If there was any lingering doubt about how serious Rickard Rakell was about wanting to be in Pittsburgh, the name he and his wife Emmeli chose for their son just cemented the impact Pittsburgh has had on them:
Welcome to the world, Ziggy Steel Rakell:
RICKARD RAKELL / INSTAGRAM
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Taylor Haase
9:48 pm - 04.28.2025Cranberry, Pa.Rakell gives son Pittsburgh-inspired name
If there was any lingering doubt about how serious Rickard Rakell was about wanting to be in Pittsburgh, the name he and his wife Emmeli chose for their son just cemented the impact Pittsburgh has had on them:
Welcome to the world, Ziggy Steel Rakell:
RICKARD RAKELL / INSTAGRAM
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