Rasmus Asplund
Rasmus Asplund | |||
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![]() Asplund in 2020 | |||
Born |
Filipstad, Sweden | 3 December 1997||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Färjestad BK | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
33rd overall, 2016 Buffalo Sabres | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Rasmus Asplund (born 3 December 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Sabres in the second round (33rd overall) in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career
Asplund made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Färjestad BK during the 2014–15 SHL season.[2]
Following his fourth SHL season, Asplund signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres on May 23, 2018.[3]
On 16 September 2020, with the North American set to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Asplund remained in Sweden to begin playing on loan from the Sabres with Västerås IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[4] He recorded 9 points through 14 games in the second tier Allsvenskan before ending his loan and returning to the Sabres.
Rasmus Asplund is considered one of the top two-way players in the NHL following the 2021-22 NHL season. Asplund posted outstanding defensive metrics on his way to finish in the top 20 for the 21-22 Frank J. Selke Trophy awarded to the top defensive forward.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 46 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 39 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 50 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 33 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Västerås IK | Allsv | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 28 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 170 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
NHL totals | 137 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Sweden | U17 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2014 | Sweden | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
2015 | Sweden | U18 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
2016 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
2017 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
2022 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 29 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | ||||
Senior totals | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
References
- ^ Goods, Jack (25 June 2016). "Sabres select Rasmus Asplund in the second round". Buffalo News. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Asplund makes senior debut". Färjestad BK. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Johnston, Mike (23 May 2018). "Sabres sign forward Rasmus Asplund to three-year, entry level contract". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Asplund ready for VIK" (in Swedish). Västerås IK. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com
- CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv)
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Use dmy dates from April 2016
- Articles without Wikidata item
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres draft picks
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Färjestad BK players
- People from Filipstad
- Rochester Americans players
- Swedish ice hockey centres
- VIK Västerås HK players
- Sportspeople from Värmland County
- All stub articles
- Swedish ice hockey player stubs