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His goals against average (GAA) was 1.86 with two shutouts and a .935 save percentage. Despite this, the team opted to go with the two veteran goaltenders, Thomas and Fernandez, for the 2008–09 season. “Since she became a fan at a very young age, she has just gravitated to Tuukka Rask,” Ava’s father Marc Girolimetti said. Tuukka Mikael Rask is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender presently affiliated with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins, who had the NHL’s best record during the regular season, play Game 3 Saturday afternoon, mere hours after his announcement. [12], On 10 July 2013, the Bruins re-signed Rask to an eight-year, $56 million contract. We’re currently in process of confirming all details such as Tuukka … In the third round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Rask faced 136 shots in four games played, allowing two goals while making 134 saves for a 0.50 GAA and a .985 save percentage. Hockey players are famous for battling through injury for as long as they can, because the Cup means so much to them, so why should we believe anything here other than that Rask played through tremendous mental strain until he just couldn’t take it anymore? Rask started his career in the youth teams of his hometown club SaPKo in Savonlinna, Finland. [17] Rask and the Bruins ended up finishing the season with 50 wins and 112 points, their best season since their 2013–14 Presidents' Trophy-winning season. Obviously not. He grew up alongside his younger brother, Joonas Rask, playing ice hockey together. On 2 March 2016, it was revealed that Rask was to be the starting goaltender for Finland in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, ahead of Pekka Rinne. With the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, Rask became only the second Finnish goaltender to do so, after Antti Niemi of the Chicago Blackhawks accomplished the feat the previous year. [24], On 15 August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic and the NHL's Return to Play program, Rask opted to leave the playoffs, exit the "bubble" in Toronto in which teams were quarantined, and return to his family after playing five games in the "bubble", which included two games against the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. [32], In 2015, a recently discovered species of wasp in Kenya was named Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski as a direct reference to Rask. At the international level, he was a member of the Finnish delegation to the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where his team won the bronze medal. Twice, Rask has backstopped the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Final, but lost in 2012 to Chicago and last year to St. Louis. However, before playing a regular season game for Toronto, he was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for former Calder Memorial Trophy-winning goaltender Andrew Raycroft. "I have not spoken to Tuukka … Nor does Rask’s decision here mean that he wasn’t. [21] On 3 February 2019 against the Washington Capitals, Rask recorded a shutout to become the career leader for wins by a goaltender in Bruins history, again surpassing Tiny Thompson.[22]. Tuukka Rask reportedly opted out due to medical emergency involving daughter Zac Wassink, Yardbarker 8/19/2020 'Irreplaceable' 1,000-year-old Native American rock carvings vandalized It was his first start in a game since 19 January. In the 2009–10 regular season, Rask was the only goaltender in the NHL with a GAA of less than 2.00 and the only goaltender with a save percentage over .930. He is the older brother of Joonas Rask, who plays professionally as a forward with Örebro HK in the SHL.[1]. He put his family first and acknowledged that some things are more important than sports. By now, we know that Rask’s daughter was dealing with an emergency, and that Rask decided that it was necessary for him to go home. On 1 January 2019, during the 2019 NHL Winter Classic, Rask set a new record for games played by a Bruins goaltender with his 469th game, surpassing Tiny Thompson's record set in the 1938–39 NHL season. Taylor Hall scored his first goal for Boston and Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots to earn his first victory since February on Thursday night, when the Bruins dominated the Islanders and won 4-1. Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 16 April 2021, at 11:22. Tuukka Mikael Rask (born 10 March 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It didn’t have to unfold that way, but Koufax’s decision would have been no less defensible had Los Angeles lost the series. On 28 June 2012, Rask re-signed with the Bruins to a one-year, $3.5 million contract. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Rask in the first round, 21st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. [6], Not long after the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Rask, who had been named the backup goaltender to Thomas, signed a two-year extension to his contract with the Bruins on 5 November that kept him under contract through to the 2011–12 season.[7]. [31] He was unable to play in the semifinal against Sweden due to flu, which cost Finland a spot in the final. Sorry to all the other Jesse Spectors for ruining your Google results. His father name is Jari Rask and his mother name is Irja Rask. Tuukka Rask doesn't owe the public an explanation for why he opted out of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Toronto management had deemed Justin Pogge their potential goaltender of the future, rendering Rask expendable. He is the older brother of Joonas Rask, who plays professionally as a forward with HIFK in the Finnish Liiga. “I want to be with my teammates competing, but at this moment there are things more important than hockey in my life, and that is being with my family,” Rask said in a statement released by the Bruins. 