04-03-2006, 11:23 PM
Can someone give me some information on Tuukka Rask? I've seen him play a couple of time in international event but I would like to know how his doing in his league this year.
Thank You
Thank You
04-03-2006, 11:29 PM
History
Rask was born and grew up in Savonlinna, Finland, but career progression dictated that he leave his hometown for the SM-Liiga organization of Ilves at the age of 16. There he continued to dominate in his age group. He won the 2004 Viking Cup along with the award for the best goaltender. The 2004 U18 WC was a great personal success for Rask despite the team's disappointing fate. In 2004-05 he faced new challenges behind poor defenses and against strong opposition in both SM-Liiga and the WJC. He collected most of his minutes in Finnish Jr. A where he won the championship after a beyond-perfect performance, 9 wins in 10 games with a GAA of 0.87 and saves at .973. The magic wore off by the year's U18 WC, however, where Rask was disappointing.
2006 WJC Q&A with Rask.
Talent Analysis
Rask is likely to develop his movement to the level of the very best in the world. Right now the butterfly goalie moves with an explosive, controlled horizontal slide while maintaining good coverage. He gets back to his feet instantly when needed. With these qualities, when on his game, he has always been able to save his team from no matter how dominant opponents. Rask's frame is decent and he shows good coverage from time to time but suffers from inconsistent technique, which he will be working on for a long time still. At this point his stamina is relatively poor, which also contributes to his inconsistency.
Source: Hockeysfuture.com
GSA
Rask was born and grew up in Savonlinna, Finland, but career progression dictated that he leave his hometown for the SM-Liiga organization of Ilves at the age of 16. There he continued to dominate in his age group. He won the 2004 Viking Cup along with the award for the best goaltender. The 2004 U18 WC was a great personal success for Rask despite the team's disappointing fate. In 2004-05 he faced new challenges behind poor defenses and against strong opposition in both SM-Liiga and the WJC. He collected most of his minutes in Finnish Jr. A where he won the championship after a beyond-perfect performance, 9 wins in 10 games with a GAA of 0.87 and saves at .973. The magic wore off by the year's U18 WC, however, where Rask was disappointing.
2006 WJC Q&A with Rask.
Talent Analysis
Rask is likely to develop his movement to the level of the very best in the world. Right now the butterfly goalie moves with an explosive, controlled horizontal slide while maintaining good coverage. He gets back to his feet instantly when needed. With these qualities, when on his game, he has always been able to save his team from no matter how dominant opponents. Rask's frame is decent and he shows good coverage from time to time but suffers from inconsistent technique, which he will be working on for a long time still. At this point his stamina is relatively poor, which also contributes to his inconsistency.
Source: Hockeysfuture.com
GSA
04-03-2006, 11:34 PM
Didn't thought about HF!
Rask going to be an amazing goaltender for Toronto.
Tuukka Rask >> Justin Pogge
Rask going to be an amazing goaltender for Toronto.
Tuukka Rask >> Justin Pogge
04-25-2006, 03:00 PM
Yep, Tuukka is the Leafs best prospect in goal.
He has the most potential, but he needs to put it together when he crosses the pond.
He has great reflexes, and is a superb athlete, but his positioning is often lacking. If he corrects that, I don't see what is stopping him from becoming a good #1 goaltender.
He has the most potential, but he needs to put it together when he crosses the pond.
He has great reflexes, and is a superb athlete, but his positioning is often lacking. If he corrects that, I don't see what is stopping him from becoming a good #1 goaltender.