Before his days in between Boston's pipes, Tuukka Rask was cultivated slowly by B's brass in hockey's lower ranks. After he was acquired in a 2006 head-scratching straight up swap with Toronto for Andrew Raycroft (!!), the young backstop made the jump to North American pro hockey in '07 after competing in the Finnish Elite League since age 16. Along the way, Rask competed for Finland in three consecutive World Junior Championships, defeating a very unhappy Phil Kessel for the '06 Bronze:
For more on the B's practice of patience regarding Tuukka's development, check out
Globalpuck.com.
Before his days in between Boston's pipes, Tuukka Rask was cultivated slowly by B's brass in hockey's lower ranks. After he was acquired in a 2006 head-scratching straight up swap with Toronto for Andrew Raycroft (!!), the young backstop made the jump to North American pro hockey in '07 after competing in the Finnish Elite League since age 16. Along the way, Rask competed for Finland in three consecutive World Junior Championships, defeating a very unhappy Phil Kessel for the '06 Bronze:
For more on the B's practice of patience regarding Tuukka's development, check out Globalpuck.com.
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