ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Rickard Rakell to a six-year contract extension through the 2021-22 NHL season. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Rakell, 23 (5/5/93), has collected 29-49=78 points in 165 career NHL games with the Ducks. The 6’2, 201 pound center led the team in game-winning goals (7) and overtime goals (2) while setting career highs in goals (20), assists (23), points (20-23=43) and games played (71) last season. Rakell also ranked tied for third amongst Ducks players in goals (20) and fourth amongst Ducks players in scoring (43).

Selected by Anaheim in the first round (30th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Rakell has added 3-2=5 points in 27 career Stanley Cup Playoff games.

A native of Sundbyberg, Sweden, Rakell represented Sweden at three consecutive World Junior Championships from 2011-13, winning gold in 2012 and silver in 2013. In 17 career World Junior Championship games, Rakell scored 2-12=14 points with 22 penalty minutes (PIM). He ranked fourth among 2013 tournament leaders in assists (0-6=6), while also leading Sweden in assists and co-leading in scoring. Rakell helped Sweden to gold in 2012 with 2-3=5 points in six games after serving as the youngest player on the Swedish roster at the 2011 tournament. Rakell was also selected to represent Sweden at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey but was unable to participate due to injury.