Christian Ruuttu

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Christian Ruuttu
Born (1964-02-20) 20 February 1964 (age 59)
Lappeenranta, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Ässät
HIFK
Buffalo Sabres
Chicago Blackhawks
Vancouver Canucks
Frölunda HC
Grasshopper
Espoo Blues
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL Draft 134th overall, 1983
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19821999

Christian Ruuttu (born 20 February 1964) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player, who currently serves as a scout.

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Ruuttu is the father of Alexander Ruuttu, who was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes. His father Kalevi Ruuttu is a former Bandy World Championship referee.

Playing career

Christian Ruuttu grew up in Pori, where he attended the Swedish-speaking Björneborgs svenska samskola comprehensive school [1] while playing for the Ässät Finnish Elite League club. He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League in the 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 1992–93 season playing for the Chicago Blackhawks after being traded for goaltender 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 Espoo Blues of the Finnish Pro League and was a board member of the Finnish Elite League. He joined 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
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Ässät FIN U2041122
1981–82 Belmont Hill School HS-Prep
1982–83ÄssätFIN U20526812
1982–83 Ässät SM-l 3615183334
1983–84ÄssätFIN U20202212
1983–84 ÄssätSM-l3718426072925712
1984–85ÄssätFIN U2013030
1984–85 ÄssätSM-l321432463481678
1985–86 HIFK SM-l3616385447103698
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL7622436562
1987–88 Buffalo SabresNHL732645718562574
1988–89 Buffalo SabresNHL671446609820002
1989–90 Buffalo SabresNHL751941606660004
1990–91 Buffalo SabresNHL7716345096613429
1991–92 Buffalo SabresNHL70421257630006
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL8417375413440002
1993–94 Chicago BlackhawksNHL54920296860002
1994–95 HIFKSM-l20481224
1994–95 Chicago BlackhawksNHL202576
1994–95 Vancouver Canucks NHL2556112391120
1995–96 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 321325389812471134
1996–97 Grasshopper Club Zürich NDB 42314071721159146
1997–98 HIFKSM-l441128392493368
1998–99 Blues SM-l451422364040110
SM-l totals25092188280275409213036
NHL totals62113429843271442491349

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1983 Finland WJC 722414
1984 FinlandWJC70446
1985 Finland WC 611216
1986 FinlandWC1025712
1987 Finland CC 521310
1987 FinlandWC1000018
1990 FinlandWC95384
1991 FinlandCC61564
1991 FinlandWC10731010
1992 FinlandWC50116
1994 FinlandWC42244
1996 Finland WCH 41012
1996 FinlandWC60222
Junior totals1426820
Senior totals7521234488

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References

  1. "Björneborgarnas stafettmarsch | HBL.fi/Sport". Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

Awards

Preceded by Frölunda HC captains
1995–1996
Succeeded by