Shoots Left Name Dennis Rasmussen Positions Forward Playing career Weight 93 kg | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.91 m National team Sweden Role Ice hockey player Date joined 2014 | |
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Born July 3, 1990 (age 33)
Vasteras, Sweden ( 1990-07-03 ) NHL team
Former teams Chicago Blackhawks
Vaxjo Lakers Similar People Ted Dent, Joel Quenneville, Jonathan Toews, Andrew Allen | ||
Dennis Rasmussen (born 3 July 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
Rasmussen played as a youth and made his professional debut with VIK Västerås HK before he was brought to Växjö Lakers after their promotion to the Elitserien on 14 April 2011. After two successful seasons establishing a position within the team, Rasmussen was re-signed to a two-year extension on 30 January 2013.
Following a successful 2013–14 season with the Lakers, in which he finished 10th in league scoring with 40 points, Rasmussen agreed to a one-year entry level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL on 10 June 2014. He scored his first career NHL goal in his first NHL game on 8 December 2015 against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators.
On July 7, 2017, he signed a one-year, one-way contract worth $725,000 with the Anaheim Ducks.