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Finland Arttu Ruotsalainen
#24 Lugano / NL - 24/25
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Oct 29, 1997
Position
C/W
Age
26
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kärpät
Contract
24/25
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Unsigned
Agency
PREMIUM

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Arttu Ruotsalainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 8* 4* 12* 4* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 30* 24* 35* 59* 18* -* | Playoffs 8 4 8 12 4 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2012-13 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 11 12 15 27 10 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 45* 15* 36* 51* 22* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Finland U16 (all) “A” International-Jr 11* 10* 6* 16* 6* 2* |
2013-14 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 9* 5* 6* 11* 4* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 39* 13* 18* 31* 16* 11* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 2
Finland U17 (all) “A” International-Jr 12* 2* 5* 7* 2* 0* |
2014-15 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 7 8 15 4 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 46* 12* 21* 33* 55* 10* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 0 1
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* |
Finland U18 (all) “C” International-Jr 23* 3* 5* 8* 24* -6* |
2015-16 Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 18* 12* 20* 32* 14* 12* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -5
Ässät Liiga 51* 5* 5* 10* 4* -8* |
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 7* 7* 2* 9* 4* -1* |
2016-17 Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 7* 6* 3* 9* 8* 8* | Playoffs 6 3 7 10 0 1
Ässät Liiga 34* 1* 0* 1* 10* -6* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 18* 7* 4* 11* 10* -1* |
2017-18 Ilves Liiga 60* 9* 11* 20* 12* -9* |
2018-19 Ilves Liiga 59* 21* 21* 42* 14* 11* | Playoffs 7 2 5 7 6 0
Finland (all) International 11* 2* 1* 3* 4* 2* |
2019-20 Ilves Liiga 44* 15* 28* 43* 14* 10* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2020-21 Ilves Liiga 19* 16* 11* 27* 8* 10* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 17* 5* 1* 6* 8* -9* |
Rochester Americans AHL 13* 5* 8* 13* 2* -2* |
Finland WC 10* 4* 1* 5* 2* 3* |
Finland (all) International 10* 4* 1* 5* 2* 3* |
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 18* 2* 2* 4* 6* -1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 57* 18* 33* 51* 26* -9* | Playoffs 10 8 4 12 4 2
2022-23 EHC Kloten NL 52* 18* 24* 42* 36* -6* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 6 -4
Finland (all) International 10* 4* 1* 5* 4* -1* |
2023-24 HC Lugano NL 43* 5* 9* 14* 8* -8* | Playoffs 8 2 0 2 0 -2
Finland (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2024-25 Lugano NL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Arttu Ruotsalainen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland U18 “C” Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 1* 2* 18* 0* |
2018-19 Finland EHT 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
2019-20 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2022-23 Finland EHT 5* 4* 1* 5* 2* 1* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Arttu Ruotsalainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 70* 23* 41* 64* 0.91* 28* -11* | 1 10 8 * 4 * 12 * 1.20 * 4 * 2 *
EHT 4 14* 5* 2* 7* 0.50* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 18* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 34* 10* 3* 13* 0.38* 10* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 71* 29* 22* 51* 0.72* 46* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 6 267* 67* 76* 143* 0.54* 62* 8* | 2 8 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.88 * 6 * 0 *
NHL 2 35* 7* 3* 10* 0.29* 14* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 3 95* 23* 33* 56* 0.59* 44* -14* | 2 11 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.27 * 6 * -6 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 30* 24* 35* 59* 1.97* 18* -* | 2 19 16 * 23 * 39 * 2.05 * 14 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 9* 8* 6* 14* 1.56* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 4 56* 20* 42* 62* 1.11* 26* -* | 3 10 7 * 8 * 15 * 1.50 * 10 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 112* 43* 62* 105* 0.94* 95* 40* | 4 21 6 * 10 * 16 * 0.76 * 2 * -1 *
WC 1 10* 4* 1* 5* 0.50* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *

Arttu Ruotsalainen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/06/2023
04/06/2023 Confirmed EHC Kloten HC Lugano
07/22/2022
07/22/2022 Confirmed Rochester Americans EHC Kloten
08/05/2020
08/05/2020 Loan Buffalo Sabres Ilves
09/23/2019
09/23/2019 Loan Buffalo Sabres Ilves
05/08/2019
05/08/2019 Confirmed Ilves Buffalo Sabres
10/30/2018
10/30/2018 Extension Ilves Ilves
12/20/2017
12/20/2017 Extension Ilves Ilves
04/07/2017
04/07/2017 Confirmed Ässät Ilves
06/17/2015
06/17/2015 Confirmed Kärpät U20 Ässät
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 2 #47 overall by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #106 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters