Eliteprospects
USA Iran Rhett Rakhshani
#89 Grizzlys Wolfsburg / DEL - 22/23
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time Champions Hockey League Champion 2
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
2-time SHL Champion 2
Date of Birth
Mar 06, 1988
Position
RW
Age
37
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
USA / Iran
Shoots
R
Youth Team
California Wave
Status
Retired
Drafted
2006 round 4 #100 overall by New York Islanders

Brother-in-law: Noah Welch

© Photo: Timo Savela

Use/Embed statistics

Rhett Rakhshani Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 California Wave 16U AAA 16U AAA 56* 54* 67* 121* -* -* |
2004-05 U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 40* 12* 15* 27* 21* -* | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 2 -
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 14* 6* 5* 11* 32* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 5* 3* 1* 4* 2* -* |
2005-06 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 43* 11* 12* 23* 30* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 16* 13* 13* 26* 35* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 5* 1* 6* 4* 2* |
2006-07 Univ. of Denver NCAA 40* 10* 26* 36* 38* 3* |
2007-08 Univ. of Denver NCAA 37* 14* 14* 28* 52* 6* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* 1* |
2008-09 Univ. of Denver “A” NCAA 38* 15* 22* 37* 50* 4* |
2009-10 Univ. of Denver “C” NCAA 41* 21* 29* 50* 40* 14* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 66* 24* 38* 62* 32* -11* |
2011-12 New York Islanders NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 49* 20* 29* 49* 42* 25* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -2
2012-13 HV71 Elitserien 52* 14* 25* 39* 46* 17* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 4 3
2013-14 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 55* 13* 25* 38* 26* 19* | Playoffs 12 3 6 9 12 1
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 51* 6* 12* 18* 37* 7* | Playoffs 18 8 4 12 8 9
2015-16 Linköping HC SHL 33* 14* 15* 29* 14* 10* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 0
2016-17 Malmö Redhawks SHL 41* 15* 12* 27* 22* -7* | Playoffs 13 5 3 8 8 -2
2017-18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 37* 9* 22* 31* 24* -1* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 10 0
2018-19 Frölunda HC SHL 38* 9* 12* 21* 30* -2* | Playoffs 16 4 13 17 6 5
2019-20 Frölunda HC SHL 36* 10* 15* 25* 57* -1* |
2020-21 Djurgårdens IF SHL 35* 11* 17* 28* 33* -8* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 0
2021-22 Djurgårdens IF “A” SHL 50* 11* 15* 26* 14* -12* | Relegation 4 0 0 0 2 -3
2022-23 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 21* 5* 7* 12* 4* -7* |

Rhett Rakhshani Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 California Wave Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2012-13 HV71 ET 5* 4* 6* 10* 8* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 10 -
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 6* 0* 3* 3* 10* 4* |
2015-16 Linköping HC Champions HL 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
2017-18 Malmö Redhawks Champions HL 4* 3* 2* 5* 0* 3* |
2018-19 Frölunda HC Champions HL 7* 3* 5* 8* 2* -3* |
2019-20 Frölunda HC Champions HL 12* 3* 13* 16* 6* -5* |
2022-23 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Champions HL 7* 0* 5* 5* 4* 1* |

Rhett Rakhshani Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 56* 54* 67* 121* 2.16* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 3 120* 44* 69* 113* 0.94* 76* 16* | 2 8 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.13 * 2 * -3 *
Champions HL 6 41* 11* 29* 40* 0.98* 24* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 21* 5* 7* 12* 0.57* 4* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 5* 4* 6* 10* 2.00* 8* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * - *
NAHL 2 56* 25* 28* 53* 0.95* 56* -* | 1 9 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.56 * 2 * - *
NCAA 4 156* 60* 91* 151* 0.97* 180* 27* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 2 57* 17* 17* 34* 0.60* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 10 428* 112* 170* 282* 0.66* 303* 22* | 9 86 24 * 36 * 60 * 0.70 * 54 * 13 *
WHC-17 1 5* 3* 1* 4* 0.80* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 5* 1* 6* 1.00* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Rhett Rakhshani Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/14/2022
12/14/2022 Confirmed Grizzlys Wolfsburg Retired
05/26/2022
05/26/2022 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF Grizzlys Wolfsburg
05/11/2021
05/11/2021 Extension Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens IF
11/15/2020
11/15/2020 Confirmed No team Djurgårdens IF
06/28/2018
06/28/2018 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks Frölunda HC
06/01/2016
06/01/2016 Confirmed Linköping HC Malmö Redhawks
05/31/2015
05/31/2015 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Linköping HC
04/05/2013
04/05/2013 Confirmed HV71 Växjö Lakers HC
06/19/2012
06/19/2012 Confirmed Bridgeport Sound Tigers HV71
03/31/2010
03/31/2010 Confirmed Univ. of Denver New York Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2003, 3 #49 overall by Portland Winter Hawks in the WHL Prospects Draft

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Denver