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Jersey Number 2
Iivari Räsänen
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampere, Finland
- Previous Team:
- Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
2023-24 Assistant Captain
As a senior in 2023-24
Before Quinnipiac
As a senior in 2023-24
- Appeared in all 39 games for the Bobcats
- Finished with career-highs in goals (four), rating (+25) and blocked shots (55).
- Led team with 55 blocked shots.
- Scored first collegiate power-play goal in 6-2 win against Union (2/16).
- Recorded three points in NCAA Providence Regional, assisting on game-tying goal against Wisconsin (3/29) and recording a goal and assist against Boston College (3/31).
- ECAC All-Academic Selection
- Blocked 40 shots on season, second-most on the team.
- Finished with career highs in goals, assists and points, playing a career-best 41 games.
- Record six assists in six-game span from Feb. 4 to Feb. 24, totaling six of his 13 during that stretch.
- Played in 40 games for the Bobcats
- Tallied 5 assists on the season
- Was second on the team with 41 blocked shots
- Posted a +16 plus/minus rating
- Recorded 32 shots on goal
- Had assists in back-to-back games: a 3-2 loss against Harvard on March 19 and a 5-4 win versus St. Cloud State on March 25 in the NCAA Tournament
- Blocked four shots in two games: an 8-0 win against St. Lawrence on Nov. 20 and a 2-1 loss at Cornell Jan. 22
- Two-time ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (Feb. 15, March 29)
- Played in 25 games in his first season
- Scored one goal and had seven assists for eight points
- Led Quinnipiac with a +14 plus/minus rating
- Blocked 14 shots defensively and had 33 shots on goal
- Made his collegiate debut in a 9-2 win vs. Sacred Heart on Dec. 14
- Picked up his first collegiate point with an assist in a 3-0 win vs. Colgate on Jan. 17
- Opened a four-game point streak with his first career goal in a tie at Colgate on Feb. 12
- Had assists in the next three games: a 9-0 win at Colgate on Feb. 13, a 7-1 win vs. LIU on Feb. 22 and a 4-2 win at St. Lawrence on Feb. 26
- Finished the season with an assist and two blocked shots in the NCAA Tournament against Minnesota State on March 27
Before Quinnipiac
- Played 45 games for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in 2019-20 where he registered four goals and 14 assists for 18 points
- Started off the season with five assists in nine games for Tappara U20 in Finland
- Also suited up for two games with the Finland U20 National Team
- Captained Finland’s U18 National Team at the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championships where he registered an assist in five games
- Played 30 total games in 2018-19 with Finland’s U18 National Team
- Suited up the majority of the season for Tappara U20 where he totaled 31 points on six goals and 25 assists in 49 games
- Played 50 games with Tappara U20 in 2017-18 where he tallied four goals 14 assists for 18 points before adding another assist in nine playoff games
- Saw action in 22 games with Finland’s national teams at the U17 and U18 level
- Previously spent two seasons with Tappara U18 in 2015-16 and 2016-17, where he was an assistant captain
- Recorded 33 points on 11 goals and 22 assists in 83 regular season games between the two seasons
- Born and raised in Tampere, Piranmaa, Finland
- Son of Kirsti Nurmela and Aimo Räsänen
- Has one brother, Aapeli, and one sister, Onerva
- Brother, Aapeli, played ice hockey for three seasons at Boston College and is currently in the the Finnish Pro League, Liiga
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Maine: Cinematic Recap
Friday, October 31
Coaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Alumni Game Mic'd Up (pres. by Aunt Chilada's) - Chris Cerella and Mike Lombardi
Thursday, August 21
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
