Tuomo Ruutu
 Tuomo Ruutu 
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| Date of birth | February 16, 1983 |
| place of birth | Vantaa , Finland |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 91 kg |
| position | center |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2001 , 1st round, 9th position Chicago Blackhawks |
| Career stations | |
| until 2000 | HIFK Helsinki |
| 2000-2002 | Jokerit Helsinki |
| 2002-2003 | HIFK Helsinki |
| 2003-2008 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2008-2014 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2014-2016 | New Jersey Devils |
| 2016-2017 | HC Davos |
Tuomo Iisakki Ruutu (born February 16, 1983 in Vantaa ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player and current coach who played 751 games for the Chicago Blackhawks , Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils in the National between 1999 and 2017 Hockey League contested on the position of the center . Ruutu won numerous medals with the Finnish national team , especially at international level , including the gold medal at the 2011 World Cup . He is the younger brother of Jarkko and Mikko Ruutu .
Career
Tuomo Ruutu began his professional career in 1999 at HIFK Helsinki in the Finnish SM-liiga , after he had already played in the junior team at the same club. He then went on the ice for two seasons for local rivals Jokerit , before playing another season for HIFK in 2002.
In the 2001 NHL Entry Draft , Ruutu was selected ninth in the first round by the Chicago Blackhawks . In the 2003/2004 season he made his NHL debut for the Blackhawks. During the lockout in the 2004/05 season, he recovered from injuries, but commented on the Ice Hockey World Championship for Finnish television. In the following season, he only took part in a few games as he was still affected by injuries. On February 26, 2008, the attacker was given to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Andrew Ladd .
Shortly before the trade deadline , Ruutu switched to the New Jersey Devils on March 5, 2014 , who gave Andrei Loktionow and a third-round vote in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft to Carolina. After the 2015/16 season, the attacker would not get a new contract in New Jersey, so he joined HC Davos from the National League A in October 2016 and signed a one-year contract there. After the season he ended his active career.
After the end of his career, Ruutu started to work as a coach and looked after the Finnish U20 national team as an assistant coach at the 2019 U20 World Junior Championship .
International
Internationally, he played for the first time at the World Cup of Hockey 2004 for the Finnish national team , where he scored his first goal in the final against Canada .
Furthermore, he took part in three ice hockey world championships and was able to win the bronze medal twice and the silver medal once with his team. At the 2014 Olympic Games, he won the bronze medal with the Finnish national team.
Achievements and Awards
- 2002 Finnish champion with Jokerit Helsinki
- 2004 Participation in the NHL YoungStars Game
- 2004 NHL Rookie of the Month for March
International
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Career statistics
| Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1997/98 | HIFK Helsinki | C-Jun.-SM-sarja Q | 10 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 2 | |||||||
| 1997/98 | HIFK Helsinki | C-Jun.-SM-sarja | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6th | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||
| 1998/99 | HIFK Helsinki | B-Jun.-SM-sarja | 25th | 9 | 11 | 20th | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999/00 | HIFK Helsinki | B-Jun.-SM-sarja | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1999/00 | HIFK Helsinki | A-Jun.-SM-liiga | 35 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||
| 1999/00 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Jokerit Helsinki | A-Jun.-SM-liiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-liiga | 47 | 11 | 11 | 22nd | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| 2001/02 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-liiga | 51 | 7th | 16 | 23 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 6th | 6th | 29 | ||
| 2002/03 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-liiga | 30th | 12 | 15th | 27 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 23 | 21st | 44 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004/05 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | not played because of lockout | |||||||||||
| 2005/06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 71 | 17th | 21st | 38 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007/08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 6th | 15th | 21st | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007/08 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 17th | 4th | 7th | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008/09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 79 | 26th | 28 | 54 | 79 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 8th | ||
| 2009/10 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 54 | 14th | 21st | 35 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 19th | 38 | 57 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011/12 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 72 | 18th | 16 | 34 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 17th | 4th | 5 | 9 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013/14 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 57 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013/14 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19th | 3 | 5 | 8th | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014/15 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 77 | 7th | 6th | 13 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015/16 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016/17 | HC Davos | NLA | 26th | 5 | 7th | 12 | 22nd | 6th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| A-Juniors-SM-liiga total | 37 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||||
| SM-liiga total | 129 | 30th | 42 | 72 | 181 | 15th | 0 | 6th | 6th | 33 | ||||
| NHL overall | 735 | 148 | 198 | 346 | 596 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 8th | ||||
International
Represented Finland at:
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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| 2000 | Finland | U18 World Cup |
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7th | 6th | 2 | 8th | 0 | |
| 2001 | Finland | U20 World Cup |
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7th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 4th | |
| 2002 | Finland | U20 World Cup |
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7th | 4th | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2003 | Finland | U20 World Cup |
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7th | 2 | 8th | 10 | 6th | |
| 2004 | Finland | World cup | 2nd place | 6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | |
| 2006 | Finland | WM |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WM |
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8th | 3 | 3 | 6th | 20th | |
| 2008 | Finland | WM |
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9 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 8th | |
| 2010 | Finland | Olympia |
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6th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WM |
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9 | 6th | 0 | 6th | 8th | |
| 2014 | Finland | Olympia |
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6th | 1 | 4th | 5 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WM | 6th place | 8th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | |
| Juniors overall | 28 | 13 | 14th | 27 | 20th | ||||
| Men overall | 61 | 17th | 12 | 29 | 97 | ||||
( 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
- Tuomo Ruutu at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Tuomo Ruutu at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 751 NHL games: HCD brings Tuomo Ruutu. (No longer available online.) In: bluewin.ch. October 28, 2016, archived from the original on October 28, 2016 ; accessed on October 28, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Ruutu, Tuomo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ruutu, Tuomo Iisakki (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vantaa , Finland |