Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins Goalie

The bruins announced saturday morning that goalie tuukka rask has opted out of the remainder of the nhl season.

Tuukka rask boston bruins goalie. 1 goaltender to start the 2020 nhl postseason this weekend. Boston bruins goalie tuukka rask is leaving the nhl bubble and opting out of the stanley cup playoffs he announced via a statement from the team on saturday. Tuukka rask s comments following game 2 of the boston bruins first round series with the carolina hurricanes apparently were a precursor of what was to come. The defending eastern conference champions announced the decision saturday morning less than two hours before game 3 of their playoff series against the carolina hurricanes.

I want to be with my teammates competing but at this moment there are things more important than hockey in my life and that s being with my family rask said. Boston bruins goaltender tuukka rask has opted out of the nhl playoffs. Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 nhl entry draft by the toronto maple leafs rask won the vezina trophy as the league s top goaltender during the 2013 14 season in 2011 rask won the stanley cup with the bruins. Tuukka rask was deemed unfit to participate for sunday afternoon s round robin matinee against the philadelphia flyers after not feeling well and instead backup jaroslav halak will take the ice against the flyers for the postseason opener.

The news broke a short while before puck drop for game 3 of boston s first round stanley cup playoff series versus the carolina hurricanes on saturday afternoon. His team heads into saturday s playoff action tied with the carolina hurricanes in their first round series at a. Boston bruins goaltender tuukka rask has opted out of the nhl s return to play. The team announced the change on twitter on saturday morning less than two hours before their third game in their series.

Tuukka mikael rask born 10 march 1987 is a finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the boston bruins of the national hockey league nhl. Boston bruins goaltender tuukka rask announced saturday he is opting out of the nhl s return to play. Boston ap boston bruins goalie tuukka rask has opted out of the team s playoff run to be with his family. I want to be with my teammates.

The bruins goalie has opted out.