Reijo Ruotsalainen

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Reijo Ruotsalainen (born April 1, 1960 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenseman. He won two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, in 1987 and 1990. Herb Brooks, the head coach of New York Rangers claimed that Ruotsalainen was the best skater in NHL at that time. Lacking size, Ruotsalainen made his mark in NHL as a fluid skater. He currently works in the organization of Jukurit as a head coach in Finnish Mestis.

[edit] Playing Statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981-82	New York Rangers	NHL		78	18	38	56	27		10	4	5	9	2
1982-83	New York Rangers	NHL		77	16	53	69	22		9	4	2	6	6
1983-84	New York Rangers	NHL		74	20	39	59	26		5	1	1	2	2
1984-85	New York Rangers	NHL		80	28	45	73	32		3	2	0	2	6
1985-86	New York Rangers	NHL		80	17	42	59	47		16	0	8	8	6
1986-87	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		16	5	8	13	6		21	2	5	7	10
1989-90	New Jersey Devils	NHL		31	2	5	7	14		-	-	-	-	-
1989-90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		10	1	7	8	6		22	2	11	13	12
NHL totals				446	107	237	344	180		86	15	32	47	44

[edit] References

• Reijo Ruotsalainen on nhlfinns.com