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Fantasy Summary

Average-sized two-way defenseman who projects to become a bottom-pair guy. Has good leadership qualities, and is mature beyond his years.


Observations

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August 2021 – Räsänen was not selected in the 2021 NHL Draft. Nick Richard

October 2020 – Räsänen passed through the 2020 NHL Draft without a selection. He will re-enter the draft in 2021.  Jokke Nevalainen

June 2019 – Räsänen did not get drafted in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He is now eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.  Jokke Nevalainen

February 2019 – Räsänen has spent his second year in a row in Jr. A SM-liiga which is the top junior level in Finland. He has played big minutes for Tappara U20 team, and has been regularly used on both special teams. He’s posted great offensive numbers but they may be a bit misleading considering his skill level. He’s very mature for his age both mentally and physically. Räsänen has also represented Finland at the U18 level in multiple tournaments where he’s usually been the team captain. But he’s been used in a shutdown role on Team Finland, and that role might suit his talents better at the pro level. Räsänen may follow the footsteps of his older brother Aapeli and go to NCAA before testing his talents against NHL competition. He’s a few years away but could end up being a nice two-way defenseman on the bottom-pair for some NHL team.  Jokke Nevalainen

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 1.5
NHL Certainty 0.5
Country FIN
Position D
Roster Type Draft Eligible
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth May 23, 2001
Height 6‘0”
Weight 194 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2014-2015 Tappara U16U16 SM-sarja Q9 1 67 2|        
  Tappara U16U16 SM-sarja29 9 716 28|        
 2015-2016 Tappara U18U18 SM-sarja41 4 59 16|Playoffs3 0 22
 2016-2017 Tappara U18U18 SM-sarja42 7 1724 42|Playoffs4 0 22
  Finland U16 (all)International-Jr8 1 12 6|        
  Finland U17WHC-175 0 00 0|        
  Finland U17 (all)International-Jr11 0 11 0|        
 2017-2018 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup4 0 00 2|        
  Tappara U18U18 SM-sarja0 0 00 0|Playoffs4 0 44
  Tappara U20U20 SM-sarja50 4 1418 32|Playoffs9 0 11
  Finland U17WHC-175 0 00 0|        
  Finland U17 (all)International-Jr13 0 11 2|        
  Finland U18 (all)International-Jr4 0 00 4|        
 2018-2019 Tappara U18U18 SM-sarja2 0 44 2|Playoffs3 0 00 16 
  Tappara U20U20 SM-sarja49 6 2531 58|Playoffs3 0 11
  Finland U18WJC-185 0 11 0|        
  Finland U18 (all)International-Jr25 0 33 0|        
  Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup4 0 00 0|        
 2019-2020 Tappara U20U20 SM-sarja9 0 55 24|        
  Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL45 4 1418 30|        
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr2 0 00 2|        
 2020-2021 Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA25 1 78 19|        
 2021-2022 Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA40 0 55 16|        
 2022-2023 Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA41 2 1315 12|        
 2023-2024 Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA39 4 711 16|        
 2024-2025 KalPaLiiga21 1 23 2|        

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