Rhett Rakhshani
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Rakhshani playing for the University of Denver
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| Born | March 6, 1988 Orange, CA, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Malmö Redhawks New York Islanders HV71 Växjö Lakers Linköping HC |
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| NHL Draft | 100th overall, 2006 New York Islanders |
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| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Rhett Thomas Rakhshani (born March 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently contracted by the Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1] 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.[2][3]
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Career
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] 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.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SHL totals | 107 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 72 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2006 | United States | WJC18 |  |
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 | |
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| All-WCHA Third Team | 2008–09 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2009–10 | [12] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2009–10 | [12] |
References
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- Rhett Rakhshani's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Rhett Rakhshani's player profile at NHL.com
- Rhett Rakhshani's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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