Erik Rasmussen (ice hockey)

American ice hockey player (born 1977)

Ice hockey player

Erik Rasmussen

Born|  (1977-03-28) March 28, 1977 (age 47)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height|  6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight|  210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position|  Left wing
Shot|  Left
Played for|  Buffalo Sabres
Los Angeles Kings
New Jersey Devils
Ässät
National team|  United States
NHL draft|  7th overall, 1996
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career|  1997-2009

Erik Wayne Rasmussen (born March 28, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

## Early life

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Rasmussen was born in Minneapolis. He won the Minnesota Mr. Hockey award in 1995 as the best high school player in Minnesota. He played for the University of Minnesota for two years.

## Career

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Rasmussen was drafted in the first round, seventh overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He then played for the Sabres, Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils. During the 2007–08 season he played for New Jersey's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lowell Devils, and then signed a contract for the 2008–09 season with Porin Ässät of the Finnish SM-liiga.

While with Porin Ässät organization, Rasmussen appeared in 31 regular season games recording one goal and eight assists. Ässät finished 12th in the league and competed in the play-out to decide which team goes into the relegation series against a Mestis, the second-tier league, club. Ässät lost the play-out and had to play against Vaasan Sport in the relegation series. In total Rasmussen played 13 games of play-outs and relegation putting up four goals and five assists for nine points. In the seventh game of the relegation series, Rasmussen scored Ässät's first goal, assisted on the third and Ässät got to keep their place in the SM-liiga.[2]

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM
1992–93  | St. Louis Park High School | HS-MN | 23 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 50  | — | — | — | — | —
1993–94  | St. Louis Park High School  | HS-MN  | 18 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 80  | — | — | — | — | —
1994–95  | St. Louis Park High School  | HS-MN  | 23 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 80  | — | — | — | — | —
1995–96 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 55  | — | — | — | — | —
1996–97 | University of Minnesota  | WCHA  | 34 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 123  | — | — | — | — | —
1997–98 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 53 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 83  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14  | — | — | — | — | —
1998–99 | Rochester Americans  | AHL  | 37 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 47  | — | — | — | — | —
1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres  | NHL  | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 37  | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18
1999–2000 | Buffalo Sabres  | NHL  | 67 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 43  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres  | NHL  | 82 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 51  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres  | NHL  | 69 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34  | — | — | — | — | —
2002–03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL  | 57 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 28  | — | — | — | — | —
2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL  | 69 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41  | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2
2005–06 | New Jersey Devils  | NHL  | 67 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32  | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8
2006–07 | New Jersey Devils  | NHL  | 71 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25  | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14
2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL  | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14  | — | — | — | — | —
2008–09 | Ässät | SM-l | 31 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 60  | — | — | — | — | —
NHL totals  | 545 | 52 | 76 | 128 | 305  | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46

### International

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Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM

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1996 | United States | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16
1997 | United States  | WJC  | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4
2002 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Junior totals  | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20

## Awards and honors

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Award  | Year

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All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1995–96

## References

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1. ^ Maiorana, Sal (2012). 100 Things Sabres Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-62368-015-2.
2. ^ "Kasitien herruus Poriin, Ässät-Sport 3-0". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Martin Biron

|  Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
1996 | Succeeded by

Mika Noronen

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