Rasmus Korhonen
{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Ice hockey player
| name = Rasmus Korhonen
| image = Rasmus Korhonen 02-17-2023 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Rasmus Korhonen in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oulu, Finland
| height_cm = 195
| weight_kg = 91
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| league = Allsvenskan
| team = Västerås IK
| prospect_league =
| prospect_team =
| former_teams = Porin Ässät
Sport
Tucson Roadrunners
Jukurit
| draft = 122nd overall
| draft_year = 2021
| draft_team = Arizona Coyotes
| career_start = 2020
}}
Rasmus Korhonen (born 22 October 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for Västerås IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He was selected 122nd overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.
Playing career
File:Rasmus Korhonen 10-15-2022.jpg
In 2020, Korhonen played his first men's game for Ässät, against TPS. Straight after the first faceoff, TPS's Markus Nurmi shot the puck into the net, breaking the Liiga record for the fastest goal.{{cite web |title=Ässädebytantti Korhosen torjuntavuoro päättyi hieman yli minuutin pelin jälkeen − TPS-hyökkääjälle liigahistorian nopein maali |url=https://www.jatkoaika.com/Uutiset/%C3%84ss%C3%A4debytantti-Korhosen-torjuntavuoro-p%C3%A4%C3%A4ttyi-hieman-yli-minuutin-pelin-j%C3%A4lkeen-%E2%88%92-TPS-hy%C3%B6kk%C3%A4%C3%A4j%C3%A4lle-liigahistorian-nopein-maali/225630 |website=Jatkoaika.com |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=fi-FI |date=28 November 2020}}
On 10 May 2021, Korhonen signed a two-year contract with Ässät of the Finnish Liiga.{{cite web |title=Rasmus Korhonen jatkaa Ässissä |url=https://assat.com/fi-fi/article/uutiset/rasmus-korhonen-jatkaa-assissa/5278/ |website=assat.com |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=fi-FI |date=10 May 2021}} On 29 June, Korhonen was sent to Kokkolan Hermes of the Finnish Mestis on a one-year loan.{{cite web |title=Rasmus Korhonen siirtyy lainasopimuksella Mestikseen |url=https://assat.com/fi-fi/article/uutiset/rasmus-korhonen-siirtyy-lainasopimuksella-mestikseen/5356/ |website=assat.com |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=fi-FI |date=29 June 2021}} Following completion of the 2021–22 season, with Hermes and a short loan stint with Vaasan Sport, Korhonen joined the Arizona Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, on a tryout for the remainder of the North American season on 4 April 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.tucsonroadrunners.com/game-previews-recaps/game-58-iowa-at-tucson/ | title = Game #58: Iowa at Tucson | publisher = Tucson Roadrunners | date = 4 April 2022 | accessdate = 4 April 2022}} Korhonen continued to play with Ässät for the 2022–23 Liiga season. Korhonen served as the backup goalie to Niklas Rubin while he also played games for the U20 team.
Korhonen signed a one-year contract with Jukurit for the 2023–24 Liiga season.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=Liiga {{!}} Siirtomarkkinat: Puolustaja Jukureista Ässiin, maalivahti Ässistä Jukureihin |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/urheilu/art-2000009524881.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=NHL:ään varattu maalivahti vaihtaa seuraa SM-liigassa |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/nhl-aan-varattu-maalivahti-vaihtaa-seuraa-sm-liigassa/8677880 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}
Personal life
Korhonen is the son of a retired Finnish goaltender Markus Korhonen.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-28 |title=SM-liigaseuran peliliike – kilpailevan joukkueen valmentajan poika debytoi |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/sm-liigaseuran-peliliike-kilpailevan-joukkueen-valmentajan-poika-debytoi/7996874 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats |elite=499175 |euro=590049 |hockeydb=237658}}
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Category:Arizona Coyotes draft picks
Category:Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players
Category:Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Kokkolan Hermes players
Category:Mikkelin Jukurit players
Category:Ice hockey people from Oulu
Category:Tucson Roadrunners players
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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