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Finland Vesa Ruotsalainen
#39 SaiPa / SM-liiga - 99/00
Date of Birth
Apr 13, 1966
Position
D
Age
58
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Imatra, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ketterä
Status
Retired

Nephew: Patrik Ruotsalainen

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Vesa Ruotsalainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Ketterä I-divisioona 19* 3* 3* 6* 24* -* |
1983-84 Ketterä I-divisioona 28* 1* 1* 2* 26* -11* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 5* 0* 0* 0* 20* -* |
1984-85 SaiPa SM-liiga 34* 3* 1* 4* 51* -18* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1985-86 SaiPa SM-liiga 31* 1* 2* 3* 28* -16* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 2* 2* 16* -* |
1986-87 SaiPa I-divisioona 38* 5* 1* 6* 58* -* |
1987-88 SaiPa I-divisioona 44* 6* 9* 15* 47* -* |
1988-89 SaiPa SM-liiga 44* 11* 15* 26* 28* -13* |
1989-90 KooKoo SM-liiga 34* 4* 5* 9* 18* -15* | Relegation 4 0 0 0 0 -5
1990-91 KalPa SM-liiga 34* 5* 7* 12* 14* 3* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 6 -8
1991-92 KalPa SM-liiga 43* 5* 4* 9* 38* -24* |
1992-93 KalPa SM-liiga 42* 1* 3* 4* 40* -2* |
1993-94 KalPa SM-liiga 44* 1* 2* 3* 30* -20* |
1994-95 SaiPa I-divisioona 43* 12* 23* 35* 72* -* | Playoffs 9 3 3 6 10 -
1995-96 SaiPa I-divisioona 41* 9* 16* 25* 80* -* | Playoffs 11 1 8 9 47 -
1996-97 SaiPa SM-liiga 47* 1* 8* 9* 66* -17* |
1997-98 SaiPa SM-liiga 48* 4* 1* 5* 52* -1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -2
1998-99 SaiPa SM-liiga 49* 1* 4* 5* 75* -4* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 -2
1999-00 SaiPa SM-liiga 10* 0* 0* 0* 10* -2* |

Vesa Ruotsalainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EJC-18 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 6 213* 36* 53* 89* 0.42* 307* -11* | 2 20 4 * 11 * 15 * 0.75 * 57 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 12 460* 37* 52* 89* 0.19* 450* -129* | 4 21 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.05 * 14 * -17 *
WJC-20 2 14* 0* 2* 2* 0.14* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Ketterä

Cult/Star player for SaiPa