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Finland Ville Ruotsalainen

#8 KalPa / Liiga - 23/24

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Ville Ruotsalainen Facts

Date of Birth
Aug 22, 2003
Position
D
Age
20
Height
5'10" / 177 cm
Place of Birth
Oulunsalo, FIN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekko-Laser
Contract
23/24
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Ville Ruotsalainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 K-Laser/KKP U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 7 1 3 4 2 - |
K-Laser/KKP U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 10 0 5 5 2 - |
2018-19 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 25 3 16 19 12 - |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 16 1 6 7 4 - | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2019-20 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 44 7 20 27 14 - |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 7 0 2 2 4 - |
2020-21 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 16 3 12 15 4 - |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-sarja 16 0 2 2 8 2 |
2021-22 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-sarja 38 3 17 20 12 19 | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 12 0
2022-23 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 26 7 21 28 10 9 |
KalPa Liiga 6 0 0 0 0 1 |
IPK Mestis 5 1 1 2 4 3 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 0 0 0 2 5 |
2023-24 KalPa Liiga 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
Projected Liiga 56 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Ville Ruotsalainen Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-09-26T15:30:00+0000 KalPa @ Ilves
2023-09-23T14:00:00+0000 KalPa @ Tappara
2023-09-22T15:30:00+0000 KalPa vs Lukko
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Ville Ruotsalainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International-Jr 2 17 0 2 2 0.12 6 5 | 0
Liiga 2 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 | 0
Mestis 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 4 3 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 2 26 1 11 12 0.46 6 - | 1 7 0 2 2 0.29 0 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 32 4 19 23 0.72 14 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 3 61 10 32 42 0.69 18 - | 0
U20 SM-sarja 3 80 10 40 50 0.63 30 30 | 1 6 0 4 4 0.67 12 0
WJC-20 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
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Ville Ruotsalainen Skill Rating

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Puckhandling
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Passing
14
Agility
14
Teamwork
13

Ville Ruotsalainen Career Highlights

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Ville Ruotsalainen Connections

Player Period Teams
Otto Mykrä (F) 2018-2023 5 Finland U17 (all), KalPa U20, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Juhani Luhtavaara (F) 2017-2022 5 KKP U16, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Joonas Lohisalo (F) 2017-2022 5 Finland U17 (all), KKP U16, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Niklas Kokko (G) 2018-2023 5 Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
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04/12/2023
04/12/2023 Extension KalPa U20 KalPa

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