Christian Ruuttu

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Birth place: Lappeenranta, Finland
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 11" (181 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg)
Birth place: Lappeenranta, Finland
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 11" (181 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1984 | Team Finland | U20 World Championship | Norrköping and Nyköping, Sweden | |
| 20 | 1984 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated Ässät Pori 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 22 | 1986 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated HIFK Helsinki 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 28 | 1992 | Team Finland | World Championship | Prague and Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | |
| 30 | 1994 | Team Finland | World Championship | Bolzano, Canazei and Milan, Italy | |
| 32 | 1996 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | Luleå HF defeated Västra Frölunda HC 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 34 | 1998 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | HIFK Helsinki defeated Ilves Tampere 3‑0 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Swedish Championship Medals | |||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| May 15, 1995 | VAN @ STL | (6-5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 17, 1995 | STL @ VAN | (8-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 19, 1995 | VAN @ STL | (5-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 21, 1995 | VAN @ CHI | (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 23, 1995 | VAN @ CHI | (0-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 1981‑82 | Belmont Hill Hillies | MA-HS | 17 | ||||||||||
| 1982‑83 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 18 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1982‑83 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| 1983‑84 | Olympiajoukkue | SM-Liiga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983‑84 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 19 | 37 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 72 | 22 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1983‑84 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 1984‑85 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 20 | 32 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1984‑85 | Team Finland | | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 1985‑86 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 21 | 36 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985‑86 | Team Finland | | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -3 | ||||
| 1986‑87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 22 | 76 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13.1 |
| 1986‑87 | Team Finland | | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -6 | ||||
| 1987‑88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 23 | 73 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 85 | -3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14.1 |
| 1987‑88 | Team Finland | | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| 1988‑89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 24 | 67 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 98 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9.4 |
| 1989‑90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 25 | 75 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11.9 |
| 1989‑90 | Team Finland | | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 1990‑91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 26 | 77 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 96 | -6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 1990‑91 | Team Finland | | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 1991‑92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 27 | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 76 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 1991‑92 | Team Finland | | 27 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992‑93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 28 | 84 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 134 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9.1 |
| 1993‑94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 29 | 54 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 68 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.4 |
| 1993‑94 | Team Finland | | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 1994‑95 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 30 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994‑95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 30 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 1994‑95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 30 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.3 |
| 1995‑96 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 31 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 76 | |||||
| 1995‑96 | Team Finland | | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | -1 | ||||
| 1996‑97 | Team Finland | | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 1997‑98 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 33 | 44 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1997‑98 | Team Finland | | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -1 | ||||
| 1998‑99 | Blues Espoo | SM-Liiga | 34 | 45 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| NHL Totals | 621 | 134 | 298 | 432 | 714 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 10.7 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 251 | 92 | 188 | 280 | 277 | 60 | 26 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| SHL Totals | 40 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 76 | ||||||||
| MA-HS Totals | |||||||||||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983‑84 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984‑85 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985‑86 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987‑88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 23 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 1988‑89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1989‑90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1990‑91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 1991‑92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1992‑93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1993‑94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1994‑95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 1995‑96 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 31 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 | |||||
| 1997‑98 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998‑99 | Blues Espoo | SM-Liiga | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NHL Totals | 42 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 49 | -12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 40 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| SHL Totals | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1983 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1984 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1985 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1986 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | ||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1987 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -6 | ||||
| Team Finland - Canada Cup 1987 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 1990 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1991 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Team Finland - Canada Cup 1991 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 1992 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1994 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1996 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Team Finland - World Cup 1996 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 60 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 72 | 7 | |||||
| World Cup Totals | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1984 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1985 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Team Finland - Christmas Tournament 1995 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -1 | ||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 1997 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -2 | ||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Baltica Brewery Cup 1997 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Men Totals | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 49 | -2 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Wales Conference All-Stars | NHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Finland All-Stars | SM-Liiga | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | SM-Liiga All-Stars | SM-Liiga | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SM-Liiga All-Star Game Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| NHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |