Rasmus Rissanen

Not to be confused with Rasmus Ristolainen.

Rasmus Rissanen
Born (1991-07-13) July 13, 1991 (age 33)
Kuopio, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Linköping HC
Carolina Hurricanes
Jokerit
Örebro HK
National team  Finland
NHL draft 178th overall, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2011–present

Rasmus Rissanen (born July 13, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Rissanen was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 6th round (178th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Rissanen played youth hockey in his native Finland with KalPa before leaving to play major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Everett Silvertips.

On April 4, 2011, the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League signed Rissanen to a three-year, entry-level contract,[1] and he made his professional debut with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League near the end of the 2010–11 season.

In his fourth full professional season in 2014–15 season, Rissanen was finally recalled from the Checkers and made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes in a 3–1 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on March 6, 2015.[2] During his seven-year stint in North America, he played a total of six games in the NHL, 294 in the AHL and 139 in the WHL.

After 5 seasons within the Hurricanes organization and unable to solidify an NHL role, Rissanen opted to return to his native Finland, signing with Jokerit, a member of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on May 2, 2016.[3]

Rissanen played two seasons in the KHL, before leaving Jokerit at the conclusion of his contract and signing a two-year deal with Swedish outfit, Örebro HK of the SHL, on June 5, 2018.[4]

At the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, having completed six seasons with Örebro HK, Rissanen ended his tenure with the club after signing a two-year contract to continue in the SHL with Linköping HC on 24 April 2024.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Everett Silvertips WHL 71 4 11 15 103 7 0 1 1 8
2010–11 Everett Silvertips WHL 68 1 11 12 89 4 2 0 2 8
2010–11 Charlotte Checkers AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 64 3 3 6 57 — — — — —
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 61 0 9 9 84 5 0 0 0 10
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 62 3 7 10 91 — — — — —
2014–15 Charlotte Checkers AHL 52 1 10 11 69 — — — — —
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 54 2 11 13 56 — — — — —
2016–17 Jokerit KHL 44 2 2 4 55 3 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Jokerit KHL 31 0 3 3 18 7 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Örebro HK SHL 48 0 3 3 53 2 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Örebro HK SHL 39 3 6 9 59 — — — — —
2020–21 Örebro HK SHL 46 2 7 9 32 9 0 0 0 20
2021–22 Örebro HK SHL 23 2 4 6 16 — — — — —
2022–23 Örebro HK SHL 51 8 10 18 44 13 4 2 6 35
2023–24 Örebro HK SHL 51 2 17 19 16 3 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
KHL totals 75 2 5 7 73 10 0 0 0 4
SHL totals 258 17 47 64 220 27 4 2 6 59

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Finland U17 6th 5 0 1 1 14
2008 Finland U18 6th 6 0 2 2 18
2009 Finland U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 10
2011 Finland WJC 6th 6 0 0 0 14
Junior totals 23 0 3 3 56

References

  1. ^ "Hurricanes sign Rasmus Rissanen to Entry-Level contract". Carolina Hurricanes. April 4, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Dubnyk stifles Hurricanes, Wild win fifth straight". National Hockey League. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Rissanen agrees to terms with Jokerit". Jokerit (in Finnish). May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Orebro recruits defenseman from KHL". Örebro HK (in Swedish). June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rasmus Rissanen signs for Linköping" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.