Reijo Ruotsalainen

Kärpät / I-divisioona - 97/98

Date of Birth: Apr 01, 1960
Age: 66
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: D
Height: 173 cm / 5'8"
Weight: 75 kg / 165 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Reijo Ruotsalainen Facts

Player Type: Offensive DefensemanSpeedster
Drafted: 1980 round 6 #119 overall by New York Rangers

Father: Reino Ruotsalainen
Son: Antti Ruotsalainen

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Reijo Ruotsalainen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1974-1975	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	4	6	8	14	2	-
1975-1976	Kärpät	I-divisioona	34	9	15	24	12	-
1975-1976	Finland U19	EJC-19	3	1	0	1	0	-
1976-1977	Kärpät	I-divisioona	36	23	35	58	14	-	Qualification	6	2	6	8	0	-
1976-1977	Finland U18	EJC-18	2	0	2	2	0	-
1976-1977	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	6	-
1977-1978	Kärpät	SM-liiga	30	9	14	23	4	-6
1977-1978	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	3	3	6	2	-
1977-1978	Finland	WC	10	2	0	2	2	-
1978-1979	Kärpät	SM-liiga	36	14	8	22	47	-3
1978-1979	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	3	3	0	-
1978-1979	Finland	WC	6	2	0	2	0	-
1979-1980	Kärpät	SM-liiga	30	15	13	28	31	20	Playoffs	6	5	2	7	0	-
1979-1980	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	4	3	7	2	-
1980-1981	Kärpät	SM-liiga	34	28	23	51	28	37	Playoffs	12	7	4	11	6	-
1980-1981	Finland	WC	8	3	2	5	4	-
1981-1982	New York Rangers	NHL	78	18	38	56	27	18	Playoffs	10	4	5	9	2	-
1981-1982	Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	2	-
1982-1983	New York Rangers	NHL	77	16	53	69	22	27	Playoffs	9	4	2	6	6	-
1983-1984	New York Rangers	NHL	74	20	39	59	26	17	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-
1984-1985	New York Rangers	NHL	80	28	45	73	32	-27	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	6	-
1984-1985	Finland (all)	International	10	0	-	-	-	-
1984-1985	Finland	WC	10	0	4	4	6	0
1985-1986	New York Rangers	NHL	80	17	42	59	47	22	Playoffs	16	0	8	8	6	-
1986-1987	SC Bern	NLA	35	26	27	53	27	-
1986-1987	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	16	5	8	13	6	8	Playoffs	21	2	5	7	10	-
1987-1988	HV71	Elitserien	40	10	22	32	26	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-
1987-1988	Finland	CC	4	0	0	0	2	-2
1987-1988	Finland Olympics	OG	8	4	2	6	0	10
1988-1989	SC Bern	NLA	36	17	29	46	46	-	Playoffs	11	4	7	11	22	-
1988-1989	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	-	-
1988-1989	Finland	WC	10	2	4	6	6	12
1989-1990	New Jersey Devils	NHL	31	2	5	7	14	-4
1989-1990	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	10	1	7	8	6	-1	Playoffs	22	2	11	13	12	13
1990-1991	SC Bern	NLA	36	13	25	38	20	-	Playoffs	10	5	8	13	10	-
1991-1992	SC Bern	NLA	35	7	16	23	24	-	Playoffs	11	4	6	10	4	-
1992-1993	SC Bern	NLA	31	7	15	22	42	-	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	29	-
1993-1994	Kärpät	I-divisioona	4	1	5	6	6	12
1993-1994	Tappara	SM-liiga	6	2	4	6	2	-1	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	4	-8
1994-1995	SC Bern	NLA	19	3	7	10	20	-	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	4	-
1995-1996	KalPa	SM-liiga	16	3	5	8	4	4
1995-1996	Zürcher SC	NLA	18	4	11	15	4	-
1996-1997	Kärpät	I-divisioona	17	1	5	6	14	-	Playoffs	9	0	4	4	0	-
1997-1998	Kärpät	I-divisioona	44	8	23	31	42	-	Playoffs	14	2	6	8	10	-

