Rasmus Rissanen
Born (1991-07-13) July 13, 1991
Kuopio, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
Örebro HK
Carolina Hurricanes
Jokerit
NHL Draft 178th overall, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2011present

Rasmus Rissanen (born July 13, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with Örebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Rissanen was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 6th round (178th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Rissanen played youth hockey in his native Finland with KalPa before leaving to play major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Everett Silvertips.

On April 4, 2011, the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League signed Rissanen to a three-year, entry-level contract,[1] and he made his professional debut with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League near the end of the 2010–11 season.

In his fourth full professional season in 2014–15 season, Rissanen was finally recalled from the Checkers and made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes in a 3–1 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on March 6, 2015.[2] During his seven-year stint in North America, he played a total of six games in the NHL, 294 in the AHL and 139 in the WHL.

After 5 seasons within the Hurricanes organization and unable to solidify an NHL role, Rissanen opted to return to his native Finland, signing with Jokerit, a member of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on May 2, 2016.[3]

Rissanen played two seasons in the KHL, before leaving Jokerit at the conclusion of his contract and signing a two-year deal with Swedish outfit, Örebro HK of the SHL, on June 5, 2018.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10Everett SilvertipsWHL714111510370118
2010–11Everett SilvertipsWHL68111128942028
2010–11Charlotte CheckersAHL10000
2011–12Charlotte CheckersAHL6433657
2012–13Charlotte CheckersAHL6109984500010
2013–14Charlotte CheckersAHL62371091
2014–15Charlotte CheckersAHL521101169
2014–15Carolina HurricanesNHL60004
2015–16Charlotte CheckersAHL542111356
2016–17JokeritKHL442245530002
2017–18JokeritKHL310331870002
2018–19Örebro HKSHL480335320000
2019–20Örebro HKSHL3936959
2020–21Örebro HKSHL4627932900020
2021–22Örebro HKSHL2324616
NHL totals 6 0 0 0 4
KHL totals 75 2 5 7 73 10 0 0 0 4
SHL totals 156 7 20 27 160 11 0 0 0 20

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Finland U17 6th 5 0 1 1 14
2008 Finland U18 6th 6 0 2 2 18
2009 Finland U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 10
2011 Finland WJC 6th 6 0 0 0 14
Junior totals 23 0 3 3 56

References

  1. "Hurricanes sign Rasmus Rissanen to Entry-Level contract". Carolina Hurricanes. April 4, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  2. "Dubnyk stifles Hurricanes, Wild win fifth straight". National Hockey League. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. "Rissanen agrees to terms with Jokerit". Jokerit (in Finnish). May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  4. "Orebro recruits defenseman from KHL". Örebro HK (in Swedish). June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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