Detroit – The Detroit Red Wings today signed Michael Rasmussen to a four-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3.2 million.
The 24-year-old Rasmussen has skated in 55 games with the Red Wings during the 2023-24 season, recording 23 points (11-12-23), a plus-11 rating, 33 penalty minutes and a 14.9 shooting percentage in a 15:10 average. Has been done Time on ice. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound forward has reached double figures in goals in each of the past three seasons. Rasmussen set career highs in assists (19) and points (29) in 56 games with the Red Wings in 2022–23. Originally selected by the Red Wings in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Rasmussen totaled 109 points (47-62-109) in 293 games with Detroit since making his NHL debut as a 19-year-old. ) and has accrued 197 penalty minutes. -In the year 2018-19. He also recorded 30 points (11-19-30) and 26 penalty minutes in 45 games over parts of three seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League from 2018–21. Rasmussen added 16 points (5-11-16) and 42 penalty minutes in 18 games with the Graz 99ers of the Austrian ICE Hockey League in 2020–21 before returning to North America for the start of Detroit’s training camp.
Before turning professional, Rasmussen spent parts of four seasons with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League, averaging 157 points (81-76-157) and 129 penalty minutes in 161 games from 2014–18. Rasmussen captained Tri-City during the 2017–18 campaign, recording 59 points (31–28–59) and 40 penalty minutes in 47 regular-season games, in addition to 33 points (16–17) in 14 postseason contests. -33) achieved. The Surrey, British Columbia native represented Team Canada at the 2016 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, scoring four points (1-3-4) and eight penalty minutes in four games. Rasmussen also had three points (2-1-3) in five games with the Canada Black at the 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
Michael Rasmussen, forward
Born April 17, 1999 — Surrey, BC
Height 6.06 — Weight 220 — Shoot L
Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the Round 1 #9 overall 2017 NHL Entry Draft
