Tuukka Mikael Rask is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender born on 10 March 1987. On 6 January 2022, Rask signed an AHL tryout contract with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL), with the intention to rehab from surgery before returning to Boston. In his return to the Bruins, Rask started just four games before going back on the injured list. On 9 February, Rask announced his retirement from ice hockey. In the 2017–18 season, from 26 November 2017 to 10 February 2018, Rask had a career-high 21-game point streak.
Beginnings
Tuukka 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. 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. In 2015, a recently discovered species of wasp in Kenya was named Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski as a direct reference to Rask. 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.
Early Career
The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Rask in the first round, 21st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was the top-ranked European goaltender in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Rask led the Finnish national team to a podium finish at the 2014 Winter Olympics. His absence in the semi-final against Sweden played a pivotal role in the Finnish defeat. 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. Rask played in two out of three tournament games and in one out of three pre-tournament games.
What is Tuukka Rask’s networth?
Tuukka Rask is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who has a net worth of $20 million dollars. His first professional contract in 2007 earned him an annual salary of $850,000 and has so far earned $43,098,780 from his salary. Also, his annual salary was $7 million. Rask signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins on 11 January, worth $1 million. Talking about his personal expensive stuff, he has a BMW 525d car. He was under an eight-year, $56 million contract with the Bruins.
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