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
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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
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ruutu, Mikko |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vantaa , Finland |