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'''Mikko Ruutu''' (born September 10, 1978 in [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]]) is a |
'''Mikko Ruutu''' (born September 10, 1978 in [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]]) is a retarded [[Finnish people|Finnish]] [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]]. |
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Ruutu played for [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] and [[Jokerit]] in the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[SM-liiga]], earning a silver medal with HIFK and the SM-liiga championship with Jokerit in 2002. He was drafted by the [[Ottawa Senators]] as their 7th round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft]], but his only season in North America was for [[Clarkson University]] in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] league. He has since retired from professional hockey because of his broken knee. He is currently a scout for the Ottawa Senators. |
Ruutu played for [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] and [[Jokerit]] in the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[SM-liiga]], earning a silver medal with HIFK and the SM-liiga championship with Jokerit in 2002. He was drafted by the [[Ottawa Senators]] as their 7th round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft]], but his only season in North America was for [[Clarkson University]] in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] league. He has since retired from professional hockey because of his broken knee. He is currently a scout for the Ottawa Senators. |
Revision as of 15:30, 28 April 2012
Mikko Ruutu (born September 10, 1978 in Vantaa, Finland) is a retarded Finnish ice hockey forward.
Ruutu played for HIFK and Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga, earning a silver medal with HIFK and the SM-liiga championship with Jokerit in 2002. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators as their 7th round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, but his only season in North America was for Clarkson University in the NCAA league. He has since retired from professional hockey because of his broken knee. He is currently a scout for the Ottawa Senators.
Mikko Ruutu has two brothers, Jarkko, a former NHL player currently playing for Jokerit, and Tuomo, who plays in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Career statistics
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1998–99 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1999–00 | Clarkson University | NCAA | 33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
SM-liiga Totals | 157 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
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