

- Date of Birth
- Apr 13, 1966
- Age
- 60
- Place of Birth
- Imatra, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Ketterä
- Position
- D
- Height
- 180 cm / 5'11"
- Weight
- 88 kg / 194 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
Vesa Ruotsalainen Facts
Nephew: Patrik Ruotsalainen
Vesa Ruotsalainen Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-1983 | I-divisioona | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | - | ||||||||
| 1983-1984 | I-divisioona | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -11 | ||||||||
| 1983-1984 | EJC-18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | ||||||||
| 1984-1985 | SM-liiga | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 51 | -18 | ||||||||
| 1984-1985 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 1985-1986 | SM-liiga | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | -16 | ||||||||
| 1985-1986 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | - | ||||||||
| 1986-1987 | I-divisioona | 38 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 58 | - | ||||||||
| 1987-1988 | I-divisioona | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 47 | - | ||||||||
| 1988-1989 | SM-liiga | 44 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 28 | -13 | ||||||||
| 1989-1990 | SM-liiga | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -15 | Relegation | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | |
| 1990-1991 | SM-liiga | 34 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 3 | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -8 | |
| 1991-1992 | SM-liiga | 43 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 | -24 | ||||||||
| 1992-1993 | SM-liiga | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | -2 | ||||||||
| 1993-1994 | SM-liiga | 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | -20 | ||||||||
| 1994-1995 | I-divisioona | 43 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 72 | - | Playoffs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | - | |
| 1995-1996 | I-divisioona | 41 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 80 | - | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 47 | - | |
| 1996-1997 | SM-liiga | 47 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 66 | -17 | ||||||||
| 1997-1998 | SM-liiga | 48 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 52 | -1 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | |
| 1998-1999 | SM-liiga | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 75 | -4 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | |
| 1999-2000 | SM-liiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 |
Vesa Ruotsalainen Career Totals by League
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 213 | 36 | 53 | 89 | 0.42 | 307 | -11* | 2 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.75 | 57 | - | |
| 12 | 460 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 0.19 | 450 | -129 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 14 | -17 | |
| 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 | 18 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Vesa Ruotsalainen Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 | 18 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 163 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 0.17 | 122 | -43 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -8 | |
| 2 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.17 | 50 | -11* | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.26 | 18 | -15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -5 | |
| 11 | 429 | 53 | 80 | 133 | 0.31 | 567 | -71* | 4 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.55 | 65 | -4* |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.