Finland Jarkko Ruutu
#37 EHC Biel-Bienne / NLA - 14/15
3-time World Championship Silver Medal 3
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
48
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

An well known agitator who can also score some points. Plays very physically and checks hard. Dose everything to win. Although he usually gets under the opposite players skin can his own personal show hurt his owns teams game as well. Is shootout expert.

Brothers: Tuomo Ruutu, Mikko Ruutu

Team Staff profile of Jarkko Ruutu also available

© Photo: Timo Savela

Jarkko Ruutu Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 HIFK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1992-93 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 33* 26* 21* 47* 53* -* |
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1993-94 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 7* 0* 1* 1* 10* -* | Relegation 12 9 11 20 34 -
1994-95 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* 26* 22* 48* 117* -* |
1995-96 Michigan Tech NCAA 38* 12* 10* 22* 96* 5* |
1996-97 HIFK SM-liiga 48* 11* 10* 21* 155* 7* |
1997-98 HIFK “A” SM-liiga 37* 10* 10* 20* 166* 2* | Playoffs 9 7 4 11 10 11
Finland WC 10* 1* 0* 1* 16* 2* |
Finland (all) International 20* 4* 2* 6* 34* -* |
1998-99 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 25* 10* 4* 14* 136* 0* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 43 1
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 6* -1* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 65* 26* 32* 58* 164* 33* | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 8 0
2000-01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 21* 3* 3* 6* 32* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8 0
Kansas City Blades IHL 46* 11* 18* 29* 111* 25* |
Finland WC 9* 1* 0* 1* 10* 3* |
2001-02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 49* 2* 7* 9* 74* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 36* 2* 2* 4* 66* -7* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 14 1
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 71* 6* 8* 14* 133* -13* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 10 -3
Finland WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 20* -1* |
2004-05 HIFK SM-liiga 50* 10* 18* 28* 215* 22* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 41 -2
Finland WCup 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
Finland WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82* 10* 7* 17* 142* 1* |
Finland OG 8* 0* 0* 0* 31* -1* |
Finland “A” WC 9* 0* 3* 3* 34* 4* |
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81* 7* 9* 16* 125* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 10 -1
Finland “A” WC 9* 0* 1* 1* 29* 0* |
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71* 6* 10* 16* 138* 3* | Playoffs 20 2 1 3 26 -1
2008-09 Ottawa Senators NHL 78* 7* 14* 21* 144* 0* |
Finland “A” WC 6* 0* 2* 2* 10* 0* |
2009-10 Ottawa Senators NHL 82* 12* 14* 26* 121* -2* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 34 2
Finland OG 6* 2* 1* 3* 14* 3* |
2010-11 Ottawa Senators NHL 50* 2* 8* 10* 59* -2* |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 23* 1* 1* 2* 38* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 12 -1
2011-12 Jokerit SM-liiga 59* 14* 21* 35* 192* 11* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 33 2
2012-13 Jokerit SM-liiga 48* 12* 17* 29* 122* 13* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 14 0
2013-14 Jokerit Liiga 51* 10* 11* 21* 86* 17* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
2014-15 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 4* 0* 0* 0* 14* -2* |

Jarkko Ruutu Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 HIFK Euro HL 5* 1* 2* 3* 8* 4* |
2004-05 HIFK Spengler Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 12* -* |
Finland EHT 8* 1* 1* 2* 26* -* |
2005-06 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2011-12 Jokerit ET 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 2 1
2012-13 Jokerit ET 6* 2* 0* 2* 70* -* |
2013-14 Jokerit ET 8* 1* 1* 2* 12* -* |
2014-15 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Jarkko Ruutu Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 65* 26* 32* 58* 0.89* 164* 33* | 1 4 3 * 1 * 4 * 1.00 * 8 * 0 *
EHT 2 11* 1* 1* 2* 0.18* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 14* 3* 1* 4* 0.29* 82* -* | 1 3 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.67 * 2 * 1 *
Euro HL 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 46* 11* 18* 29* 0.63* 111* 25* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 24* 4* 2* 6* 0.25* 38* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 7 318* 77* 91* 168* 0.53* 1 072* 72* | 6 39 8 * 10 * 18 * 0.46 * 141 * 11 *
NCAA 1 38* 12* 10* 22* 0.58* 96* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 652* 58* 84* 142* 0.22* 1 078* -21* | 8 58 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.17 * 114 * -4 *
NLA (NL) 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 14* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 3 18* 2* 1* 3* 0.17* 49* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 33* 26* 21* 47* 1.42* 53* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 43* 26* 23* 49* 1.14* 127* -* | 1 12 9 * 11 * 20 * 1.67 * 34 * - *
WC 7 56* 3* 6* 9* 0.16* 123* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jarkko Ruutu Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/15/2014
12/15/2014 Confirmed No team Retired
11/05/2014
11/05/2014 Confirmed EHC Biel-Bienne Unknown
10/22/2014
10/22/2014 Confirmed Jokerit EHC Biel-Bienne
09/09/2011
09/09/2011 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Jokerit
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for HIFK

Cult/Star player for HIFK U18

Cult/Star player for HIFK U20

Cult/Star player for Jokerit

Cult/Star player for Michigan Tech

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Career transactions
- 2011-02-17 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks for a 2011 6th round pick
- 2008-07-02 • Signed to a three-year contract by the Ottawa Senators
- 2006-07-04 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2005-09-01 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2004-09-23 • Signed to a lockout contract by HIFK
- 2003-07-03 • Re-signed to a tw-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks