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Finland Reijo Ruotsalainen

Kärpät / I-divisioona - 97/98

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Reijo Ruotsalainen Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 01, 1960
Position
D
Age
64
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Kärpät
Status
Retired
Drafted
1980 round 6 #119 overall by New York Rangers
Highlights
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
2-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 2
1-time Liiga Champion 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
3-time NL Champion 3
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1

Father: Reino Ruotsalainen
Son: Antti Ruotsalainen

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Reijo Ruotsalainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1974-75 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 4* 6* 8* 14* 2* -* |
1975-76 Kärpät I-divisioona 34* 9* 15* 24* 12* -* |
Finland U19 EJC-19 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
1976-77 Kärpät I-divisioona 36* 23* 35* 58* 14* -* | Qualification 6 2 6 8 0 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
1977-78 Kärpät SM-liiga 30* 9* 14* 23* 4* -6* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 3* 6* 2* -* |
Finland WC 10* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
1978-79 Kärpät SM-liiga 36* 14* 8* 22* 47* -3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
Finland WC 6* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
1979-80 Kärpät SM-liiga 30* 15* 13* 28* 31* 20* | Playoffs 6 5 2 7 0 -
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
1980-81 Kärpät SM-liiga 34* 28* 23* 51* 28* 37* | Playoffs 12 7 4 11 6 -
Finland WC 8* 3* 2* 5* 4* -* |
1981-82 New York Rangers NHL 78* 18* 38* 56* 27* 18* | Playoffs 10 4 5 9 2 -
Finland CC 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1982-83 New York Rangers NHL 77* 16* 53* 69* 22* 27* | Playoffs 9 4 2 6 6 -
1983-84 New York Rangers NHL 74* 20* 39* 59* 26* 17* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -
1984-85 New York Rangers NHL 80* 28* 45* 73* 32* -27* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 6 -
Finland (all) International 10* 0* -* -* -* -* |
Finland WC 10* 0* 4* 4* 6* 0* |
1985-86 New York Rangers NHL 80* 17* 42* 59* 47* 22* | Playoffs 16 0 8 8 6 -
1986-87 SC Bern NLA 35* 26* 27* 53* 27* -* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 16* 5* 8* 13* 6* 8* | Playoffs 21 2 5 7 10 -
1987-88 HV71 Elitserien 40* 10* 22* 32* 26* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
Finland CC 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Finland OG 8* 4* 2* 6* 0* 10* |
1988-89 SC Bern NLA 36* 17* 29* 46* 46* -* | Playoffs 11 4 7 11 22 -
Finland WC 10* 2* 4* 6* 6* 12* |
1989-90 New Jersey Devils NHL 31* 2* 5* 7* 14* -4* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 10* 1* 7* 8* 6* -1* | Playoffs 22 2 11 13 12 13
1990-91 SC Bern NLA 36* 13* 25* 38* 20* -* | Playoffs 10 5 8 13 10 -
1991-92 SC Bern NLA 35* 7* 16* 23* 24* -* | Playoffs 11 4 6 10 4 -
1992-93 SC Bern NLA 31* 7* 15* 22* 42* -* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 29 -
1993-94 Kärpät I-divisioona 4* 1* 5* 6* 6* 12* |
Tappara SM-liiga 6* 2* 4* 6* 2* -1* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 4 -8
1994-95 SC Bern NLA 19* 3* 7* 10* 20* -* | Playoffs 6 1 5 6 4 -
1995-96 KalPa SM-liiga 16* 3* 5* 8* 4* 4* |
Zürcher SC NLA 18* 4* 11* 15* 4* -* |
1996-97 Kärpät I-divisioona 17* 1* 5* 6* 14* -* | Playoffs 9 0 4 4 0 -
1997-98 Kärpät I-divisioona 44* 8* 23* 31* 42* -* | Playoffs 14 2 6 8 10 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1998-99 Miami Matadors ECHL Asst. Coach
1999-00 New Orleans Brass ECHL Asst. Coach
2000-01 New Orleans Brass ECHL Asst. Coach
2001-02 Kärpät SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2002-03 Kärpät SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2003-04 Kärpät SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2006-07 Jukurit Mestis Head Coach Replaced by Pekka Lipiäinen midseason
2007-08 EC Salzburg EBEL Asst. Coach
2008-09 EC Salzburg EBEL Asst. Coach
2009-10 EC Salzburg EBEL Asst. Coach
2010-11 EC Salzburg EBEL Asst. Coach
2011-12 EC Salzburg EBEL Asst. Coach
2013-14 Kölner Haie DEL Asst. Coach
2018-19 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Head Coach Replaced Simo Mälkiä on Jan 28
2023-24 Flint Firebirds OHL Asst. Coach
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Reijo Ruotsalainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 9* 0* 1* 1* 0.11* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 2* 0* 2* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-19 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 5 135* 42* 83* 125* 0.93* 88* 12* | 3 29 4 * 16 * 20 * 0.69 * 10 * - *
International 1 10* 0* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 6 152* 71* 67* 138* 0.91* 116* 51* | 3 27 13 * 8 * 21 * 0.78 * 10 * -8 *
NHL 7 446* 107* 237* 344* 0.77* 180* 60* | 7 86 15 * 32 * 47 * 0.55 * 44 * 13 *
NLA (NL) 7 210* 77* 130* 207* 0.99* 183* -* | 5 43 14 * 29 * 43 * 1.00 * 69 * - *
OG 1 8* 4* 2* 6* 0.75* 0* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 40* 10* 22* 32* 0.80* 26* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja 1 4* 6* 8* 14* 3.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 44* 9* 10* 19* 0.43* 18* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 4 24* 9* 12* 21* 0.88* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Reijo Ruotsalainen Connections

Player Period Teams
Kai Suikkanen (F) 1974-1988 8 Finland (OG), Finland (all), Finland U18, Finland U20, Kärpät, Kärpät U16
Markku Kiimalainen (F) 1975-1985 8 Finland (CC), Finland, Finland (all), Kärpät
Kari Jalonen (F) 1974-1994 8 Finland, Finland (CC), Finland (all), Finland U20, Kärpät, Kärpät U16
Juha Tuohimaa (D) 1975-1982 7 Finland (CC), Finland, Kärpät

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