Rhett Rakhshani

Rhett Rakhshani
Born March 6, 1988 (1988-03-06) (age 24)
Orange, CA, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NHL team New York Islanders
NHL Draft 100th overall, 2006
New York Islanders
Playing career 2010–present

Rhett Rakhshani (born March 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League. He was selected by the New York Islanders in the 4th round (100th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

On December 13, 2010, Rakhshani suited up with the New York Islanders to made his NHL debut in an away game shutout loss against the Nashville Predators.[1]

Rhett is of Iranian-German-Mexican-American descent.[2]

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Notable awards and honours

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 University of Denver NCAA 40 10 26 36 38
2007–08 University of Denver NCAA 37 14 14 28 52
2008–09 University of Denver NCAA 38 15 22 37 50
2009–10 University of Denver NCAA 41 21 29 50 40
2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 66 24 38 62 32
2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 0
NCAA totals 156 60 91 151 180
AHL totals 71 24 40 64 34 5 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=546266
  2. ^ Chambers, Mike (November 16, 2009). "DU's Rhett Rakhshani an unusual hockey star". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_13796322. 
  3. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 
  4. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 

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