1 goaltender Tuukka Rask cited family reasons when he opted to leave the NHL bubble prior to Game 3 against the Hurricanes this past Saturday, but apparently it … [26], On 15 April 2021, Rask would return from an upper-body injury, where he recorded his 300th NHL win against the Islanders. Tuukka Rask is a native of Savonlinna, Finland, born on 10th March 1987, to Jari Rask and Ijra Rask. Rask played in four of Finland's six games en route to the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics,[29] including a 3–1 defeat of host nation Russia in the quarter-finals,[30] and a shut-out of the United States in the bronze medal game. He was the top ranked European goaltender in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. “Rask had an .899 save percentage and a 3.00 goals against average in the two games vs. Carolina and had showed little battle in fighting to track the puck through traffic in front while also showing body language that indicated he wasn’t feeling the playoff intensity either,” Joe Haggerty wrote for NBC Boston. Bill Durnan (25 GP in 1943-44 w/ MTL) and Tony Esposito (20 GP in 1970-71 w/ CHI) are the only goaltenders in NHL history with a longer such run. [19] However, Rask was later placed on injured reserve by the Bruins on 28 January after sustaining a concussion. Following the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, Rask was awarded the NHL's Vezina Trophy, awarded to the "goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position". Rask recorded a 15–9 record with a 2.02 goals against average and a .934 save percentage during the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. His birth name is Tuukka Mikael Rask. Share on Facebook. “I think he’s awesome,” Ava said. Check below for more deets about Tuukka Rask. Just two weeks later, on 20 November, he recorded his first NHL win, a 4–2 victory on the road against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The reasoning given by the authors was, "This species is named after the acrobatic goaltender for the Finnish National ice hockey team and the Boston Bruins, whose glove hand is as tenacious as the raptorial fore tarsus of this dryinid species. Tuukka Rask’s height and weight. Congrats to @tuukkarask on being named to the Atlantic Division All-Star team! [13], Early in the 2016–17 regular season, Rask sustained a groin injury[14] that somewhat hampered his abilities much of the season following a successful October campaign, starting the 2016–17 season with 12 wins and a .938 save percentage in 17 games. #NHLStats", "Sochi.ru - Ice Hockey - Men - Playoffs Quarterfinals, Game 24", "Wasp species named in honor of Bruins' Tuukka Rask", "Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask gets new species of wasp in Kenya named after him", "Pasta's gonna have some company. If, as Merloni says, “decisions to opt out should be respected,” then everything that happened with Rask over the past week needs to be contextualized and treated with the same respect, not used as fodder to take shots against him. Mental health is health, and if Rask’s “body language … indicated he wasn’t feeling the playoff intensity,” a couple of days before he decided to take his leave, the interpretation needs to be similar to if he had been favoring an ailing shoulder. Bruins No. As in 2021, Tuukka Rask‘s age is * years. He then played in 28 games for the Tampere-based Ilves Jr. in the Finnish Junior League. [11] During the lockout, which ended on 6 January 2013, Rask played for HC Plzeň, which won the Czech Extraliga that year. Most wins by a Boston Bruins goaltender in franchise history. Rask won the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender during the 2013–14 season. Taylor Hall scored his first goal for Boston and Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots to earn his first victory since February on Thursday night, when the … Rask was honest about how he felt about the bubble, and we’re always asking athletes to be honest. Following a six-game quarterfinal series with the Bruins losing to the Ottawa Senators four games to two, Rask successfully underwent groin surgery on 9 May 2017. Rask has been on the cusp of Boston Sports Royalty for the past two seasons. Tuukka Rask is the father of a newborn baby, and he’s been away from his family all month, playing with the Boston Bruins in the NHL’s Toronto bubble amid the coronavirus pandemic. Did not pitching on Yom Kippur mean Koufax wasn’t “invested” in the Dodgers’ success? He played in the round robin and a portion of the 7 game series against the Carolina Hurricanes, but he shocked the world last week when he decided to opt out and leave the bubble. It was later revealed the Bruins intended to release Raycroft, which would have made him available to Toronto without having to give up Rask. On 3 October 2008, the Bruins reassigned Rask to Providence. After the NHL resumed play, Rask led the Bruins to their second Stanley Cup finals in three years in the 2013 playoffs. Prior to the declaration of the 2012–13 lockout, Rask was named as the starting goaltender for the Bruins, replacing Tim Thomas, who would eventually be traded to the New York Islanders on 7 February 2013. Tuukka Rask left Bruins for