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Rasmus Dahlin

Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 18/19
Player Facts
  • Position
    D
  • Height
    6'2" / 189 cm
  • Weight
    181 lbs / 82 kg
  • Shoots
    L
  • Contract
    20/21

Dahlin is a smart two-way defenseman who can play in any situation. He is a terrific skater and stick handler who can rush the puck, or join the attack in a hurry. Impressive agility makes him a good one-on-one defender. He has fine passing ability, and although not a big-time bomber, he has an accurate shot from the point. Not one to shy away from the physical game, Dahlin is an accomplished open-ice hitter. A young player, he must learn when to make the simpler play. Adding more weight should help him in board battles and around the crease.
(Erik K. Piri, EP)

Father: Martin Dahlin
Brother: Felix Dahlin

Dahlin is a creative and shifty puckrushing blueliner, confident player with the puck on his stick, Futureconsiderations.ca 2017
I've never seen a player like him in that you give him a couple of chances and shifts at a higher level and he can easily adapt, Tomas Montén (Sweden U20 HC) 2017
Franchise d-man, proven he can meet the challenge of playing above his age level, ISS Hockey 2017
He defends like Lidström, skates like Karlsson, Ray Ferraro (TSN) 2017
He skates like Brian Leetch, Nicklas Lidström 2017
Use/Embed statistics
Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 HC Lidköping U16 2 U16 Div.2 13 8 15 23 16 |
HC Lidköping U16 U16 Div.1 7 1 2 3 45 |
2014-15 HC Lidköping U16 2 “A” U16 Div.2 5 27 9 36 6 |
HC Lidköping U16 U16 Div.1 15 19 29 48 32 |
HC Lidköping J18 J18 Div.1 18 12 14 26 44 |
HC Lidköping Division 3 10 1 5 6 0 |
2015-16 Frölunda HC U16 U16 Elit 3 0 0 0 4 |
Frölunda HC U16 U16 SM 2 0 1 1 6 |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 16 5 7 12 12 12 |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 17 3 8 11 12 9 | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 5
Frölunda HC J20 SuperElit 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Sweden U16 (all) “C” International-Jr 6 0 1 1 6 1 |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2016-17 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 1 3 1 4 0 6 |
Frölunda HC J20 SuperElit 24 9 13 22 74 18 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Frölunda HC SHL 26 1 2 3 6 4 | Playoffs 14 3 2 5 2 -2
Sweden U17 (all) “C” International-Jr 3 0 1 1 0 2 |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 5 1 1 2 2 2 |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 1 1 2 4 0 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 9 2 1 3 4 0 |
Sweden (all) International 2 0 1 1 4 1 |
2017-18 Frölunda HC J20 SuperElit 1 1 1 2 0 1 |
Frölunda HC SHL 41 7 13 20 20 4 | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 3
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 0 6 6 6 7 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 10 0 7 7 8 7 |
Sweden OG 2 0 1 1 0 0 |
Sweden EHT 2 0 1 1 0 -1 |
Sweden (all) International 5 0 2 2 2 -1 |
2018-19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 1 1 2 0 -2 |
2018-19 NHL stats powered by NHL.com
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Sweden Selects U13 WSI U13 9 0 1 1 8 |
2014-15 Västergötland TV-Pucken 11 2 6 8 16 |
2015-16 Västergötland “A” TV-Pucken 6 4 6 10 0 |
2016-17 Frölunda HC Champions HL 4 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Sweden U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5 1 1 2 2 2 |
2017-18 Frölunda HC Champions HL 7 2 0 2 4 0 |
Player Career Totals
League GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 11 2 0 2 0.18 4 -1 |
Division 3 10 1 5 6 0.60 0 0 |
EHT 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 -1 |
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5 1 1 2 0.40 2 2 |
International 7 0 3 3 0.43 6 0 |
International-Jr 36 3 11 14 0.39 20 12 |
J18 Allsvenskan 17 3 8 11 0.65 12 9 | 6 0 3 3 0.50 2 5
J18 Div.1 18 12 14 26 1.44 44 0 |
J18 Elit 17 8 8 16 0.94 12 18 |
NHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 0 -2 |
OG 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 |
SHL 67 8 15 23 0.34 26 8 | 20 4 4 8 0.40 4 1
SuperElit 26 10 14 24 0.92 74 19 | 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1
TV-Pucken 17 6 12 18 1.06 16 0 |
U16 Div.1 22 20 31 51 2.32 77 0 |
U16 Div.2 18 35 24 59 3.28 22 0 |
U16 Elit 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 |
U16 SM 2 0 1 1 0.50 6 |
WJC-20 14 1 7 8 0.57 10 7 |
WSI U13 9 0 1 1 0.11 8 0 |
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/09/2018
07/09/2018 Confirmed Frölunda HC Buffalo Sabres
12/13/2016
12/13/2016 Extension Frölunda HC J20 Frölunda HC
Media and Articles
Date Article Website
04/03/2018 Rasmus Dahlin shut down for the season Eliteprospects.com
02/13/2018 Erik Karlsson's homage to Rasmus Dahlin: He's much better than I was at that age Eliteprospects.com
01/27/2018 What's the best fit for Rasmus Dahlin? Eliteprospects.com
07/10/2017 The 411 on top 2018 draft prospect Rasmus Dahlin Sportsnet.ca
04/26/2017 Future star - Rasmus Dahlin "Everything has gone my way" Hockeymagasinet.com
04/16/2017 Dahlin to represent Team Sweden - youngest debutant since 1960 Hockeysverige.se
12/30/2016 Swedish hockey player Rasmus Dahlin impresses at World Juniors The Globe And Mail
12/19/2016 From Division 3 to the U20 WJC Hockeysverige.se
11/17/2016 Rasmus Dahlin: The Next Erik Karlsson or Better? The Hockey Writers
Player Biography and Trivia

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by ISS Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by Future Considerations

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by Hockeyprospect.com

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by TSN/McKenzie

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for HC Lidköping

Cult/Star player for Västergötland

Career transactions
- 2016-12-13 • Signed to a three-year professional contract by Frölunda Hockey Club FHC
- 2018-07-09 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Buffalo Sabres Sabres
Captaincy history
- Captain for Team Sweden U16 SWE (2015-16)
- Captain for Team Sweden U17 SWE (2016-17)
- Alternate captain for Västergötland (2015-16)
- Alternate captain for HC Lidköping Red Roosters U16 2 HCL (2014-15)
Jersey numbers
- #2 (HC Lidköping Red Roosters / J18 2014-15 [wore #2 in one game for the J18 team], Västergötland 2014-15 / 2015-16)
- #3 (HC Lidköping Red Roosters U16 / U16 2 2014-15)
- #4 (Team Sweden U16 / U17 2015-16 / 2016-17)
- #8 (Team Sweden U20 2016-17 / 2017-18)
- #14 (Team Sweden U18 2016-17)
- #18 (Frölunda Hockey Club J20 / J18 / U16 2015-16 / 2016-17 / 2017-18, HC Lidköping Red Roosters U16 / U16 2 2013-14)
- #21 (HC Lidköping Red Roosters J18 2014-15)
- #22 (HC Lidköping Red Roosters J18 2014-15 [1 game])
- #26 (Frölunda Hockey Club 2016-17 / 2017-18, Team Sweden 2016-17 / 2017-18, Buffalo Sabres 2018-present)

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