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Jesper Fast (born 2 December 1991) is a Swedish former professional
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. Fast was drafted by the
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in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2010 NHL entry draft and joined the Rangers organization in 2013. A
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native, Fast started his career with two seasons in the
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junior hockey league, leading his team in goals in his final season. He started his first extended season with the
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in 2010 and spent three full seasons with the
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, tying for the team lead in goals in 2012–13 and earning the ''
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'' for most sportsmanlike player. Internationally, Fast played for
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at the 2011 World Junior Championships.


Playing career


Junior career

A native of
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,
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, Jesper Fast was born on 2 December 1991. He changed his last name to "Fast" in 2012. Fast began his hockey career with the
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U18 team in Sweden's
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junior hockey league. He debuted in the 2007–08 season, tallying 26 points (15 goals, 11 assists) in 30 games. The next season, as a 16-year-old, Fast played in 37 regular season games and seven playoff matches for HV71's U20 team. He scored 17 points (9 goals, 8 assists) and had 24 penalty minutes, including two goals, one assist and eight penalty minutes in the postseason. In 2009–10, Fast recorded 49 points (23 goals, 26 assists), the highest he had scored in all three categories during his SuperElit league career. He led the team in goals and placing second in points and third in assists. He tied for fifth in the overall league for regular season points, and also had two assists in three playoff games. Fast also made his
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debut in 2009–10, playing in two games with HV71, although he failed to record a point in either match. He returned to the SuperElit league for the start of the 2010–11 season, scoring 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in six games with the HV71 U20 team, before permanently joining the Swedish Hockey League.


Swedish Hockey League

At age 18, playing in a limited role for HV71 during the 2010–11 season, Fast scored 16 points (7 goals, 9 assists) in 36 games, with a +6 plus-minus, 6 penalty minutes and two power play goals, exceeded most observers' expectations. Fast credited playing alongside
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as part of the reason for his success and growth in confidence. He was held scoreless with a -3 plus-minute in three postseason games as the first-place HV71 was swept from the first round of the playoffs by
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(AIK) in an upset. In the 2011–12 season, Fast had three multi-point games, including a career-high four assists and five points against AIK on 4 October. That game started a streak of 10 points (one goal, nine assists) over six games, which continued to an 20 October match against
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. However, Fast's season was cut short after he suffered a fractured ankle during a 29 November game against
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. He missed three months as a result, but nevertheless recorded 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in 21 games for the season, matching his Swedish Hockey League career high in points and establishing new career highs in assists and plus-minus (+9). He also scored two goals and one assist in five postseason games. In December 2011, Fast signed a two-year contract extension with HV71, which included a 900 percent raise to 5 million krona annually. Fast had a strong start to his 2012–13 season, scoring six points (four goals, two assists) in the first 10 games. He finished the regular season with 35 points (18 goals, 17 assists) in 47 games, exceeding the 32 points (12 goals, 10 assists) he had scored in 57 games during his first two Swedish Hockey League seasons. Fast tied for HV71 lead in goals and ranked third on the team in points, behind
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(43) and Rhett Rakhshani (39). Fast also had a career-high +13 plus-minus. Despite ranking third in the league, HV71 was eliminated from the playoffs in five games against
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, during which Fast recorded five points (1 goal, 4 assists), and a +4 plus-minus. He tied with Rakhshani for second on the team in postseason points and assists. At the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, Fast was awarded the ''
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'' (Knight of the Rink) award, which is bestowed by the Swedish hockey journalists' association each season to the most sportsmanlike player. He was also voted favorite HV71 player of the year by readers of the Swedish publication ''Jnytt''.


