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Finland Ruben Rafkin

#6 TPS / Liiga - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 08, 2002
Position
D
Age
21
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
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Youth Team
TPS
Contract
23/24
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1

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He's a great puck-mover. Rafkin can execute the breakout through traffic and always places his passes in a position for his teammates to take them without breaking stride. He's physical, and I like his skating patterns off of the puck to support his partner on exits and defensive zone puck retrievals. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Selects Academy 16U AAA USPHL 16U 6 0 0 0 8 - | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8 -
2017-18 Selects Academy 16U AAA USPHL 16U 5 1 3 4 0 - | Playoffs 4 1 5 6 6 -
Selects Academy 16U AAA 16U AAA 47 10 34 44 - - |
2018-19 Tri-City Storm USHL 38 2 8 10 90 9 |
Finland U17 WHC-17 6 1 1 2 10 - |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 18 2 6 8 34 - |
2019-20 Windsor Spitfires OHL 59 4 27 31 61 3 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 5 0 1 1 2 - |
2020-21 TPS Liiga 48 4 12 16 36 10 | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 6 -4
Finland U20 WJC-20 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2021-22 TPS Liiga 52 5 6 11 100 1 | Playoffs 18 0 3 3 10 1
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 0 1 1 8 -1 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 0 1 1 8 -2 |
2022-23 TPS “A” Liiga 39 0 11 11 22 0 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland Selects U13 WSI U13 9 1 1 2 22 - |
2015-16 Finland Selects U14 WSI U14 9 3 8 11 2 - |
West Coast Selects U15 WSI U15 6 1 2 3 6 - |
2018-19 Finland U17 EYOF 3 0 1 1 0 -3 |
2019-20 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3 0 1 1 2 1 |
2021-22 TPS Champions HL 6 0 0 0 4 -4 |
Finland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
2022-23 TPS “A” Champions HL 6 1 1 2 2 -1 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-02-15T15:30:00-0100 HPK @ Ässät
2023-01-20T15:30:00-0100 TPS @ Sport
2023-01-17T15:30:00-0100 TPS @ Ilves
2023-01-14T15:30:00-0100 TPS @ Tappara
2023-01-13T15:30:00-0100 TPS vs HIFK
2023-01-07T14:00:00-0100 TPS @ Kärpät
2023-01-05T15:30:00-0100 TPS vs Pelicans
2023-01-03T15:30:00-0100 TPS @ JYP
2022-12-30T15:30:00-0100 TPS @ Ässät
2022-12-28T15:30:00-0100 TPS vs KalPa
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 47 10 34 44 0.94 - - | 0
Champions HL 2 12 1 1 2 0.17 6 -5 | 0
EYOF 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 -3 | 0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 2 1 | 0
International-Jr 3 33 2 8 10 0.30 44 -1 | 0
Liiga 3 139 9 29 38 0.27 158 11 | 2 31 0 6 6 0.19 16 -3
OHL 1 59 4 27 31 0.53 61 3 | 0
USHL 1 38 2 8 10 0.26 90 9 | 0
USPHL 16U 2 11 1 3 4 0.36 8 - | 2 8 1 6 7 0.88 14 -
WHC-17 1 6 1 1 2 0.33 10 - | 0
WJC-20 2 8 0 1 1 0.13 8 -2 | 0
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
WSI U13 1 9 1 1 2 0.22 22 - | 0
WSI U14 1 9 3 8 11 1.22 2 - | 0
WSI U15 1 6 1 2 3 0.50 6 - | 0
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Teamwork
14
Speed
14
Passing
14
Aggression
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Kasper Puutio (D) 2014-2022 6 Finland Selects U13, Finland Selects U14, Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Eetu Liukas (F) 2014-2022 6 Finland Selects U13, Finland Selects U14, Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), TPS
Roni Hirvonen (F) 2014-2022 6 Finland Selects U13, Finland Selects U14, Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Kasper Simontaival (F) 2014-2022 5 Finland Selects U13, Finland Selects U14, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/06/2021
12/06/2021 Extension TPS TPS
04/03/2020
04/03/2020 Confirmed Windsor Spitfires TPS
07/29/2019
07/29/2019 Confirmed Tri-City Storm Windsor Spitfires
01/06/2018
01/06/2018 Confirmed Selects Academy 16U AAA Tri-City Storm
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Drafted 2019, 1 #14 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the CHL Import Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #58 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #103 by TSN/Craig Button

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #104 by McKeen's Hockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #84 by NHL Central Scouting

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