Reijo Ruotsalainen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	New Jersey Devils	Super-Series	1	0	1	1	0	-
1991-1992	SC Bern	European Cup	4	1	2	3	-	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	-	-
1992-1993	SC Bern	European Cup	6	0	1	1	-	-

Reijo Ruotsalainen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	4	-2*	0
EJC-18	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	0	-	0
EJC-19	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	1	40	10	22	32	0.80	26	-	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-
European Cup	2	10	1	3	4	0.40	-	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-
I-divisioona	5	135	42	83	125	0.93	88	12*	3	29	4	16	20	0.69	10	-
International	2	12	0	0	0	0.00*	-	-	0
NHL	7	446	107	237	344	0.77	180	60	7	86	15	32	47	0.55	44	13*
NLA (NL)	7	210	77	130	207	0.99	183	-	5	43	14	29	43	1.00	69	-
OG	1	8	4	2	6	0.75	0	10	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	6	152	71	67	138	0.91	116	51	3	27	13	8	21	0.78	10	-8*
Super-Series	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	4	6	8	14	3.50	2	-	0
WC	5	44	9	10	19	0.43	18	12*	0
WJC-20	4	24	9	12	21	0.88	10	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Reijo Ruotsalainen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Edmonton Oilers	2	26	6	15	21	0.81	12	7	2	43	4	16	20	0.47	22	13*
Finland	5	44	9	10	19	0.43	18	12*	0
Finland (CC)	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	4	-2*	0
Finland (all)	2	12	0	0	0	0.00*	-	-	0
Finland Olympics	1	8	4	2	6	0.75	0	10	0
Finland U18	2	5	1	2	3	0.60	0	-	0
Finland U20	4	24	9	12	21	0.88	10	-	0
HV71	1	40	10	22	32	0.80	26	-	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-
KalPa	1	16	3	5	8	0.50	4	4	0
Kärpät	9	265	108	141	249	0.94	198	60*	5	47	16	22	38	0.81	16	-
Kärpät U16	1	4	6	8	14	3.50	2	-	0
New Jersey Devils	1	32	2	6	8	0.25	14	-4*	0
New York Rangers	5	389	99	217	316	0.81	154	57	5	43	11	16	27	0.63	22	-
SC Bern	6	202	74	122	196	0.97	179*	-	5	44	14	29	43	0.98	69*	-
Tappara	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	2	-1	1	9	1	2	3	0.33	4	-8
Zürcher SC	1	18	4	11	15	0.83	4	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Reijo Ruotsalainen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
	Swiss Hockey Hall of Fame
1974-1975	U16 SM-sarja All-Star Team
1977-1978	SM-liiga Most Points by U18 Junior (23) World Championship Most Points by U18 Junior (2)
1979-1980	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Best Defenseman U20 WJC Silver Medal
1980-1981	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (23) Liiga Most Game-Winning Goals (6) SM-liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (28) SM-liiga Most Points by Defenseman (51) Liiga Most Power Play Goals (12) Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (7) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (11)
1986-1987	NHL Stanley Cup Champion NLA Most Goals by Defenseman (26) NLA Most Points by Defenseman (53)
1987-1988	Olympic Silver Medal
1988-1989	NLA Champion (Bern) NLA Most Assists by Defenseman (29) NLA Most Points by Defenseman (46)
1989-1990	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1990-1991	NLA All-Star Team NLA Champion (Bern) NLA Most Assists by Defenseman (25) NLA Most Points by Defenseman (38)
1991-1992	NLA Champion (Bern)
1997-1998	Finland2 (I-divisioona) Best Plus/Minus (+25)
1999-2000	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#122)

Reijo Ruotsalainen Biography and Trivia

Number 10 retired by Kärpät
Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for HV71
Cult/Star player for Kärpät
Cult/Star player for New York Rangers
Cult/Star player for SC Bern