Rasmus Asplund
| Rasmus Asplund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 December 1997 Filipstad, Sweden | ||
| 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 who is currently playing as a prospect to 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 170 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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