Christian Ruuttu
Christian Ruuttu | |||
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Born |
Lappeenranta, Finland | 20 February 1964||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Espoo Blues | ||
National team | Finland | ||
NHL draft |
134th overall, 1983 Buffalo Sabres | ||
Playing career | 1982–1999 |
Christian Ruuttu (born 20 February 1964) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player, who is a scout.
Ruuttu is the father of
Phoenix Coyotes. His father Kalevi Ruuttu is a former Bandy World Championship
referee.
Playing career
Christian Ruuttu grew up in
1983 NHL Entry Draft, 7th round, 134th overall. He played six seasons in Buffalo from 1986–87 through 1991–92, attaining career highs in goals (26 in 1987–88), assists (46 in 1988–89
), and points (71 in 1987–88). In Ruuttu's last season in Buffalo, his totals dropped to 4 goals and 21 assists.
Ruuttu began the
Stephane Beauregard. He played there for the next two and one-half seasons before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks midway through the 1994–95
season.
After his career as a player, Ruuttu served as General Manager of the
Phoenix Coyotes organization as the Director of European Scouting. He is currently the Director of European Scouting for the Los Angeles Kings
.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1980–81 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Belmont Hill School | HS-Prep | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Ässät | SM-l
|
36 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Ässät | SM-l | 37 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
1984–85 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Ässät | SM-l | 32 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
1985–86 | HIFK
|
SM-l | 36 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||
1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 85 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 67 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 75 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | ||
1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 84 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 54 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | HIFK | SM-l | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | Västra Frölunda HC
|
SEL | 32 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 98 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 | ||
1996–97 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | NDB
|
42 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 72 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | ||
1997–98 | HIFK | SM-l | 44 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
1998–99 | Blues
|
SM-l | 45 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
SM-l totals | 250 | 92 | 188 | 280 | 275 | 40 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 36 | ||||
NHL totals | 621 | 134 | 298 | 432 | 714 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 49 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1983 | Finland | WJC
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
1984 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
1985
|
Finland | WC
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
1986
|
Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
1987 | Finland | CC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
1987
|
Finland | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
1990
|
Finland | WC | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
1991 | Finland | CC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
1991
|
Finland | WC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
1992
|
Finland | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
1994
|
Finland | WC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
1996 | Finland | WCH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1996
|
Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||
Senior totals | 75 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 88 |
References
- ^ "Björneborgarnas stafettmarsch | HBL.fi/Sport". Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
Awards
- Finnish First All-Star Team (1986)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1988)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database