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Finland Arttu Ruotsalainen

#24 Lugano / NL - 24/25

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Arttu Ruotsalainen Facts

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
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
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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* |
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Arttu Ruotsalainen Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2024-03-28T19:00:00+0000 Lugano @ Gottéron
2024-03-26T19:00:00+0000 Lugano vs Gottéron
2024-03-24T19:00:00+0000 Lugano @ Gottéron
2024-03-22T19:00:00+0000 Lugano vs Gottéron
2024-03-20T19:07:00+0000 Lugano @ Gottéron
2024-03-18T19:00:00+0000 Lugano vs Gottéron
2024-03-09T19:00:00+0000 Lugano vs Ambrì-Piotta
2024-03-07T19:00:00+0000 Lugano @ Ambrì-Piotta
2024-03-04T18:45:00+0000 Lugano vs Rapperswil-Jona
2024-03-02T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Biel-Bienne
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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 Skill Rating

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Shooting Accuracy
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Puckhandling
16
Agility
16
Acceleration
16
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Arttu Ruotsalainen Connections

Player Period Teams
Jarkko Parikka (D) 2012-2023 9 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U19 (all), Finland U20 (all), Ilves
Vili Saarijärvi (D) 2012-2024 7 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Julius Mattila (F) 2012-2024 7 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U19 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Joona Ikonen (F) 2016-2024 7 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U20 (all), Ilves
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

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Arttu Ruotsalainen 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

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