Rask has garnered quite a reputation for taking the sting out of invading enemy attacks, but still, he must've wondered how he'd inspired his own species of wasp.

A breed of the angry insect discovered in the Teita Hills of Kenya was named for Rask in early 2015 by a researcher who hails from Boston. He moved to Africa a quarter-century ago but continues to follow his hometown sports teams.

Hence: Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski.

Try finding room to stitch that across the back of a black and yellow jersey.

The Finnish goaltender has plenty of other notable accomplishments to his name besides an insect species. A Stanley Cup ring from 2011, for starters, and a Vezina Trophy three years later among a series of career keepsakes.

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the No. 21 pick in the 2005 NHL Draft, Rask was traded to the Boston Bruins on June 24, 2006. He arrived in North America in 2007 and paid his dues with Providence of the American Hockey League from 2007-09, while getting a taste of the NHL in five games with the Bruins.

Impressed with Rask's performance, the Bruins let goaltender Manny Fernandez, an unrestricted free agent, leave and insert Rask as the backup to Tim Thomas. For the next three seasons the Bruins rotated the two, although Thomas got the bigger chunk of time in net.

Rask didn't play in the Bruins Stanley Cup run through the spring of 2011, with Thomas collecting the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. But when the Bruins traded Thomas following a contract dispute, Rask became the No. 1 goaltender.

On July 10, 2013, the Bruins re-signed Rask to an eight-year contract. He repaid that faith with a Vezina-Trophy season: 36 wins, a 2.04 goals-against average and .930 save percentage.