Arttu Ruotsalainen

Date of Birth: Oct 29, 1997
Age: 28
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: C
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 27/28

Arttu Ruotsalainen Facts

Player Type: Two-Way ForwardWorkhorse
Agency: Premium

Arttu Ruotsalainen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2011-2012	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	8	8	4	12	4	-
2011-2012	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	30	24	35	59	18	-	Playoffs	8	4	8	12	4	-
2011-2012	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	1	0	2	2	4	-
2012-2013	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	11	12	15	27	10	-
2012-2013	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	45	15	36	51	22	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-
2012-2013	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	2	-1
2012-2013	Finland U16 (all) "A"	International-Jr	11	10	6	16	6	2
2013-2014	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	5	6	11	4	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	-
2013-2014	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	13	18	31	16	11	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	2	2
2013-2014	Finland U17 (all) "A"	International-Jr	12	2	5	7	2	0
2014-2015	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	6	7	8	15	4	-
2014-2015	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	46	12	21	33	55	10	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0	1
2014-2015	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	0	2	2	0	2
2014-2015	Finland U18 (all) "C"	International-Jr	23	3	5	8	24	-6
2015-2016	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	12	20	32	14	12	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	-5
2015-2016	Ässät	Liiga	51	5	5	10	4	-8
2015-2016	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	7	7	2	9	4	-1
2016-2017	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	7	6	3	9	8	8	Playoffs	6	3	7	10	0	1
2016-2017	Ässät	Liiga	34	1	0	1	10	-6	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2016-2017	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	0	0	0	-1
2016-2017	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	18	7	4	11	10	-1
2017-2018	Ilves	Liiga	60	9	11	20	12	-9
2018-2019	Ilves	Liiga	59	21	21	42	14	11	Playoffs	7	2	5	7	6	0
2018-2019	Finland (all)	International	11	2	1	3	4	2
2019-2020	Ilves Loan	Liiga	44	15	28	43	14	10
2019-2020	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	2
2020-2021	Ilves Loan	Liiga	19	16	11	27	8	10
2020-2021	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	17	5	1	6	8	-9
2020-2021	Rochester Americans	AHL	13	5	8	13	2	-2
2020-2021	Finland	WC	10	4	1	5	2	3
2020-2021	Finland (all)	International	10	4	1	5	2	3
2021-2022	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	18	2	2	4	6	-1
2021-2022	Rochester Americans	AHL	57	18	33	51	26	-9	Playoffs	10	8	4	12	4	2
2022-2023	EHC Kloten	NL	52	18	24	42	36	-6	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	6	-4
2022-2023	Finland (all)	International	10	4	1	5	4	-1
2023-2024	HC Lugano	NL	43	5	9	14	8	-8	Playoffs	8	2	0	2	0	-2
2023-2024	Finland (all)	International	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024-2025	Frölunda HC	SHL	43	11	11	22	16	-11	Playoffs	12	3	4	7	4	-4
2024-2025	Finland (all)	International	5	1	1	2	2	-1
2025-2026	Frölunda HC	SHL	50	15	21	36	18	11	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0	4
2025-2026	Finland (all)	International	6	1	1	2	0	-2
2026-2027	EHC Kloten "A"	NL	14	3	8	11	6	1
2026-2027	Projected	NL	52	11	30	41	22	4

Arttu Ruotsalainen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2014-2015	Finland U18 "C"	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	1	2	18	0
2018-2019	Finland	EHT	6	1	1	2	2	1
2019-2020	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	2
2022-2023	Finland	EHT	5	4	1	5	2	1
2023-2024	Finland	EHT	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024-2025	Finland	EHT	5	1	1	2	2	-1
2025-2026	Frölunda HC	Champions HL	11	2	5	7	4	-2
2025-2026	Finland	EHT	6	1	1	2	0	-2

Arttu Ruotsalainen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Champions HL	1	11	2	5	7	0.64	4	-2	0
EHT	6	25	7	4	11	0.44	6	1	0
International	7	45	12	5	17	0.38	12	3	0
International-Jr	5	71	29	22	51	0.72	46	-6	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	18	0	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	109	26	41	67	0.61	50	-13	2	11	3	0	3	0.27	6	-6
SHL	2	93	26	32	58	0.62	34	0	2	18	4	7	11	0.61	4	0
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 Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ässät	2	85	6	5	11	0.13	14	-14	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Ässät U20	2	25	18	23	41	1.64	22	20	2	9	4	8	12	1.33	0	-4
Buffalo Sabres	2	35	7	3	10	0.29	14	-10	0
EHC Kloten	2	66	21	32	53	0.80	42	-5	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	6	-4
Finland	1	10	4	1	5	0.50	2	3	0
Finland (EHT)	6	25	7	4	11	0.44	6	1	0
Finland (all)	7	45	12	5	17	0.38	12	3	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	11	10	6	16	1.45	6	2	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	12	2	5	7	0.58	2	0	0
Finland U18	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	0	2	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	18	0	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	23	3	5	8	0.35	24	-6	0
Finland U19 (all)	1	7	7	2	9	1.29	4	-1	0
Finland U20	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	18	7	4	11	0.61	10	-1	0
Frölunda HC	2	104	28	37	65	0.63	38	-2	2	18	4	7	11	0.61	4	0
HC Lugano	1	43	5	9	14	0.33	8	-8	1	8	2	0	2	0.25	0	-2
Ilves	4	182	61	71	132	0.73	48	22	1	7	2	5	7	1.00	6	0
Kärpät U16	2	39	32	41	73	1.87	26	-	2	19	16	23	39	2.05	14	-
Kärpät U18	4	56	20	42	62	1.11	26	-	3	10	7	8	15	1.50	10	-
Kärpät U20	3	87	25	39	64	0.74	73	20	2	12	2	2	4	0.33	2	3
Rochester Americans	2	70	23	41	64	0.91	28	-11	1	10	8	4	12	1.20	4	2

Arttu Ruotsalainen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2010-2011	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Kärpät)
2011-2012	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (Kärpät) U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team (Huippu-Pohjola Camp)
2012-2013	U16 SM-sarja Champion (Kärpät)
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja Champion U18 WJC Silver Medal
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga Best PPG (1.78)
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2020-2021	Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (3) Liiga Player of the Month (November) World Championship Silver Medal
2021-2022	AHL Player of the Month (March)
2025-2026	Champions Hockey League Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/11/2026	Confirmed	Frölunda HC	EHC Kloten
03/13/2025	Extension	Frölunda HC	Frölunda HC
07/12/2024	Confirmed	HC Lugano	Frölunda HC
04/06/2023	Confirmed	EHC Kloten	HC Lugano
07/22/2022	Confirmed	Buffalo Sabres	EHC Kloten
08/05/2020	Loan	Buffalo Sabres	Ilves
09/23/2019	Loan	Buffalo Sabres	Ilves
05/08/2019	Confirmed	Ilves	Buffalo Sabres
10/30/2018	Extension	Ilves	Ilves
12/20/2017	Extension	Ilves	Ilves
04/07/2017	Confirmed	Ässät	Ilves
06/17/2015	Confirmed	Kärpät U20	Ässät

Arttu Ruotsalainen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 2 #47 by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL Draft
2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #106 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING