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Finland Ruben Rafkin
#6 Tappara / Liiga - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Jan 08, 2002
Position
D
Age
22
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
TPS
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

He's a great puck-mover. Rafkin can execute the breakout through traffic and always places his passes in a position for his teammates to take them without breaking stride. He's physical, and I like his skating patterns off of the puck to support his partner on exits and defensive zone puck retrievals. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

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Ruben Rafkin Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Selects Academy 16U AAA USPHL 16U 6* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8 -
2017-18 Selects Academy 16U AAA USPHL 16U 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 1 5 6 6 -
Selects Academy 16U AAA 16U AAA 47* 10* 34* 44* -* -* |
2018-19 Tri-City Storm USHL 38* 2* 8* 10* 90* 9* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 1* 2* 10* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 18* 2* 6* 8* 34* -* |
2019-20 Windsor Spitfires OHL 59* 4* 27* 31* 61* 3* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2020-21 TPS Liiga 48* 4* 12* 16* 36* 10* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 6 -4
Finland U20 WJC-20 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 TPS Liiga 52* 5* 6* 11* 100* 1* | Playoffs 18 0 3 3 10 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 8* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 0* 1* 1* 8* -1* |
2022-23 TPS “A” Liiga 39* 0* 11* 11* 22* 0* |
2023-24 TPS Liiga 57* 4* 21* 25* 79* -14* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 2 0
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 29* 0* |
2024-25 Tappara Liiga 23* 0* 5* 5* 16* 4* |
Projected Liiga 47* 0* 10* 10* 33* 8* |

Ruben Rafkin Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland Selects U13 WSI U13 9* 1* 1* 2* 22* -* |
2015-16 Finland Selects U14 WSI U14 9* 3* 8* 11* 2* -* |
West Coast Selects U15 WSI U15 6* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2018-19 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
2019-20 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2021-22 TPS Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -4* |
Finland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2022-23 TPS “A” Champions HL 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 29* 0* |
2024-25 Tappara Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |

Ruben Rafkin Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 47* 10* 34* 44* 0.94* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 14* 1* 1* 2* 0.14* 8* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 29* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 29* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 33* 2* 8* 10* 0.30* 44* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 5 219* 13* 55* 68* 0.31* 253* 1* | 3 40 0 * 7 * 7 * 0.18 * 18 * -3 *
OHL 1 59* 4* 27* 31* 0.53* 61* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 38* 2* 8* 10* 0.26* 90* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
USPHL 16U 2 11* 1* 3* 4* 0.36* 8* -* | 2 8 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.88 * 14 * - *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U14 1 9* 3* 8* 11* 1.22* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U15 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ruben Rafkin Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/17/2024
05/17/2024 Confirmed TPS Tappara
12/06/2021
12/06/2021 Extension TPS TPS
04/03/2020
04/03/2020 Confirmed Windsor Spitfires TPS
07/29/2019
07/29/2019 Confirmed Tri-City Storm Windsor Spitfires
01/06/2018
01/06/2018 Confirmed Selects Academy 16U AAA Tri-City Storm
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 1 #14 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the CHL Import Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #58 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #103 by TSN/Craig Button

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #104 by McKeen's Hockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #84 by NHL Central Scouting