Quick Facts
Biography
Dennis Rasmussen (born 3 July 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Rasmussen played as a youth and made his professional debut with VIK Västerås HK before he was brought to Växjö Lakers after their promotion to the Elitserien on 14 April 2011. After two successful seasons establishing a position within the team, Rasmussen was re-signed to a two-year extension on 30 January 2013.
Following a successful 2013–14 season with the Lakers, in which he finished 10th in league scoring with 40 points, Rasmussen agreed to a one-year entry level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL on 10 June 2014. He scored his first career NHL goal in his first NHL game on 8 December 2015 against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 39 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 40 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 44 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 48 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 55 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 42 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 52 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 73 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 25 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 149 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC |  | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WC | | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||