New York Rangers

Fast was drafted by the
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in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2010 NHL entry draft, having obtained the sixth round pick from the
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earlier in the day in exchange for defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti. Fast was the fifth of six players the Rangers drafted in 2010, along with
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, Christian Thomas, Andrew Yogan, Jason Wilson and Randy McNaught. On 29 May 2012, the Rangers announced Fast had been signed to a two-way, three-year entry-level contract, valued at $2.145 million, with a $900,000 annual
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hit. Since HV71 was eliminated from the 2012–13 playoffs earlier than expected, Fast had the opportunity to go to the New York Rangers organization sooner than originally planned. The Swedish Hockey League initially voiced objections, but eventually agreed to
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him to the Rangers. Fast practiced with New York for the first time on 2 April 2013, although he did not play with the team that season. When the media asked about the Rangers organization's plan for Fast, head coach
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replied: "There isn't one." He made his North American professional debut on 5 April 2013, with the Connecticut Whale, the Rangers'
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minor league affiliate, during which he scored a power play goal against
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goaltender
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in the Whale's 4–3 victory, and was the Third Star of the Game. However, he injured his knee during the match and did not play another AHL game that season. Fast participated in the Rangers' training camp that preceded the 2013–14 season, during which he impressed New York's head coach
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, and head European scout
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. Although it was his first North American professional training camp, Fast made the Rangers roster, partially because the team needed a right-handed shot to replace the injured captain
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. Fast made his NHL debut on 3 October against the
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, taking one shot on goal in 10:13 of ice time. Fast played in eight of the Rangers' first 10 games of the season, playing on the fourth line and recording no points and a -5 plus-minus, before returning to the AHL to make room for
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's return from a shoulder injury. Observers said Fast needed to adjust to the smaller North American ice surface, and did not get sufficient minutes to do so quickly enough to remain in the NHL. Fast recorded two assists during his 30 October debut with the Rangers AHL team, now called the
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. However, he suffered a high ankle sprain after going into the boards during a November 2 game at Springfield. He missed the next 14 games as a result, not returning until 20 December, but was given enough minutes upon his return that he was quickly able to get back into shape. Fast scored his first goal of the season on 26 December notching the game winner on the power play against
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goalie Anders Nilsson. The game was part of a four-game point streak (two goals, two assists) that stretched from 21 December to 29 December. Fast also set a team record on 24 January 2014 for fastest goal to start a period, scoring in the first seven seconds of the game against Springfield, beating Hartford's previous record by two seconds. Fast had a season-high five-game point streak from 24 January to 31 January, recording six goals and two assists. That included his first North American professional multi-goal game on 25 January, in which he scored two goals against the Falcons. Fast followed that the next day with a second straight two-goal game, this time against the
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. Fast had another two-goal game, both on the power play, against the Phantoms on 22 March, which marked the start of a run of seven points (four goals, three assists) in seven games up to 6 April. Fast marked a North American single-game career high with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in Hartford's 3–2 win over the
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on 6 April, earning him First Star of the Game. Fast recorded a total of 34 points (17 goals, 17 assists) in 48 games for the 2013–14 Hartford season, along with 30 penalty minutes and a +14 plus-minus. Despite missing time from his injury, Fast ranked seventh on the team in assists, fourth in goals, and second in plus-minus with +14. His eight power play goals led the team and tied eighth place in the league among AHL rookies, and his six game-winning goals tied for first in Hartford and fourth in the overall league. Fast was a staple on the Wolf Pack's
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unit, and played most of the season on a line with J. T. Miller and
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. Fast was called up to the Rangers in April 2014 to replace
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, who suffered a left hand injury. Playing on a line with Hagelin and
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, Fast played in New York's last three regular season games, as well as three post-season matches. He recorded his first career NHL playoff point with an assist in Game 1 of the Metropolitan Division Semifinal against the
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on 17 April. At the conclusion of the season, the Rangers coaching staff told Fast to add strength, so he worked on his upper body and leg strength during the off-season, adding 10 to 15 pounds of muscle, bringing him to 20 pounds heavier than when he was drafted in 2010. Fast scored three goals during the Rangers' 2014 preseason, including a game-tying goal in a 22 September loss to the
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, and two goals in a 6–3 victory over Philadelphia on 28 September. For the second consecutive year, he made the Rangers roster out of training camp, with Vigneault calling him one of the most consistent players throughout the camp. But he again struggled once the regular season began, and on 17 October was sent back to the Hartford Wolf Pack, along with J. T. Miller. Fast had nine points (one goal, eight assists) over the next 11 matches for Hartford, including two 2-assist games on 24 October and 8 November, notching his sole goal in a 4–3 win over the
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on 2 November. He was recalled by the Rangers on 10 November. Fast scored his first NHL regular season career point on 23 November with an assist on
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's goal against the
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. He scored his first NHL goal on 29 November, three days before his 23rd birthday, against
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of the Philadelphia Flyers. Miller, his long-time AHL teammate, assisted on the goal, and Fast assisted on a Miller goal that same game. Fast recorded his second goal in as many games on 1 December, scoring against
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of the
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. Fast had played most of the season on the fourth line, often with Moore and
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, or with Hagelin and
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, and had been an occasional healthy scratch. Fast finished the regular season with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 58 games, and had been promoted to a top six forward role by the playoffs, playing on the second line with Kreider and Derek Stepan. Vigneault praised him as "a real smart, hard-working player". Fast scored one goal and three assists in the seven-game playoff series against the
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, and he scored twice in Game 3 against the
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in the Eastern Conference Finals, the only points he earned in that series. It marked Fast's first career multi-goal game, making him the first Rangers rookie to score multiple goals in a game since
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in 2008, and the first with a multi-goal playoff game on the road since
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in 1986. After the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, having played in his seventh season with the Rangers, Fast left the club as a free agent.


Carolina Hurricanes

On 11 October 2020, Fast joined his second NHL club, agreeing to a three-year, $6 million contract with the
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. On 11 May 2023, Fast scored the overtime and series winning goal against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. On 1 July 2023, Fast signed a two-year $4.8 million contract extension with the Hurricanes. On 29 August 2024, it was announced that Fast would miss the entirety of the 2024–25 season after undergoing neck surgery. On 2 June 2025, Fast announced his retirement from hockey.


International play

In 2009–10, Fast skated in ten international matches for Sweden at the U18 and U19 levels, but did not participate in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship tournament. He scored one goal and one assist in four games for Sweden at the U20 USA National Junior Evaluation Camp in
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. At age 18, Fast represented Sweden in the 2011
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, where he tied the team lead with four goals in six tournament matches, also recording two assists and a +4 plus-minus. Sweden took fourth place in the tournament. In 2011–12, Fast represented Sweden in the
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portion of the
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tournament in October. He scored two assists in three games, which tied the Swedish team lead in scoring, and tied eighth scoring for the overall tournament.


Playing style

Fast is considered a skilled forward with good skating ability, hockey sense, and speed, the latter of which gives him an edge in retrieving pucks along the boards. He excels on the
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, is a reliable defensive forward, and plays well in the offensive, defensive, and neutral zones.
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has praised his work ethic and dependability, and former teammate
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has noted his ability to make responsible decisions and skillful plays with the puck along the defensive zone wall. One of Fast's drawbacks is he lacks the ideal frame for National Hockey League play, but his physical game improved after he added muscle in the 2014 offseason.


Personal life

Fast is the cousin of fellow hockey players
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and Anton Bengtsson, who play in the Swedish Hockey League. Adam has said Fast was "supernaturally good" at hockey as a youth and he was not surprised by his future success. Fast also enjoys playing
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. Fast's teammates have given him the nicknames "Quickie" and "Fasty".


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


International


Awards


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fast, Jesper 1991 births Living people Carolina Hurricanes players Connecticut Whale (AHL) players Hartford Wolf Pack players HV71 players Ice hockey people from Jönköping County New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players People from Nässjö Swedish ice hockey right wingers