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Jonathan Racine (born May 28, 1993) is a Canadian professional
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...
who is currently playing with
HC Vita Hästen HC Vita Hästen is a Swedish hockey club, based in Norrköping, which was founded following the bankruptcy of a previous club called IK Vita Hästen. The team plays in HockeyTrean, the fifth tier of the Swedish ice hockey system, as of the 202 ...
in the Swedish
HockeyAllsvenskan HockeyAllsvenskan (previously Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league, and the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system, after the Swedish Hockey League, SHL. Since the 2009–10 season, t ...
(Allsv). Racine was selected by the
Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...
in the third round (87th overall) of the
2011 NHL Entry Draft The 2011 NHL entry draft was the 49th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the ...
.


Playing career

On April 3, 2013, the Florida Panthers of the NHL signed Racine a three-year entry-level contract and he began his professional career in the
American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...
(AHL) with the
San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. The Rampage was primarily owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment throughout the team's existence. In 2020, the franchise was so ...
. On April 1, 2014, Racine was recalled to the Florida Panthers where he skated 15:35 in his NHL debut against the
New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...
before being returned the following day to San Antonio. Prior to the 2016–17 season, Racine was traded by the Panthers to the
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
in exchange for Tim Bozon on October 8, 2016. He was immediately assigned to begin the year with AHL affiliate, the
St. John's IceCaps The St. John's IceCaps were a professional ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They were members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was originally aff ...
. He appeared in just 26 games with the IceCaps for 3 assists, before he was traded again, along with a 6th round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft to the
Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...
for defenseman
Nikita Nesterov Nikita Danilovich Nesterov (; born 28 March 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 148th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning of the N ...
on January 26, 2017. Racine was assigned to play out the remainder of the season with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the
Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team based in Syracuse, New York. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning. They play in they home games at the Upstate Medical Univer ...
. As a free agent from the Lightning, Racine received limited NHL interest. On September 27, 2017, he was announced to have signed an AHL professional try-out contract to attend the
Ontario Reign The Ontario Reign are a professional ice hockey team based in Ontario, California. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Arena. The fra ...
training camp. He was later revealed to have signed an AHL contract with the Reign upon his reassignment to the
Manchester Monarchs Manchester Monarchs may refer to: *Manchester Monarchs (AHL) (2001–2015) *Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) The Manchester Monarchs were a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL which began play in the 2015–16 ECHL season, 2015–16 season. Bas ...
of the ECHL on October 1, 2017. Approaching his sixth full professional season in 2018–19, Racine opted to continue his career in signing a one-year ECHL contract with the Brampton Beast on October 4, 2018. He was later loaned to AHL affiliate, the
Belleville Senators The Belleville Senators (colloquially known as the B-Sens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belleville, Ontario. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators. The Senators pl ...
and later signed to a AHL contract for the remainder of the season on November 6, 2018. He made 9 appearances with Belleville, contributing with 1 goal. As a free agent from the Senators, Racine opted to continue his career in the ECHL, agreeing to terms with the Maine Mariners on October 1, 2019. He was loaned to the AHL, signing a professional try-out with the
Stockton Heat The Stockton Heat were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2015 to 2022. The team was based in Stockton, California, and was affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL) Calgary Flames. The Hea ...
, affiliate to the
Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The ...
on December 10, 2019. After 7 games with the Heat, Racine left the team and North America, agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the season with Finnish club,
Tappara Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ...
of the
Liiga The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mesti ...
on February 15, 2020. After spending the 2020–21 season in Austria with
HC TWK Innsbruck HC Tiroler Wasserkraft Innsbruck is an Austrian professional ice hockey team in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). They play their home games at OlympiaWorld Innsbruck complex in Innsbruck. History The club was founded in 1994 as HC Innsbruck and in ...
of the ICE Hockey League, Racine continued his European career by agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish second division club, HC Vita Hästen of the HockeyAllsvenskan, on June 11, 2021.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Racine, Jonathan 1993 births Living people Belleville Senators players Black Canadian ice hockey players Black Canadian sportsmen Brampton Beast players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Florida Panthers draft picks Florida Panthers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States HC TWK Innsbruck players Maine Mariners (ECHL) players Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players Ice hockey people from Montreal Moncton Wildcats players Ontario Reign (AHL) players Portland Pirates players St. John's IceCaps players San Antonio Rampage players Shawinigan Cataractes players Stockton Heat players Syracuse Crunch players Tappara players HC Vita Hästen players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland