Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin has established himself as one of the NHL’s leading defensemenArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He combines creative puck play with physical battlesArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceClose. Rasmus Dahlin grew up in Lidköping, with HC Lidköping as his formative youth clubArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges Olympiska KommittéRead the sourceClose. Before that, he had lived in Grästorp until the age of 5Article in TTELARead the sourceClose. He started playing senior hockey with HC LidköpingArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose in 2014 and recalled in a 2018 Hockeysverige interview that he had been 13–14 at the time.

His father, Martin DahlinArticle in NHL.comRead the sourceClose, was also his coach until the age of 15, Dahlin told NHL.com/sv in January 2019. In the same interview, he namedArticle in NHL.comRead the sourceClose Erik Karlsson as an idol.

Dahlin attended KatrinelundsgymnasietArticle in Göteborgs StadRead the sourceClose’s hockey programme, which combines upper secondary studies with hockey training. In the 2018 Hockeysverige interview, he also recalled winning gold in a school tournament in bandyBandy is a team sport played on skates with sticks and a ball on a large ice field.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, an ice sport played with a ball.

The Rasmus Dahlin FoundationArticle in Buffalo SabresRead the sourceClose launched on 23 October 2024. The foundation’s work focused on children in western New York StateArticle in Buffalo SabresRead the sourceClose.