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Sweden Rickard Rakell
#67 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 25/26
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 U17 WHC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
May 05, 1993
Position
W/C
Age
32
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Sollentuna, SWE
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Spånga IS
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$5,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2011 round 1 #30 overall by Anaheim Ducks
Agency
PREMIUM

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

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Rickard Rakell 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 82* 28* 32* 60* 16* -5* |
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70* 15* 22* 37* 22* 4* |
2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81* 35* 35* 70* 14* -22* |
Sweden NHL 4 Nations 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 16* 4* 8* 12* 2* -5* |
Projected NHL 62* 16* 31* 47* 8* -19* |
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Rickard Rakell 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* |

Rickard Rakell 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 4 20* 7* 10* 17* 0.85* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 53* 16* 18* 34* 0.64* 40* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 818* 240* 291* 531* 0.65* 174* -44* | 6 48 11 * 8 * 19 * 0.40 * 2 * 1 *
NHL 4 Nations 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
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 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 16* 13* 12* 25* 1.56* 10* -* | 1 3 2 * 2 * 4 * 1.33 * 0 * - *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 2 30* 14* 7* 21* 0.70* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Div.1 (U20 Div.1) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 1 8* 3* 1* 4* 0.50* 2* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rickard Rakell Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
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
Player Biography and Trivia

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

Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks