Tuukka Rask

Rask started his career in the junior teams of his hometown club SaPKo in Savonlinna, Finland. He then played in 26 games for the Tampere-based Ilves's junior team in the SM-sarja. His goals against average (GAA) was 1.86 with two shutouts and a .935 save percentage. Rask played started as the primary goaltender for the Ilves senior team in the Finnish top-flight SM-liiga in 2004. He was the top-ranked European goaltender for the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

In the midst of his play with Ilves, the Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Rask in the first round, 21st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. 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. Toronto management instead chose to keep goaltender Justin Pogge, who had just won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Junior Championships. Pogge would go on to play only seven games in the NHL, finishing his NHL career with a single win.{{Cite web |title=Justin Pogge Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/poggeju01.html |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |language=en}} It was later revealed the Bruins intended to release Raycroft, which would have made him available to Toronto without having to give up Rask.{{Cite news |author=Simmons, Steve |date=9 June 2013 |title=Simmons: Bruins would have taken Pogge instead of Rask from Maple Leafs for Raycroft |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/06/08/simmons-imagine-if-the-bruins-got-pogge-instead-of-rask |work=Toronto Star |access-date=9 June 2013}}

In hindsight, the trade is widely considered to be one of the worst trades in Maple Leafs franchise history. Rask would experience many seasons of success with the Bruins, {{Cite web |title=Tuukka Rask Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/rasktu01.html |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |language=en}} but Raycroft would play only two seasons for Toronto, recording disappointing statistics.{{Cite news |author=Simmons, Steve |date=19 March 2013 |title=Trading Tuukka Rask could be worst Leafs deal ever |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/19/trading-tuukka-rask-could-be-worst-leafs-deal-ever |work=Toronto Star |access-date=29 March 2016}}

Rask would play a final season in Finland with Ilves in 2006–07. 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2013 | title = P-Bruins capture Calder Cup | publisher = Boston Bruins | date = 2007-04-28 | access-date = 2007-04-28 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web| url = http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/bear_tracks/2007/05/bruins_sign_ras.html | work = Boston Globe | date = 2007-05-01 | access-date = 2007-05-01 | title = Bruins sign Rask}} 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.

On 5 November 2007, Rask was called up to the Boston Bruins for the first time. 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.

On 3 October 2008, the Bruins reassigned Rask to Providence. 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). Despite this, the team opted to go with the two veteran goaltenders, Thomas and Fernandez, for the 2008–09 season. 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.{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20082009/GS020731.HTM | title = Bruins blank Rangers behind Rask | publisher = National Hockey League | date = 2009-01-31 | access-date = 2009-01-31}}

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.{{cite web| url = http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=504962 | title = Bruins re-sign Rask to two-year deal | publisher = Boston Bruins | date = 2009-11-05 | access-date = 2009-11-16}}

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,{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20102ALLGAGAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=wlt | title = Goaltending Save Percentage leaders | publisher = National Hockey League | date = 2013-05-01 | access-date = 2013-05-02}}{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20102ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=wlt | title = Goal Against Average leaders | publisher = National Hockey League | date = 2013-05-01 | access-date = 2013-05-01}} becoming the only qualifying rookie in NHL history to lead the league with a sub-2.00 GAA while also leading the league in save percentage.{{cite web| url = https://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders | title = Single Season Goaltending Leaders | publisher = hockeyreference.com | date = 2013-05-01 | access-date = 2013-05-01}} Rask finished 4th in voting for the Calder Trophy.{{Cite web |title=2009-10 NHL Awards Voting |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/voting-2010.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |language=en}}

In the 2010–11 season, Tim Thomas returned to top form, effectively relegating Rask once again to the backup role. With the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup in 2011 against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks, Rask became only the second Finnish goaltender to do so, after Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks accomplished the feat the previous year while Niemi was with the Chicago Blackhawks. However, unlike Niemi who won the cup as a starter, Rask did not play a single minute during the Bruins' cup run.{{Cite web |title=Tuukka Rask Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/rasktu01.html |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-10 |title=Cup Or No Cup, Tuukka Rask Was Great - CBS Boston |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tuukka-rask-was-great-bruins-stanley-cup/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} Instead, Thomas would play every game and eventually win the Conn Smythe as the playoff MVP after posting a 1.98 GAA and leading the league with a .940 save percentage during that year's playoffs. Thomas surrendered only eight goals in the seven games in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Canucks.{{Cite web |title=Tim Thomas Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/t/thomati01.html |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |language=en}}

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On 28 June 2012, Rask re-signed with the Bruins to a one-year, $3.5 million contract. 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.{{cite web|title=Islanders acquire Goaltender Tim Thomas from Bruins |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=415479|publisher=The Sports Network|access-date=7 February 2013|date=7 February 2013}} During the lockout, which ended on 6 January 2013, Rask played for HC Plzeň, which won the Czech Extraliga that year. After the NHL resumed play, Rask led the Bruins to their second Stanley Cup finals in three seasons in the 2013 playoffs. In the third round of the playoffs against the top-seeded 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. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Bruins were defeated in six games by the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks, as Rask registered a .932 save percentage.

{{cite web|title=Tuukka Rask, Bruins - Game log|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471695&view=log&season=20122013|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=23 July 2015}}

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On 10 July 2013, the Bruins re-signed Rask to an eight-year, $56 million contract. 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". 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).{{cite web|title=Bruins' Rask wins his first Vezina Trophy|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=723708|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=25 June 2014|date=24 June 2014}}

Early in the 2016–17 season, Rask sustained a groin injury{{cite web|url=http://bigbadblog.weei.com/sports/boston/hockey/bruins/2017/04/27/bruins-gm-don-sweeney-admits-team-rode-tuukka-rask-too-hard-during-season/ |title=WEEI's Big Bad Blog - Bruins GM Don Sweeney admits team rode Tuukka Rask too hard during season |last=Anderson |first=Ty |date=27 April 2017 |website=bigbadblog.weei.com |publisher=WEEI |access-date=11 May 2017 |quote=Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask’s season had its peaks and valleys. Rask would be the first to tell you that...But it was the Bruins, out of necessity for the most part, that created those valleys when they overworked the all-world Rask...The numbers backed up that claim, too, as Rask began his season with 12 wins and a .938 save percentage in 17 games. He did that while also nursing an injured groin that put him on the shelf for three games back in October.}} 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. 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 playoff appearance in three seasons after narrowly missing the playoffs the previous two seasons. 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/patrice-bergeron--tuukka-rask-undergo-successful-surgeries/c-289358906 |title=Patrice Bergeron & Tuukka Rask Undergo Successful Surgeries |author= |date=9 May 2017 |website=nhl.com/bruins |publisher=Boston Bruins |access-date=11 May 2017 |quote=Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney issued the following update on Boston Bruins...goaltender Tuukka Rask...Tuukka underwent a successful right groin surgery on May 9 by Dr. Peter Asnis.}} In mid-August, Rask said he expected to be ready for the Bruins' training camp for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tuukka-rask-says-hell-be-ready-for-boston-training-camp/c-290663740 |title=Rask says he'll be ready for Bruins training camp |last=Kalman |first=Matt |date=14 August 2017 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=14 August 2017 |quote=Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask said Monday he'll be ready for training camp after having groin surgery May 9...Rask, 30, said the rehabilitation process was relatively easy and that he feels "normal" three months after the surgery.}}

In the 2017–18 season, from 26 November 2017 to 10 February 2018, Rask had a career-high 21-game point streak.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/rasks-points-streak-ends-with-bs-loss-to-buffalo/c-295842680|title=Rask's Points Streak Ends With B's Loss to Buffalo|date=11 February 2018 |publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=2018-06-17}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/standings/2017/wildcard|title=NHL Hockey Standings|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=2018-06-17}} 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 the 2018 playoffs, the Bruins were defeated in the second round in five games by the top-seeded 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.

On 1 January 2019, during the 2019 NHL Winter Classic against the Chicago Blackhawks, 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 season.{{cite web |url=https://nesn.com/2019/01/bruins-notes-tuukka-rask-stands-tall-in-bostons-winter-classic-win/ |title=Bruins Notes: Tuukka Rask Stands Tall In Bruins' Winter Classic Win |last=McMahon |first=Michael |date=1 January 2019 |website=nesn.com |publisher=NESN |access-date=1 January 2019 |quote=No one has played more games between the pipes in a Boston Bruins sweater than Tuukka Rask...Rask’s franchise-leading 469th appearance in the Black and Gold is sure to be one that he will not soon forget, as he swatted away 36 shots in the Bruins’ 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2019 Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium}} However, Rask was later placed on injured reserve by the Bruins on 28 January after sustaining a concussion. At the time of his injury, Rask had a 14–8–3 record in 25 starts.{{cite web |author1=Amalie Benjamin |title=Rask placed on injured reserve by Bruins |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tuukka-rask-placed-on-injured-reserve-by-boston/c-304280126 |website=NHL.com |access-date=29 January 2019 |date=28 January 2019}} Rask returned to the Bruins lineup on 31 January, in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. It was his first start in a game since 19 January.{{cite web |last1=Kalman |first1=Matt |title=Flyers defeat Bruins in OT, extend winning streak to six |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-boston-bruins-game-recap/c-304354766 |website=NHL.com |access-date=1 February 2019 |date=31 January 2019 |quote=It was Rask's first start since sustaining a concussion Jan. 19 in a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers.}} On 3 February 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-washington-capitals-game-recap/c-304445446 |title=Rask sets Bruins wins record with shutout against Capitals |last=Valentine |first=Harvey |date=3 February 2019 |website=nhl.com |access-date=3 February 2019 |quote=Tuukka Rask became the Boston Bruins all-time leader in wins by a goalie, making 24 saves in a 1-0 victory against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Sunday...Rask (253 wins) passed Cecil "Tiny" Thompson for the Bruins lead. It was Rask's second shutout of the season and the 43rd in the NHL.}}

Rask helped the Bruins to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, though they ultimately lost in seven games to the St. Louis Blues, one win short from a second Stanley Cup. Rask recorded a 15–9 record with a 2.02 goals against average and a .934 save percentage during the 2019 playoffs.

Rask played his 500th game in the NHL on 22 October 2019, a 4–2 Bruins victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.{{cite web |last1=Russo |first1=Eric |title=Rask Earns Victory in 500th Career Game |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/rask-earns-victory-in-500th-career-game/c-310394770 |website=NHL.com |access-date=10 February 2021 |date=22 October 2019}} On 10 March 2020, his 33rd birthday, Rask recorded the 50th shutout of his career, against the Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite web |last1=Hurley |first1=Michael |title=Tuukka Rask Records 50th Career Shutout, Continuing Vezina-Worthy Season For Bruins |url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/03/11/tuukka-rask-50th-career-shutout-vezina-worthy-season-bruins/ |website=CBS Boston |access-date=10 February 2021 |date=11 March 2020}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling the last three weeks of the 2019–20 season and when the NHL announced its return-to-play plan for the playoffs, Rask would automatically win the William M. Jennings Trophy along with Jaroslav Halak and the Bruins would win the Presidents' Trophy as the regular season champions. During the NHL's Return to Play, Rask played five games in the "bubble" in Toronto in which teams were quarantined, including two games against the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2020 playoffs. On 15 August 2020, during the , Rask opted to leave the playoffs, exit the bubble, and return to his family{{cite web |title=Rask opts out of Stanley Cup Playoffs with Bruins |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tuukka-rask-opts-out-of-postseason/c-318514766 |website=NHL.com |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P. |access-date=15 August 2020 |date=15 August 2020}} After the Bruins elimination from the playoffs by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, he revealed that the reason he left was his daughter going through an undisclosed medical emergency.{{cite web |last1=Conroy |first1=Steve |title=Tuukka Rask wants to remain a Bruin |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/08/tuukka-rask-wants-to-remain-a-bruin/ |website=Boston Herald |access-date=10 February 2021 |date=8 October 2020}}

On 15 April 2021, Rask would return from an upper-body injury, where he recorded his 300th NHL win against the New York Islanders. He became the 37th goaltender and the fourth Finnish goaltender to achieve the milestone.{{cite web |title=Hall, Rask lead Bruins past Islanders 4-1 |url=https://apnews.com/article/new-york-new-jersey-devils-sam-reinhart-nicklas-backstrom-carolina-hurricanes-e6e7f0d894afd0b81d00fd6a7d7038d8 |website=AP New |access-date=16 April 2021 |date=15 April 2021}} 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.{{cite tweet |user=PR_NHL |number=1382879177850896387 |date=15 April 2021 |title=Tuukka Rask made 22 saves to record his 300th win in his 552nd career game and became the first goaltender in @NHLBruins history to reach the mark with the franchise. #NHLStats |access-date=16 April 2021}} On 21 May, Rask passed Gerry Cheevers for the most postseason wins by a goalie in Bruins history, after Rask won his 54th postseason game against the Washington Capitals in the 2021 playoffs.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/bruins/2021-nhl-playoffs-tuukka-rask-sets-iconic-bruins-record-game-4-win|title=Tuukka Rask sets impressive Bruins playoff record in Game 4 win|date=21 May 2021|access-date=22 May 2021|website=nbcsports.com|publisher=SportsChannel New England}} Following the game 6 exit of the Bruins from the playoffs in the second round against the New York Islanders, Rask revealed he had been dealing with an early-season injury to an acetabular labrum in one of his hips, necessitating surgery during the summer and a likely return to play for the team.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/rask-played-through-torn-labrum-set-for-offseason-surgery/c-325305488 |title=Rask Played Through Torn Labrum, Set for Offseason Surgery |last=Russo |first=Eric |date=11 June 2021 |website=nhl.com/bruins |publisher=National Hockey league |access-date=12 June 2021 |quote=Tuukka Rask revealed on Friday morning that he played most of the 2020-21 campaign with a torn hip labrum that will require surgery within the next month}} Even with his upcoming free-agency resulting in UFA status by the upcoming season, Rask indicated he had no plans to play as a goaltender for any other team but the Bruins, going forward.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/rask-played-through-torn-labrum-set-for-offseason-surgery/c-325305488 |title=Rask Played Through Torn Labrum, Set for Offseason Surgery |last=Russo |first=Eric |date=11 June 2021 |website=nhl.com/bruins |publisher=National Hockey league |access-date=12 June 2021 |quote=As he prepares for a surgery and a lengthy recovery, Rask is also contemplating his playing future as he gets set to hit free agency for the first time since 2013. The backstop made it clear, however, that he has no interest in playing anywhere else, saying he and his family have made Boston their home.}}

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.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-06|title=Rask inks AHL tryout deal, eyes Bruins comeback|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33006147/tuukka-rask-signs-ahl-tryout-contract-1st-step-comeback-boston-bruins|access-date=2022-01-07|website=ESPN.com}} However, the games he was slated to start in were postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, who were then unable to travel to Providence for the weekend's contests. Despite missing those rehab starts, Rask signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins on 11 January, worth $1 million.{{cite web |title=Bruins Sign Tuukka Rask To One-Year Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-tuukka-rask-to-one-year-contract/c-329678842 |website=NHL.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |date=11 January 2022}} In his return to the Bruins, Rask started just four games in the 2021–22 season before going back on the injured list. On 9 February, Rask announced his retirement from ice hockey.{{cite web |title=Rask retires from NHL after 15 seasons with Bruins |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bruins-tuukka-rask-status-retirement-report/c-330618944 |website=NHL.com |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=9 February 2022}}

