Tuukka Rask

Tuukka Rask
Rask in January 2016
Born	(1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 30) Savonlinna, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Goalie
Catches	Left
NHL team Former teams	Boston Bruins Ilves HC Plzeň
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	21st overall, 2005 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2004–present

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2014 Sochi
World Junior Hockey Championships
	2006 Canada

Tuukka Mikael Rask (born 10 March 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. On 24 June 2006, his rights were traded to the Bruins in exchange for goaltender Andrew Raycroft, since deemed one of the most one-sided trades in NHL history. He is the older brother of Joonas Rask, who plays professionally as a forward with HIFK in the Finnish Liiga.

Rask started his career in the youth teams of his hometown club SaPKo in Savonlinna, Finland.

He then played in 28 games for the Tampere-based Ilves Jr. in the Finnish Junior League. His goals against average (GAA) was 1.86 with two shutouts and a .935 save percentage. He was the top ranked European goaltender in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Rask in the first round, 21st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Before playing a single regular season game for Toronto, however, he was traded to the Boston Bruins for former Calder Memorial Trophy-winning goaltender Andrew Raycroft. Toronto management had deemed Justin Pogge their potential goaltender of the future, thereby rendering Rask expendable. It was later revealed that the Bruins intended to release Raycroft, which would have made him available to Toronto without having to give up Rask.