Position Right Wing Role Ice hockey player Name Rhett Rakhshani | Playing career Weight 82 kg Shoots Right Height 1.78 m | |
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Born March 6, 1988 (age 36) Orange, CA, USA ( 1988-03-06 ) SHL teamFormer teams Vaxjo LakersNew York IslandersHV71 NHL Draft 100th overall, 2006New York Islanders | ||
Current team Vaxjo Lakers (Winger) | ||
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Rhett Thomas Rakhshani (born March 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently contracted by the Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected by the New York Islanders in the 4th round (100th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Rakhshani is of Iranian-German-Mexican-American descent.
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Playing career
Rakhshani played collegiately at the University of Denver between 2006 and 2010, and received All-America West First Team honors as a senior, before signing with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He made his professional debut with the Islanders' affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL), in April 2010. He attended the 2010-11 AHL All-Star Classic and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team the same season.
On December 13, 2010, Rakhshani suited up with the New York Islanders to make his NHL debut in an away game shutout loss against the Nashville Predators.
In 2012-13, he spent his first season abroad with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). After completing his first year in Sweden, he joined fellow SHL side Växjö Lakers, where he played from 2013 to 2015, helping win the 2014 Swedish championship. After spending the 2015-16 campaign with his third SHL team, Linköping HC, he signed to continue his SHL career with the Malmö Redhawks in June 2016.
