Jesper Fast, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jesper Fast

Swedish ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1991

Place of Birth: Nässjö, Jönköping County, Sweden

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jesper Fast

  • Jesper Fast (born Jesper Fasth; December 2, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for and an alternate captain of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
  • Fast was drafted by the Rangers in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and joined the Rangers organization in 2013. A Nässjö native, Fast started his career with two seasons in the J20 SuperElit junior hockey league, leading his team in goals in his final season.
  • He started his first extended season with the Swedish Hockey League in 2010 and spent three full seasons with the HV71, tying for the team lead in goals in 2012–13 and earning the Rinkens riddare for most sportsmanlike player. Fast made his North American professional debut with the Connecticut Whale in April 2013, but injured his knee during the match and did not play another American Hockey League (AHL) game that season.
  • He made the New York Rangers roster out of training camp two consecutive years, but spent most of 2013–14 with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, where he recorded 34 points in 48 games. Fast has spent much of 2014–15 with the Rangers, and recorded his first NHL career goal on November 29, 2014, against Ray Emery of the Philadelphia Flyers.
  • Internationally, Fast has represented Sweden in several tournaments, including the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship.

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