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Rhett Thomas Rakhshani (born March 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently contracted by Grizzlys Wolfsburg in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). 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.[1][2]
| Rhett Rakhshani | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
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 | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Grizzlys Wolfsburg New York Islanders HV71 Växjö Lakers Linköping HC Malmö Redhawks Frölunda HC Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 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.[3]
Rakhshani played collegiately at the University of Denver between 2006 and 2010, and received All-America West First Team honors as a senior,[4] before signing with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).[5] He made his professional debut with the Islanders' affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL), in April 2010.[6] He attended the 2010-11 AHL All-Star Classic[7] and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team the same season.[8]
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.[9]
In 2012-13, he spent his first season abroad with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[10][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]
After ten seasons in the SHL, Rakhshani left Sweden as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL, on May 26, 2022.[14]
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 | 40 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Denver | WCHA | 37 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Denver | WCHA | 38 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Denver | WCHA | 41 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 66 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 49 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HV71 | SEL | 52 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 55 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 51 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Linköping HC | SHL | 33 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 41 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 37 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 38 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 36 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 35 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 50 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SHL totals | 428 | 112 | 170 | 282 | 303 | 82 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 52 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | United States | U18 |  |
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 | [15] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2009–10 | [15] |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2011 | |
| All-Rookie Team | 2011 | |
| CHL | ||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [16] |
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [17] |
References
- Chambers, Mike (November 16, 2009). "DU's Rhett Rakhshani an unusual hockey star". Denver Post.
- Fornabaio, Michael (November 14, 2010). "Sound Tigers' Rakhshani, of California, chases pucks rather than waves". ctpost.com.
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- 9, USCHO Staff Report • April; 2010 (2010-04-09). "Denver Has 3 First-Team All-Americans". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Rakhshani Signs with New York Islanders - The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". www.denverpioneers.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- "Rhett Rakhshani Named to 2011 AHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team". islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- "RAKHSHANI NAMED TO AHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM". SoundTigers.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- "Islanders suffer defeat to Predators". New York Islanders. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- Fornabaio, Michael (2012-06-20). "Sound Tiger Rakhshani heads to Sweden". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- "LetsGoDU: Rhett Rakhshani Signs With Swedish Team". letsgodu.blogspot.fr. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- "Rhett Rakhshani förstärker Malmö Redhawks". Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- "Det kändes Rhett". Frölunda Indians. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- "Rhett Rakhshani becomes a Grizzly" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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
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