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Finland Christian Ruuttu
#5 Blues / SM-liiga - 98/99
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 20, 1964
Position
C
Age
60
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Lappeenranta, FIN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ässät
Status
Retired
Drafted
1983 round 7 #134 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Son: Alexander Ruuttu

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Christian Ruuttu Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1981-82 Belmont Hill School USHS-Prep -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 5* 2* 6* 8* 12* -* |
Ässät SM-liiga 36* 15* 18* 33* 34* 8* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 2* 4* 14* -* |
1983-84 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 2* 0* 2* 2* 12* -* |
Ässät SM-liiga 37* 18* 42* 60* 72* 23* | Playoffs 9 2 5 7 12 -
Olympiajoukkue SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 4* 4* 6* -* |
1984-85 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 1* 3* 0* 3* 0* -* |
Ässät SM-liiga 32* 14* 32* 46* 34* 20* | Playoffs 8 1 6 7 8 0
Finland (all) International 21* 6* -* -* -* -* |
Finland WC 6* 1* 1* 2* 16* 0* |
1985-86 HIFK SM-liiga 36* 16* 38* 54* 47* 12* | Playoffs 10 3 6 9 8 7
Finland WC 10* 2* 5* 7* 12* -3* |
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76* 22* 43* 65* 62* 9* |
Finland WC 10* 0* 0* 0* 18* -6* |
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73* 26* 45* 71* 85* -3* | Playoffs 6 2 5 7 4 -2
Finland CC 5* 2* 1* 3* 10* -1* |
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67* 14* 46* 60* 98* 13* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -1
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75* 19* 41* 60* 66* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -5
Finland WC 9* 5* 3* 8* 4* 5* |
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77* 16* 34* 50* 96* -6* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 29 3
Finland WC 10* 7* 3* 10* 10* -* |
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70* 4* 21* 25* 76* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -1
Finland CC 6* 1* 5* 6* 4* 2* |
Finland WC 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* 4* |
1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 84* 17* 37* 54* 134* 14* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
1993-94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 54* 9* 20* 29* 68* -4* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -2
Finland WC 4* 2* 2* 4* 4* 4* |
Finland (all) International 4* 2* 2* 4* 4* 4* |
1994-95 HIFK SM-liiga 20* 4* 8* 12* 24* -2* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 20* 2* 5* 7* 6* 3* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 25* 5* 6* 11* 23* 11* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 0 -3
1995-96 Västra Frölunda HC “C” Elitserien 32* 13* 25* 38* 98* -* | Playoffs 12 4 7 11 34 -
Finland WC 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
1996-97 Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 42* 31* 40* 71* 72* -* | Playoffs 11 5 9 14 6 -
Finland WCup 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
1997-98 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 44* 11* 28* 39* 24* 1* | Playoffs 9 3 3 6 8 4
Finland (all) International 7* 2* 1* 3* 12* -* |
1998-99 Blues SM-liiga 45* 14* 22* 36* 40* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -2

Christian Ruuttu Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 11* 3* 6* 9* 0.82* 14* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 32* 10* 3* 7* 0.22* 16* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 4 12* 6* 9* 15* 1.25* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 7 251* 92* 188* 280* 1.12* 277* 62* | 5 40 9 * 21 * 30 * 0.75 * 36 * 9 *
NHL 9 621* 134* 298* 432* 0.70* 714* 39* | 8 42 4 * 9 * 13 * 0.31 * 49 * -12 *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 32* 13* 25* 38* 1.19* 98* -* | 1 12 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.92 * 34 * - *
NLB (SL) 1 42* 31* 40* 71* 1.69* 72* -* | 1 11 5 * 9 * 14 * 1.27 * 6 * - *
USHS-Prep 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 8 60* 17* 17* 34* 0.57* 72* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 6* 8* 0.57* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Christian Ruuttu Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Blues

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for GC/Küsnacht

Cult/Star player for HIFK

Cult/Star player for Ässät