Joonas Rask

Joonas Rask
Born (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34)
Savonlinna, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Luleå HF
Ilves
Jokerit
Nashville Predators
HIFK
Örebro HK
NHL draft 198th overall, 2010
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2008–present

Joonas Rask (born 24 March 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators during the 2012–13 season. He is the younger brother of former goaltender Tuukka Rask.[1]

Playing career

Rask was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 7th round (198th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

Before coming to North America, Rask played for Ilves in the then Finnish SM-liiga. On 23 March 2012, Rask opted to sign a two-year entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators.[3] In the following season, Rask remained in Finland as he was loaned to Jokerit by the Predators. Upon completion of the Finnish season Rask then moved to North America to end the 2012–13 season, appearing in 2 games with the Predators, contributing with an assist.

In the last year of his contract with the Predators, Rask was assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals for the duration of the 2013–14 season. In a disappointing transition to North American hockey, he produced just 14 points in 58 games with the Admirals.

On 8 June 2014, Rask opted to return to Finland signing a two-year contract as a restricted free agent from the Predators with HIFK.[4]

After five seasons in the Liiga with HIFK, Rask left following the 2018–19, signing a two-year contract with Swedish club, Örebro HK of the SHL on 20 April 2019.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 SaPKo U16 FIN U16 13 23 19 42 38 — — — — —
2005–06 SaPKo U20 FIN U20 2 3 1 4 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Ilves U18 FIN U18 32 17 23 40 46 — — — — —
2006–07 Ilves U20 FIN U20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Ilves U18 FIN U18 6 3 9 12 22 — — — — —
2007–08 Ilves U20 FIN U20 32 11 18 29 34 5 1 3 4 2
2008–09 Ilves U20 FIN U20 25 8 11 19 8 — — — — —
2008–09 Ilves SM-l 24 1 0 1 8 3 0 1 1 0
2008–09 LeKi Mestis 1 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Suomi U20 Mestis 8 0 6 6 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Ilves U20 FIN U20 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 4 2
2009–10 Ilves SM-l 43 10 9 19 32 — — — — —
2009–10 Suomi U20 Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Ilves SM-l 60 14 13 27 18 5 1 1 2 2
2011–12 Ilves SM-l 32 4 14 18 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Jokerit SM-l 52 5 5 10 6 2 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Nashville Predators NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 58 4 10 14 15 — — — — —
2014–15 HIFK SM-I 49 11 18 29 20 8 4 2 6 6
2015–16 HIFK SM-I 43 10 12 22 10 18 4 13 17 0
2016–17 HIFK SM-I 33 7 14 21 8 13 4 6 10 6
2017–18 HIFK SM-I 44 13 16 29 4 14 2 7 9 6
2018–19 HIFK SM-I 57 20 18 34 14 8 2 3 5 2
2019–20 Örebro HK SHL 50 6 9 15 98 — — — — —
2020–21 Örebro HK SHL 52 9 16 25 10 9 0 3 3 0
2021–22 Luleå HF SHL 47 4 8 12 6 16 0 4 4 2
Liiga totals 437 95 119 214 132 81 22 35 57 24
NHL totals 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Finland U18 6 1 4 5 0
2009 Finland WJC 6 1 3 4 0
2010 Finland WJC 6 2 0 2 0
Junior totals 18 4 7 11 0

References

  1. ^ "Nashville Predators 2010 Draft Coverage". Nashville Predators. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Rask, Joonas - NHL Entry Draft Prospect Profiles". National Hockey League. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Preds sign prospect Joonas Rask to entry-level deal". Nashville Predators. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Two new players to HIFK" (in Finnish). HIFK. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Welcome Joonas Rask" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.


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