Jarkko Ruutu
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Roots, The Finnish Crash |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Vancouver Canucks |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | August 23, 1975 , Vantaa, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 68th overall, 1998 Vancouver Canucks |
| Pro career | 1999 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
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| Silver | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
Jarkko Ruutu (born August 23, 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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[edit] Playing career
Ruutu started his pro hockey career with HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 1996–97 season.
He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks as their third round pick, #68 overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ruutu played for his hometown team HIFK, and set a new SM-liiga record for penalty minutes during the regular season, since broken by Matt Nickerson.
Ruutu earned a reputation for being one of the Pens' and even one of the NHL's biggest "pests" or "agitators", which also made him one of the most penalized. He had his best NHL season to date in the 2005–2006 season, scoring 10 goals and 7 assists for 17 points in 82 games, while amassing 142 penalty minutes.
He won a Silver Medal as part of the Finnish national team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy During the Olympic tournament Ruutu gained notoriety when he checked Czech Republic winger Jaromir Jagr to the boards while Jagr was crouching. Ruutu received a double minor for boarding from the incident.
In July 2006, Ruutu signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he has become a fan favorite. He notched his first three point game in the NHL on March 27, 2008 against the New York Islanders[1].
He is the older brother of Mikko and Tuomo Ruutu.
In an interview on May 15, 2008, he claimed that he served in the Finnish Army. He said he was stationed at Helsinki Airport as part of an anti-aircraft unit.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995--96 | Michigan Tech | NCAA | 38 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 96 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996--97 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 48 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 155 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997--98 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 37 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 166 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1998--99 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 25 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | ||
| 1999--00 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 65 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 164 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1999--00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000--01 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 46 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 111 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000--01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2001--02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002--03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2003--04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 71 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | ||
| 2004--05 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 50 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 215 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | ||
| 2005--06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 142 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006--07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 125 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2007--08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 138 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | ||
| NHL Totals | 419 | 36 | 47 | 83 | 716 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 68 | ||||
[edit] International play
- Played for Team Finland in several Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- Won a silver medal with Team Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2004 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2004 | Finland | WCH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | Finland | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | Finland | Olympics | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Jarkko Ruutu on nhlfinns.com
- Jarkko Canuck Fan Page