specific family medical emergency according to WEEI’s Greg Hill. Rask played in two out of three tournament games and in one out of three pre-tournament games. On 5 November 2007, Rask was called up to the Boston Bruins for the first time. Former Red Sox infielder Lou Merloni, now a Boston sports radio yakker, tweeted, “Like I said, [Bruins coach Bruce] Cassidy needed to sit Tuukka down and see if he is invested in this thing. Most shutouts in playoff series-clinching games in franchise history. On 5 May 2007, Rask signed a three-year contract with the Boston Bruins and was in attendance to observe the Providence Bruins' 2006–07 playoff run for the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Calder Cup championship. In the 2010–11 season, Thomas returned to form, effectively relegating Rask once again to the backup role. Over the past five seasons, Rask sits at 2nd in GAA (2.36), a tie for 7th in SV% (.917), 3rd in wins (155), and 1st in shutouts with 24. [2], The trade has since been examined as one of the worst trades in Maple Leafs franchise history; Rask would experience many seasons of success with the Bruins, eventually winning the Stanley Cup and Vezina Trophy, while Raycroft would only play two seasons for Toronto, recording disappointing statistics in the process.[3]. In the 2017–18 season, from 26 November 2017 to 10 February 2018, Rask had a career-high 21-game point streak. His shot at another crown continues, for the first time as a father, Tuesday night in Montreal. Tuukka Rask: Bio, Childhood, Family, and Education. Tuukka Rask is a well-known professional ice hockey goaltender from Finland. [8][9] Despite having been the only qualifying rookie in NHL history to lead the league with a sub-2.00 GAA, as well as lead the league in save percentage,[10] and having supplanted the Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas as the starter, Rask was not named as a finalist for the rookie of the year award. Tuukka Rask spoke his mind after the Bruins' 3-2 loss in Game 2 and it did not align with the usual jock-speak we've come to expect after a tough defeat. Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. [23], On 10 March 2020, his 33rd birthday, Rask recorded the 50th shutout of his career, against the Philadelphia Flyers. Ava has cheered the team on, and definitely has a favorite. Rumor: Tuukka Rask To Announce Retirement Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask was not enthusiastic about being in the NHL bubble. With nagging back spasms keeping Fernandez from play shortly after the All-Star Game break, Rask was once again called up to serve as a second goaltender, and on 31 January 2009, he played his first (and only) game with the Bruins in the 2008–09 season, and earned his first ever NHL shutout, a 1–0 home effort against the New York Rangers, with Marc Savard scoring the only Bruins goal. But the Boston Bruins goaltender apparently provided more insight into … Longest season-opening home point streak in Boston Bruins history. There are a lot of fans in Boston right now that are very angry with Boston Bruins star goaltender Tuukka Rask and frankly I do not blame them one bit. We obviously don’t have a lot of parallels to draw on for this situation, but Sandy Koufax didn’t start Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it was on Yom Kippur. He is an actor, known for (2013), (2006) and (2013).. Born on , , Tuukka Rask hails from , , . And how good has Rask been? [4][5] The Providence team did not make it past the second round of the Calder Cup against the Manchester Monarchs, but nonetheless Rask practiced with the Providence team. "It was suggested they seek medical help. “I want to thank the Bruins and my teammates for their support and wish them success.”. He is currently a member of the National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins.Rask won the Prince of Wales Trophy in 2011 and 2013 with the Boston Bruins, among other honors. Seriously, Tuukka Rask has been AMAZING for the Boston Bruins! More to this Rask story. His brother Joonas is also an ice hockey player who plays as a forward in Finnis Liiga for HIFK. Game 3 of 1st round. In 2011, Rask won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins. Tuukka Rask broke his silence on Thursday, explaining that his daughter "needed medical attention" and "wasn't doing well," prompting him to leave the NHL's bubble. "Basically the kind of situation where I believe Tuukka Rask did what every parent would do and was obviously very concerned. As clear as it should be what it would mean to Rask to lead Boston to a Cup, his choice to opt out of these playoffs still resulted in some shade being thrown at him, especially after Rask had made honest comments about the hollow feeling of the bubble atmosphere. The real reason behind Tuukka Rask leaving the Bruins. [27] Rask also became the fifth-fastest player to reach the milestone, which he achieved in his 552nd NHL game, and also became the first Bruins goaltender to reach the mark.