Rasmus Asplund
Rasmus Asplund | |||
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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 | ||
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.
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 170 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
NHL totals | 57 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | WJC18 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
2016 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
2017 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 29 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 |
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 Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 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
- Swedish ice hockey player stubs