| Mikko Ruutu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1978 Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | HIFK Jokerit | ||
| NHL draft | 201st overall, 1999 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2003 | ||
Mikko Ruutu (born September 10, 1978 in Vantaa, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward.
Ruutu played for HIFK and Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga, earning a silver medal with HIFK and the SM-liiga championship with Jokerit in 2002. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators as their 7th round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, but his only season in North America was for Clarkson University in the NCAA league. He has since retired from professional hockey because of his broken knee. He is currently working as the Director of European Scouting for the Ottawa Senators.
Mikko Ruutu has two brothers, Jarkko, a former NHL player who retired in 2014, and Tuomo, a former NHL player who retired in 2017.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Clarkson University | NCAA | 33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| SM-liiga Totals | 157 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | ||||
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