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Finland Christian Ruuttu

#5 Blues / SM-liiga - 98/99

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Marcus Eriksson 50 20 39 59
2. Miks Indrasis 52 26 32 58
3. Richard Gynge 49 22 31 53
4. Konstantin Komarek 48 16 34 50
5. Linus Klasen 47 19 28 47
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Christian Ruuttu Facts

Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
60
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1

Son: Alexander Ruuttu

Team Staff profile of Christian Ruuttu also available

Christian Ruuttu Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1981-82 Belmont Hill School USHS-Prep -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 5* 2* 6* 8* 12* -* |
Ässät SM-liiga 36* 15* 18* 33* 34* 8* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 2* 4* 14* -* |
1983-84 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 2* 0* 2* 2* 12* -* |
Ässät SM-liiga 37* 18* 42* 60* 72* 23* | Playoffs 9 2 5 7 12 -
Olympiajoukkue SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 4* 4* 6* -* |
1984-85 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 1* 3* 0* 3* 0* -* |
Ässät SM-liiga 32* 14* 32* 46* 34* 20* | Playoffs 8 1 6 7 8 0
Finland (all) International 21* 6* -* -* -* -* |
Finland WC 6* 1* 1* 2* 16* 0* |
1985-86 HIFK SM-liiga 36* 16* 38* 54* 47* 12* | Playoffs 10 3 6 9 8 7
Finland WC 10* 2* 5* 7* 12* -3* |
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76* 22* 43* 65* 62* 9* |
Finland WC 10* 0* 0* 0* 18* -6* |
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73* 26* 45* 71* 85* -3* | Playoffs 6 2 5 7 4 -2
Finland CC 5* 2* 1* 3* 10* -1* |
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67* 14* 46* 60* 98* 13* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -1
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75* 19* 41* 60* 66* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -5
Finland WC 9* 5* 3* 8* 4* 5* |
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77* 16* 34* 50* 96* -6* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 29 3
Finland WC 10* 7* 3* 10* 10* -* |
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70* 4* 21* 25* 76* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -1
Finland CC 6* 1* 5* 6* 4* 2* |
Finland WC 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* 4* |
1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 84* 17* 37* 54* 134* 14* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
1993-94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 54* 9* 20* 29* 68* -4* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -2
Finland WC 4* 2* 2* 4* 4* 4* |
Finland (all) International 4* 2* 2* 4* 4* 4* |
1994-95 HIFK SM-liiga 20* 4* 8* 12* 24* -2* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 20* 2* 5* 7* 6* 3* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 25* 5* 6* 11* 23* 11* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 0 -3
1995-96 Västra Frölunda HC “C” Elitserien 32* 13* 25* 38* 98* -* | Playoffs 12 4 7 11 34 -
Finland WC 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
1996-97 Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 42* 31* 40* 71* 72* -* | Playoffs 11 5 9 14 6 -
Finland WCup 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
1997-98 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 44* 11* 28* 39* 24* 1* | Playoffs 9 3 3 6 8 4
Finland (all) International 7* 2* 1* 3* 12* -* |
1998-99 Blues SM-liiga 45* 14* 22* 36* 40* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -2
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2000-01 Blues SM-liiga General Manager
2001-02 Blues SM-liiga General Manager
2002-03 Blues SM-liiga General Manager
2003-04 Blues SM-liiga General Manager
2004-05 Blues SM-liiga General Manager
Arizona Coyotes NHL European Scout
2005-06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL European Scout
2006-07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL European Scout
2007-08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2008-09 Phoenix Coyotes NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2010-11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2011-12 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2012-13 Los Angeles Kings NHL European Scout
2013-14 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2014-15 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2015-16 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2016-17 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2017-18 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2018-19 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2019-20 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2020-21 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2021-22 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2022-23 Los Angeles Kings NHL Dir. of European Scouting
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Christian Ruuttu Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 11* 3* 6* 9* 0.82* 14* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 32* 10* 3* 7* 0.22* 16* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 4 12* 6* 9* 15* 1.25* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 7 251* 92* 188* 280* 1.12* 277* 62* | 5 40 9 * 21 * 30 * 0.75 * 36 * 9 *
NHL 9 621* 134* 298* 432* 0.70* 714* 39* | 8 42 4 * 9 * 13 * 0.31 * 49 * -12 *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 32* 13* 25* 38* 1.19* 98* -* | 1 12 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.92 * 34 * - *
NLB (SL) 1 42* 31* 40* 71* 1.69* 72* -* | 1 11 5 * 9 * 14 * 1.27 * 6 * - *
USHS-Prep 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 8 60* 17* 17* 34* 0.57* 72* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 6* 8* 0.57* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Cult/Star player for Blues

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

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Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

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