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USA Iran Rhett Rakhshani
#89 Grizzlys Wolfsburg / DEL - 22/23
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time Champions Hockey League Champion 2
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
2-time SHL Champion 2
Date of Birth
Mar 06, 1988
Position
RW
Age
36
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
USA / Iran
Shoots
R
Youth Team
California Wave
Status
Retired
Drafted
2006 round 4 #100 overall by New York Islanders

Rakhshani is known as a winger with great stickhandling ability and puck control. He has both finishing and playmaking skill. On the downside, he is smallish and not overly effective in physical contests. An average skater, there is also room for improvement in his defensive game.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2020)

Brother-in-law: Noah Welch

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Rhett Rakhshani Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 California Wave 16U AAA 16U AAA 56* 54* 67* 121* -* -* |
2004-05 USNTDP Juniors NAHL 40* 12* 15* 27* 21* -* | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 2 -
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 14* 6* 5* 11* 32* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 5* 3* 1* 4* 2* -* |
2005-06 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 43* 11* 12* 23* 30* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 16* 13* 13* 26* 35* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 5* 1* 6* 4* 2* |
2006-07 Univ. of Denver NCAA 40* 10* 26* 36* 38* 3* |
2007-08 Univ. of Denver NCAA 37* 14* 14* 28* 52* 6* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* 1* |
2008-09 Univ. of Denver “A” NCAA 38* 15* 22* 37* 50* 4* |
2009-10 Univ. of Denver “C” NCAA 41* 21* 29* 50* 40* 14* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 66* 24* 38* 62* 32* -11* |
2011-12 New York Islanders NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 49* 20* 29* 49* 42* 25* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -2
2012-13 HV71 Elitserien 52* 14* 25* 39* 46* 17* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 4 3
2013-14 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 55* 13* 25* 38* 26* 19* | Playoffs 12 3 6 9 12 1
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 51* 6* 12* 18* 37* 7* | Playoffs 18 8 4 12 8 9
2015-16 Linköping HC SHL 33* 14* 15* 29* 14* 10* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 0
2016-17 Malmö Redhawks SHL 41* 15* 12* 27* 22* -7* | Playoffs 13 5 3 8 8 -2
2017-18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 37* 9* 22* 31* 24* -1* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 10 0
2018-19 Frölunda HC SHL 38* 9* 12* 21* 30* -2* | Playoffs 16 4 13 17 6 5
2019-20 Frölunda HC SHL 36* 10* 15* 25* 57* -1* |
2020-21 Djurgårdens IF SHL 35* 11* 17* 28* 33* -8* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 0
2021-22 Djurgårdens IF “A” SHL 50* 11* 15* 26* 14* -12* | Relegation 4 0 0 0 2 -3
2022-23 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 21* 5* 7* 12* 4* -7* |

Rhett Rakhshani Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 California Wave Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2012-13 HV71 ET 5* 4* 6* 10* 8* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 10 -
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 6* 0* 3* 3* 10* 4* |
2015-16 Linköping HC Champions HL 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
2017-18 Malmö Redhawks Champions HL 4* 3* 2* 5* 0* 3* |
2018-19 Frölunda HC Champions HL 7* 3* 5* 8* 2* -3* |
2019-20 Frölunda HC Champions HL 12* 3* 13* 16* 6* -5* |
2022-23 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Champions HL 7* 0* 5* 5* 4* 1* |

Rhett Rakhshani Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 56* 54* 67* 121* 2.16* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 3 120* 44* 69* 113* 0.94* 76* 16* | 2 8 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.13 * 2 * -3 *
Champions HL 6 41* 11* 29* 40* 0.98* 24* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 21* 5* 7* 12* 0.57* 4* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 5* 4* 6* 10* 2.00* 8* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * - *
NAHL 2 56* 25* 28* 53* 0.95* 56* -* | 1 9 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.56 * 2 * - *
NCAA 4 156* 60* 91* 151* 0.97* 180* 27* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 2 57* 17* 17* 34* 0.60* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 10 428* 112* 170* 282* 0.66* 303* 22* | 9 86 24 * 36 * 60 * 0.70 * 54 * 13 *
WHC-17 1 5* 3* 1* 4* 0.80* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 5* 1* 6* 1.00* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Rhett Rakhshani Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/14/2022
12/14/2022 Confirmed Grizzlys Wolfsburg Retired
05/26/2022
05/26/2022 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF Grizzlys Wolfsburg
05/11/2021
05/11/2021 Extension Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens IF
11/15/2020
11/15/2020 Confirmed No team Djurgårdens IF
06/28/2018
06/28/2018 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks Frölunda HC
06/01/2016
06/01/2016 Confirmed Linköping HC Malmö Redhawks
05/31/2015
05/31/2015 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Linköping HC
04/05/2013
04/05/2013 Confirmed HV71 Växjö Lakers HC
06/19/2012
06/19/2012 Confirmed Bridgeport Sound Tigers HV71
03/31/2010
03/31/2010 Confirmed Univ. of Denver New York Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2003, 3 #49 overall by Portland Winter Hawks in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Denver