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Rickard Rakell

North American Skater - Plymouth, OHL
Final Rank:30Midterm Rank:34
Position:Right WingShoots:Right
Height:6' 0"Weight:191
Born:May 5, 1993Hometown:Stockholm, SWE
Born in:Sundbyberg, SWE
Drafted: 2011: ANA (1st Round / 30th Overall)  Anaheim Ducks
• He led all Plymouth rookies in scoring in 2010-11, tallying 19 goals in 49 games in his first season in the Ontario Hockey League.

• Rakell was the youngest player to compete for Team Sweden at the 2011 World Junior Championships; he recorded three assists helping Sweden finish fourth. He was joined on the team by close friend, No. 2 ranked Gabriel Landeskog; the two forwards work out together in the summer.

• He credits his parents and brother for having the biggest influence on his career – “my parents have always given me the support I needed and I have always looked up to my older brother, always competing with him.”

• His childhood hockey idol was Mats Sundin because he grew up in the same village (Viby) and if he could be any celebrity for a day he would choose Peter Forsberg when he used to play for Colorado.

NEWS: Rakell learned fast he had to get dirty to score (click here)

STATISTICS

SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAPPIM
2009-2010AIK JR.SWEDEN-JR.83142
2010-2011PLYMOUTHOHL4919244312




I've been getting frustrated lately, and the only thing keeping me sane was the team winning and other people stepping up and scoring. Then you just kind of let it go and realize you can end the series with one shot, that frustration goes away for a brief moment, and that's what happened.

— Montreal forward Max Pacioretty after scoring the series-winner in Game 4 -- his first career playoff goal -- to eliminate the Lightning and send the Canadiens into the second round