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| Final Rank: | 30 | Midterm Rank: | 34 |
| Position: | Right Wing | Shoots: | Right |
| Height: | 6' 0" | Weight: | 191 |
| Born: | May 5, 1993 | Hometown: | Stockholm, SWE |
| Born in: | Sundbyberg, SWE | ||
| Drafted: |
2011: ANA
(1st Round / 30th Overall)
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• 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.
• 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
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | AIK JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010-2011 | PLYMOUTH | OHL | 49 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 12 |
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