Rasmussen, 21, has skated in 10 games with the Red Wings this season, posting three points (0-3-3) in 12:37 average time on ice. Prior to his recall to Detroit on March 2, Rasmussen recorded points in six of his first seven games with Grand Rapids this season, tallying six points (2-4-6). He remains among Griffins' leaders with six points (5th), four assists (T4th), two power-play goals (T2nd) and 16 shots (5th). To start the 2020-21 campaign, the 6-foot-6, 229-pound forward suited up in 18 games for Graz EC of the Austrian Eishockey Liga, recording five goals and 13 assists and 42 penalty minutes. The third-year pro spent the 2019-20 season with the Griffins and posted among team leaders with 22 points (9th) and 15 assists (7th), despite being limited to 35 games due to injury. The Surrey, British Columbia, native played the majority of his rookie professional season (2018-19) with Detroit and tallied 18 points (8-10-18) in 62 games. In all, Rasmussen has totaled 21 points (8-13-21) in 72 games with the Red Wings and 30 points (11-19-30) in 45 games with the Griffins.
Originally drafted by the Red Wings in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Rasmussen spent three seasons with the Western Hockey League's Tri-City Americans from 2014-18 and recorded 157 points (81-76-157) in 161 games. As captain of Tri-City in 2017-18, he picked up 59 points (31-28-59) over an injury-shortened 47 regular-season game slate before racking up a team-best 33 points (16-17-33) in just 14 playoff games to help Tri-City to back-to-back series sweeps against higher-seeded teams in the 2018 WHL Playoffs.