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Rask played in four of Finland's six games en route to the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics,{{cite web | url = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/388/IHM400000_83_58_0_FIN.pdf | title = Finland player statistics | date = 2014-02-20 | work = IIHF | access-date = 2014-02-20 }} including a 3–1 defeat of host nation Russia in the quarter-finals,{{cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/388/IHM400302_74_3_0.pdf |title=Sochi.ru - Ice Hockey - Men - Playoffs Quarterfinals, Game 24 |author= |date=19 February 2014 |work=IIHF |access-date=26 June 2014 }} and a shut-out of the United States in the bronze medal game.{{cite web | url = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/388/IHM400102_74_3_0.pdf | title = Finland 5, USA 0 Boxscore | date = 2014-02-22 | work = IIHF | access-date = 2014-02-23 }} He was unable to play in the semifinal against Sweden due to flu, which Sweden took advantage of by defeating Finland 2–1.

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.{{Cite web |url=http://ice.wch2016.com/player?id=8471695 |title=| World Cup of Hockey |access-date=1 November 2016 |archive-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104010235/http://ice.wch2016.com/player?id=8471695 |url-status=dead }}

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In February 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."{{cite news|last1=Carolyn Y.|first1=Johnson|title=Wasp species named in honor of Bruins' Tuukka Rask|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/02/24/goalie-tuukka-rask-wasp-too/ozCTPFjS5SFb0tyfDiftEJ/story.html#comments|access-date=23 July 2015|work=Boston Globe|date=24 February 2015}}{{cite news|title=Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask gets new species of wasp in Kenya named after him|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nhl/boston-bruins-goalie-tuukka-rask-gets-new-species-of-wasp-in-kenya-named-after-him|access-date=23 July 2015|work=National Post|date=24 February 2015}}

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• Most games played by a goaltender in Boston Bruins history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/leaders_career.html|title=Boston Bruins Career Leaders|website=Hockey-Reference.com|access-date=2019-02-03}}
• Most wins by a goaltender in franchise history.{{cite tweet |user=NESN |number=1092158455861989376 |date=3 February 2019 |title=Tuukka Rask became the Bruins' winningest goalie Sunday afternoon}}
• Most shutouts in playoff series-clinching games in franchise history.{{cite tweet |user=NHLBruins |number=1129469160419995653 |date=17 May 2019 |title=@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. It was his 3rd shutout in a series-clinching game, the most in club history.}}
• Longest season-opening home point streak in Boston Bruins history.{{cite tweet |user=PR_NHL |number=1226276748695932939 |date=8 February 2020 |title=Tuukka Rask has collected at least one point in each of his first 18 home games this season (12-0-6). 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. #NHLStats}}
• Most playoff wins by a goaltender in franchise history.

In addition to the above, a newly discovered wasp species, Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski, was named in Rask's honor in 2015.{{cite journal |last1=Olmi |first1=Massimo |last2=Copeland |first2=Robert S. |last3=Guglielmino |first3=Adalgisa |year=2015 |title=An updated checklist of Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera) of Kenya and Burundi, with descriptions of thirteen new species |journal=Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=333–380 |url=http://biotaxa.org/AEMNP/article/view/12442 }}{{cite news|last1=Carolyn Y.|first1=Johnson|title=Wasp species named in honor of Bruins' Tuukka Rask |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/02/24/goalie-tuukka-rask-wasp-too/ozCTPFjS5SFb0tyfDiftEJ/story.html#comments|access-date=23 July 2015|work=Boston Globe|date=24 February 2015}}

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• [http://hockeygoalies.org/bio/rask.html Tuukka Rask biography] at [http://hockeygoalies.org hockeygoalies.org]

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