Tuukka Rask is a Finnish goaltender who was born on 10 March 1987 in Savonlinna and became one of the most successful goaltenders in the history of the Boston Bruins. He began in the junior teams of SaPKo, moved to Ilves in Tampere and was drafted 21st overall in 2005 by the Toronto Maple Leafs, who traded his rights to Boston the following year. He played his whole National Hockey League career with the Bruins between 2007 and 2022, backing up for the 2011 Stanley Cup win and then leading the club to the Stanley Cup Final in 2013 and 2019. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2013-14 and the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2019-20, and led Finland to bronze at the 2006 World Juniors and at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He holds the Bruins records for regular season games played and wins.
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is a Finnish professional ice hockey executive and former player
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After winning the Stanley Cup as the backup goaltender with the Bruins in 2011
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is a Finnish professional ice hockey executive and former player
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where he played his entire 15-season National Hockey League (NHL) career
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before being traded to the Boston Bruins in 2006
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