Joonas Rask (born 24 March 1990) is a Finnish professional

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forward. He is currently playing with

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of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played 2 games in the

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with the

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during the 2012–13 season. He is the younger brother of former goaltender

Tuukka Rask Tuukka Mikael Rask (born 10 March 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs before being traded to the Boston Bruins in 2006, where he played ...

Playing career

Rask was selected by the

in the 7th round (198th overall) of the

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. Before coming to North America, Rask played for

Ilves Ilves (; Finnish for "Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the cit ...

in the then Finnish SM-liiga. On 23 March 2012, Rask opted to sign a two-year entry level contract with the Nashville Predators. In the following season, Rask remained in Finland as he was loaned to

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its h ...

by the Predators. Upon completion of the Finnish season Rask then moved to North America to end the

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season, appearing in 2 games with the Predators, contributing with an assist. In the last year of his contract with the Predators, Rask was assigned to

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affiliate, the

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for the duration of the 2013–14 season. In a disappointing transition to North American hockey, he produced just 14 points in 58 games with the Admirals. On 8 June 2014, Rask opted to return to Finland signing a two-year contract as a restricted free agent from the Predators with HIFK. After five seasons in the Liiga with HIFK, Rask left following the 2018–19, signing a two-year contract with Swedish club, Örebro HK of the SHL on 20 April 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people Finnish ice hockey centres HIFK (ice hockey) players Ilves players Jokerit players Luleå HF players Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators draft picks Nashville Predators players Örebro HK players People from Savonlinna Sportspeople from South Savo {{Finland-icehockey-centre-stub