask (born 1 March 1993)[1] is a Swedish professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Victor Rask | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rask with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2014 | |||
| Born |
1 March 1993 Leksand, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
42nd overall, 2011 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
Rask began his playing career with Leksands IF of the then Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
Carolina Hurricanes
Rask was selected in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. On 29 June 2011, he was selected third overall by the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL in the 2011 CHL Import Draft.[2] While playing in his first year of major junior hockey with the Hitmen, Rask was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on 20 October 2011. At the time of his signing, Rask led the Hitmen in points with 10.[3] At the conclusion of his rookie season with the Hitmen, Rask was named the team's Rookie of the Year.[4]
Rask began the 2012–13 season with the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers but was reassigned to the WHL after playing in 10 games.[5] During that season, Rask was selected to play for Team Sweden at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[6] Although Team Sweden qualified for the gold medal round, they lost to the United States 3–1.[7]
The following season, Rask spent the entire 2013–14 season with the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League. Although Rask began the season with 10 points in 10 games,[8] he experienced a 24-game goal drought that was snapped in a 5–2 win over the Oklahoma City Barons on 10 January.[9] Rask ended the season with 39 points in 76 games.
Rask cracked the Hurricanes roster for the 2014–15 season,[10] and made his NHL debut on 10 October against the New York Islanders.[11] He scored his first career NHL goal on 3 November against the Los Angeles Kings.[12]
After recording a career-high 48 points in the 2015–16 NHL season, Rask signed a six-year, $24 million contract with an AAV of $4 million per season with the Hurricanes on 12 July 2016.[13] Rask was named an alternate captain for the Hurricanes during the 2016–17 season. He shared the alternate captain title with Jordan Staal, Justin Faulk, and Jeff Skinner.[14] Rask was later protected by the Hurricanes in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.[15]
During the offseason prior to the 2018–19 season, Rask underwent surgery to repair two fingers he injured while preparing food.[16] He made his season debut for the Hurricanes on 21 November 2018 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[17]
Minnesota Wild
On January 17, 2019, Rask was traded by the Hurricanes to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for winger Nino Niederreiter.[18]
Personal life
His older sister, Fanny Rask, played ice hockey professionally for 13 years in the SDHL, scoring over 300 points, and appeared in two Olympic Games for the Swedish national team.
Rask comes from a family of hockey players. His uncle, Peter Emanuelsson, briefly coached in the Hockeytvåan and his cousins, Kasper and Simon Emanuelsson, played in lower-level elite leagues. Rask is of no relation to Finnish goaltender Tuukka Rask.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Leksands IF | J18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Leksands IF | J18 Allsv | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | J18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | J18 Allsv | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | J20 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Leksands IF | J18 Allsv | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Leksands IF | J20 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 37 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 64 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 37 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 76 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 71 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 405 | 70 | 109 | 179 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2012 Canada | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2013 Russia | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
| 2010 Belarus | |
| 2011 Germany | |
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | ||
| Most Points by U18 Junior (11) | 2011 | |
References
- "Victor Emanuel Martin Rask – Ratsit". Ratsit.se.
- "CALGARY HITMEN SELECT SWEDISH CENTRE VICTOR RASK THIRD OVERALL IN CHL IMPORT DRAFT". hitmenhockey.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "Hurricanes agree to terms with Victor Rask". Carolina Hurricanes. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- "AWARD WINNERS". hitmenhockey.com. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "CALGARY HITMEN: Victor Rask Returns to Hitmen". WHL.ca. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Ciampa, Marc (25 December 2012). "Official Rosters for the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "OHL Players lead USA to 2013 WJC Gold". ontariohockeyleague.com. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Branecky, Paul (20 June 2014). "VICTOR RASK SHOWS FLASHES IN ROOKIE SEASON". gocheckers.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Branecky, Paul (10 January 2014). "CHECKERS RIDE FAST START TO BEAT BARONS". gocheckers.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "NHL announces 2014-15 opening-day rosters". NHL.com. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Smith, Michael (10 October 2014). "Gameday: Canes vs. Islanders". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Smith, Michael (3 November 2014). "Canes Establishing Identity". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "Canes, Rask Agree to Terms on Six-Year Contract". Carolina Hurricanes. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- Alexander, Chip (10 October 2017). "Here's the Canes player who lost his role when the team named co-captains". The News & Observer. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Smith, Michael (18 June 2017). "Hurricanes Protection List for Expansion Draft Revealed". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Johnston, Mike (21 November 2018). "Hurricanes activate forward Victor Rask off injured reserve". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Dusterberg, Kurt (21 November 2018). "Maple Leafs at Hurricanes preview". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "Hurricanes acquire Niederreiter from Wild". The Sports Network. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database