Daniel Rahimi (born 28 April 1987) is a Swedish professional

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for

IF Björklöven IF Björklöven (often simply referred to as Björklöven or Löven) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden. The club is currently playing in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan as of the 2014� ...

in the

Hockeyallsvenskan HockeyAllsvenskan (previously Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system (after the SHL). Since the 2009–10 season, the league consists of fourteen team ...

(Allsv.). He was selected by the

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in the third round (82nd overall) of the

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Playing career

After playing with the junior and senior teams of

in the

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and

HockeyAllsvenskan HockeyAllsvenskan (previously Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system (after the SHL). Since the 2009–10 season, the league consists of fourteen team ...

(Swe-1) leagues, Rahimi was selected 82nd overall in the third round of the

by the

. Rahimi was scouted as a stay-at-home defenceman, drafted on the recommendation of the Canucks Swedish scout and former player

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. Upon being drafted, he returned to IF Björklöven in 2006–07, then joined the

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a member of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of its parent club, Winnipeg Jets ...

, the Canucks'

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(AHL) affiliate, for the playoffs once his season in the HockeyAllsvenskan had finished. In 2007–08, he split the season between the Moose and the

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, the Canucks'

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affiliate, scoring five points in 19 ECHL games and five points in 41 AHL games. After spending the 2008–09 season entirely with the Moose, he was traded by the Canucks along with fellow prospect Patrick White to the

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for defencemen

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and

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on August 28, 2009. After two full regular seasons with the Manitoba Moose, he signed with the Elitserien (SEL) team

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–20 ...

for the 2009–10 season to make his debut in the top Swedish league. In 55 games, he scored eight points, but in the 2010 Kvalserien regulation tournament, Rögle were relegated to the Swe-1 league. To remain in the SEL league, he signed a two-year contract lasting until the end of the 2011–12 season with

HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League ...

. He then signed a two-year contract with

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in the same league, expiring after the 2012–13 season. On 5 March 2016, he signed a one-year contract with

HC Davos Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team players and ...

of the National League A, NLA. After one year in Switzerland, Rahimi returned to his native Sweden, signing with the Växjö Lakers in April 2017.

International play

Rahimi has played for Sweden in two World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, World Junior Championships. He made his debut at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 2006 World Junior Championships in British Columbia, tallying two points in five games as Sweden finished the tournament in fifth place. At the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 2007 World Junior Championships the following year, in his home country, Sweden finished in fourth as the host country. Rahimi did not register a point during the tournament. He won a bronze medal with the Swedish national team at the 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2014 IIHF World Championships.

Personal life

Daniel Rahimi was born in Umeå, Sweden, Umeå, Sweden, to an Iranian father and a Swedish mother. He grew up a fan of countryman Mattias Öhlund.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahimi, Daniel 1987 births HC Davos players HV71 players IF Björklöven players IF Troja/Ljungby players Linköping HC players Living people Manitoba Moose players Ice hockey people from Umeå Rögle BK players Sportspeople of Iranian descent Swedish ice hockey defencemen Swedish people of Iranian descent Vancouver Canucks draft picks Växjö Lakers players Victoria Salmon Kings players