Rhett Rakhshani
Rhett Rakhshani | ||||||
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Born |
Orange, California, U.S. | March 6, 1988|||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | |||||
Position | Right wing | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft | 100th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 2010–2022 |
Rhett Thomas Rakhshani (born March 6, 1988) is an American former professional
He announced his retirement on December 14, 2022, after his wife had been diagnosed with cancer.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
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
After 10 seasons in the SHL, Rakhshani left Sweden as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract by the German club Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on May 26, 2022.[14] However, on December 14, he announced his retirement after his wife was diagnosed with cancer.[15]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | US NTDP Juniors | NAHL | 40 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | US NTDP U17 | USDP | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | US NTDP U18 | USDP | 43 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | US NTDP U18 | NAHL | 16 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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 | |
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2005 | United States
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U17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
2006 | United States
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WJC18
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5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
2008 | United States | WJC
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4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 17 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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College
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All- Third Team
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2008–09 | |
All-WCHA First Team
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2009–10 | [16] |
AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2009–10 | [16] |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game
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2011 | |
All-Rookie Team | 2011 | |
CHL | ||
Champions | 2019 | [17] |
SHL | ||
Le Mat Trophy champion | 2019 | [18] |
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 February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Denver Has 3 First-Team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 9, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Rakhshani Signs with New York Islanders - The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". www.denverpioneers.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Rhett Rakhshani Named to 2011 AHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team". islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "RAKHSHANI NAMED TO AHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM". SoundTigers.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Islanders suffer defeat to Predators". New York Islanders. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ Fornabaio, Michael (June 20, 2012). "Sound Tiger Rakhshani heads to Sweden". Connecticut Post. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "LetsGoDU: Rhett Rakhshani Signs With Swedish Team". letsgodu.blogspot.fr. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Rhett Rakhshani förstärker Malmö Redhawks". Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Det kändes Rhett". Frölunda Indians. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Rhett Rakhshani becomes a Grizzly" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Rhett Rakhshani beendet seine karriere vorzeitig". grizzlys.de (in German). December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ^ "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 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