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Sweden Rickard Rakell

#67 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 22/23
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Date of Birth
May 05, 1993
Position
W/C
Age
29
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Sollentuna, SWE
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
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Youth Team
Spånga IS
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
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Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2011 round 1 #30 overall by Anaheim Ducks
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Highlights
1-time J18 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1

A hard working player with good attitude and vision. Rakell plays a solid two-way game and is fairly all-round overall. Has some interesting offensive upside and sometimes makes really nice plays while stickhandling through traffic. Capable scorer with a nice release. (EP 2011)

Brother: Robin Rakell
Cousins: Christian Holmblad, Mathias Rakell

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Spånga IS J18 J18 Div.1 - - - - - - |
Spånga IS J20 J20 Div.1 - - - - - - |
Spånga IS Division 2 24 4 3 7 12 - |
2008-09 AIK U16 U16 SM 8 9 5 14 6 - |
AIK J18 J18 Elit 12 2 3 5 22 - |
AIK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 4 0 0 0 0 - |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 8 4 1 5 4 - |
2009-10 AIK J18 J18 Elit 18 12 4 16 8 - |
AIK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 12 13 12 25 10 - | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 0 -
AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 8 3 1 4 2 - | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
Sweden U17 WHC-17 6 1 1 2 2 - |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 9 7 2 9 4 - |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2010-11 Plymouth Whalers OHL 49 20 25 45 12 14 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 5 0 2 2 4 0 |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 5 0 3 3 2 -3 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 7 0 3 3 4 - |
2011-12 Plymouth Whalers OHL 60 28 34 62 12 9 | Playoffs 13 2 10 12 0 0
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6 2 3 5 4 2 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 12 4 4 8 6 2 |
2012-13 Plymouth Whalers OHL 40 21 23 44 12 19 | Playoffs 15 6 9 15 10 8
Anaheim Ducks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Sweden U20 “A” WJC-20 6 0 6 6 16 1 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 8 1 6 7 18 -1 |
2013-14 Anaheim Ducks NHL 18 0 4 4 2 -3 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -2
Norfolk Admirals AHL 46 14 23 37 12 7 | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 0
2014-15 Anaheim Ducks NHL 71 9 22 31 10 6 | Playoffs 16 1 0 1 2 -2
Norfolk Admirals AHL 2 1 3 4 0 3 |
2015-16 Anaheim Ducks NHL 72 20 23 43 19 -1 | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 -4
2016-17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 71 33 18 51 12 10 | Playoffs 15 7 6 13 0 13
Sweden (all) International 1 0 1 1 0 -1 |
2017-18 Anaheim Ducks NHL 77 34 35 69 14 6 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -4
Sweden WC 10 6 8 14 6 7 |
Sweden (all) International 10 6 8 14 6 7 |
2018-19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 69 18 25 43 27 -13 |
2019-20 Anaheim Ducks NHL 65 15 27 42 12 -5 |
2020-21 Anaheim Ducks NHL 52 9 19 28 12 -14 |
Sweden “A” WC 7 1 1 2 0 -4 |
Sweden (all) International 7 1 1 2 0 -3 |
2021-22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 51 16 12 28 8 -7 |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 19 4 9 13 4 7 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 23 9 5 14 2 12 |
Projected NHL 82 32 18 50 7 43 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Stockholm 1 Rikspucken 5 0 4 4 - - |
2010-11 Sweden U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5 0 2 2 4 0 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-11-29T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes
2022-11-26T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs
2022-11-25T16:30:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers
2022-11-23T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Calgary Flames
2022-11-20T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks
2022-11-19T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Winnipeg Jets
2022-11-17T19:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Minnesota Wild
2022-11-15T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs
2022-11-12T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Montréal Canadiens
2022-11-11T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Toronto Maple Leafs
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 48 15 26 41 0.85 12 10 | 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 0 0
Division 2 1 24 4 3 7 0.29 12 - | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 4 0 | 0
International 3 18 7 10 17 0.94 6 3 | 0
International-Jr 5 53 16 18 34 0.64 40 1 | 0
J18 Div.1 1 - - - - - - - | 0
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 2 16 13 12 25 1.56 10 - | 1 3 2 2 4 1.33 0 -
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 30 14 7 21 0.70 30 - | 0
J20 Div.1 1 - - - - - - - | 0
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 1 8 3 1 4 0.50 2 - | 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 -
NHL 11 592 167 199 366 0.62 122 -4 | 6 48 11 8 19 0.40 2 1
OHL 3 149 69 82 151 1.01 36 42 | 3 29 8 19 27 0.93 10 8
Rikspucken 1 5 0 4 4 0.80 - - | 0
U16 SM 1 8 9 5 14 1.75 6 - | 0
WC 2 17 7 9 16 0.94 6 3 | 0
WHC-17 1 6 1 1 2 0.33 2 - | 0
WJC-20 3 17 2 12 14 0.82 22 0 | 0
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Puckhandling
17
Agility
17
Acceleration
17
Speed
16
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Player Period Teams
Hampus Lindholm (D) 2012-2022 10 Anaheim Ducks, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden U20 (all)
Ryan Getzlaf (F) 2012-2022 10 Anaheim Ducks
Cam Fowler (D) 2012-2022 10 Anaheim Ducks
Jakob Silfverberg (F) 2013-2022 9 Anaheim Ducks, Sweden (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/12/2022
07/12/2022 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
03/21/2022
03/21/2022 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Pittsburgh Penguins
10/14/2016
10/14/2016 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
07/02/2012
07/02/2012 Confirmed Plymouth Whalers Anaheim Ducks
07/04/2010
07/04/2010 Confirmed AIK J18 Plymouth Whalers
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Drafted 2012, 2 #42 overall by Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2010, 1 #41 overall by Plymouth Whalers in the CHL Import Draft

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