Mikko Ruutu

Mikko Ruutu
Date of birth	September 10, 1978
place of birth	Vantaa , Finland
size	194 cm
Weight	83 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1999 , 7th round, 201st position Ottawa Senators
Career stations
until 1999	HIFK Helsinki
1999-2000	Clarkson University
2000-2003	Jokerit Helsinki

Mikko Ruutu (born September 10, 1978 in Vantaa ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player . He is the younger brother of Jarkko and the older brother of Tuomo Ruutu .

Career

Mikko Ruutu started his career in the 1998/99 season with the club HIFK Helsinki in the Finnish SM-liiga .

In the 1999 NHL Entry Draft , Ruutu was selected in the seventh round as 201st by the Ottawa Senators , but the 1999/2000 season at Clarkson University in the NCAA league was his only one in North America.

From 2000 to 2003 he played for the Finnish club Jokerit Helsinki , but then had to end his career due to a spinal fracture .

He is currently a scout for Finland with the Ottawa Senators .

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
season	team	league		GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
1998-99	HIFK Helsinki	SM-liiga		31	3	1	4th	12		4th	0	0	0	2
1999-00	Clarkson University	NCAA		33	5	5	10	26th
2000-01	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-liiga		56	5	6th	11	38		5	0	1	1	2
2001-02	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-liiga		47	3	3	6th	65		5	1	0	1	27
2002-03	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-liiga		23	2	4th	6th	4th		10	0	1	1	4th
SM-liiga total				157	13	14th	27	119		24	1	2	3	35

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Mikko Ruutu at hockeydb.com (English)
• Mikko Ruutu at eurohockey.com