[28]. He obviously wasn’t. He posted a 36–15–6 record, highlighted by a career-best ten-game points-won streak from 20 to 30 March, going 9–0–1, as the Bruins captured their first Presidents' Trophy since 1990 and led the Eastern Conference in team defence (2.08 goals allowed per game). There is no information available about his education. [20] Rask returned to the Bruins lineup on 31 January in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. [18] He played only 54 games, his lowest since that same 2013–14 season, posting a 34–14–5 record with a 2.36 GAA and a .917 save percentage. What if someone did? He became the 37th goaltender and the fourth Finnish goaltender to achieve the milestone. Decisions to opt out should be respected. The Dodgers lost that game, 8-2, with Don Drysdale on the mound, but wound up winning the series as Koufax pitched a three-hit shutout to beat the Minnesota Twins in Game 7. At the time of his injury, Rask had a 14–8–3 record in 25 starts. ... as a father of two kids, I would be panicked and alarmed upon hearing that about a young kid. He was raised along with his older brother Joonas Rask. In the Stanley Cup finals, the Bruins were defeated in six games by the Chicago Blackhawks, as Rask registered a .932 save percentage. Rask had the best save percentage (.952) among the goalies in pre-season play, followed by teammates Manny Fernandez (.875), Tim Thomas (.869) and Kevin Regan (.857). Tuukka Rask was born on March 10, 1987 in Savonlinna, Finland as Tuukka Mikael Rask. Rask won the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender during the 2013–14 season. He was likely used more often than usual, with the Bruins suffering from "backup goaltender" challenges early in the season, but not enough of a hindrance to help lead the Bruins to the 2017 playoffs, the Bruins' first in three seasons. Ok. #NHLStats", Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tuukka_Rask&oldid=1018121798, Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics, National Hockey League first round draft picks, Articles with dead external links from December 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from September 2018, Articles with dead external links from July 2018, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, IIHF World U20 Championship All-Star Team. Rask helped the Bruins to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, though they ultimately lost in seven games to the St. Louis Blues. In the 2018 playoffs, the Bruins were defeated in the second round in five games by the Tampa Bay Lightning, with Rask playing 12 games total in the playoffs and posting a 2.88 GAA and .903 save percentage, his lowest since his first postseason in 2010. Tuukka Rask is the father of a newborn baby, and he’s been away from his family all month, playing with the Boston Bruins in the NHL’s Toronto bubble amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tuukka Mikael Rask (born 10 March 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender, for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tuukka Rask was born on 10 th March 1987 in Savonlinna, Finland. Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. 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During that last decade-plus of stellar goaltending, Tuukka Rask has been in net for the majority of those years. But what if someone were to opt out during the Stanley Cup?”. As Neely met with the media via Zoom for the first time since Rask's departure, he said that Rask left the team to deal with "a family emergency." Rask played his 500th game in the NHL on 22 October 2019, a 4–2 Bruins victory over the Maple Leafs. Incredibly, his numbers are even better come playoff time. ", "Tuukka Rask Named Winner of 2010 7th Player Award", "Tuukka Rask became the Bruins' winningest goalie Sunday afternoon", "@SASsoftware Stat of the Week: Tuukka Rask recorded his 7th career playoff shutout last night, the most by a Finnish-born goaltender in NHL history, & one short of Gerry Cheevers' team record of 8. ******Note:There is No Option for Size choice ,please input your size in the Notebox after you clicked " Add to Cart" or directly email us the size . We haven’t heard anything from Rask himself, and we probably won’t for quite some time (if ever). It was his 3rd shutout in a series-clinching game, the most in club history", "Tuukka Rask has collected at least one point in each of his first 18 home games this season (12-0-6). He knows exactly the opportunity he’s giving up professionally. [15] In mid-August, Rask said he expected to be ready for the Bruins' training camp for the 2017–18 season.[16]. His birth sign is Pisces. By nationality, he is Finnish and belongs to the Finnic ethnic group. They have a legitimate chance to win the Stanley Cup, which Boston did in 2011 when Rask was the backup to Tim Thomas. Rask played his last European ice hockey season as the number one goaltender for the Ilves senior team in the Finnish top-flight SM-liiga. Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise, VPN Unlimited: Lifetime Subscription + 1 Year of PlayStation Plus. Tuukka Rask left the Bruins for a “medical emergency” concerning one of his older daughters, ... “As a father of two kids, I would be panicked and … On Saturday, Rask announced that he was leaving the bubble, with his team tied 1-1 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Carolina Hurricanes, and heading home to be with his wife and child. [25] After the playoffs, he revealed that the reason he left was his daughter going through an undisclosed medical emergency. It cannot have been an easy decision for Rask. Tuukka Rask Bio Although he was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round (No. Sweden defeated Finland 2–1. Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask has already talked about what happened back home that led to his exit from the Toronto bubble and 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs after just two games. Since Tuukka Rask left the bubble this weekend, the takes have run the gamut from “ Rask quit on his team” to “let the man handle his family situation.”. 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