Christian Ruuttu

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Christian Ruuttu

Born	(1964-02-20) 20 February 1964 Lappeenranta, FIN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Ässät HIFK Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks Vancouver Canucks Frölunda HC Grasshopper Espoo Blues
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	134th overall, 1983 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1982–1999

Christian Ruuttu (born 20 February 1964 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is an ice hockey scout and a former professional player.

Ruuttu is the father of Alexander Ruuttu, who was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes.

Playing career

Christian Ruuttu was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 7th round, 134th overall. He played six seasons in Buffalo from 1986–87 through 1991–92, attaining career highs in goals (26 in 1987–88), assists (46 in 1988–89), and points (71 in 1987–88). In Ruuttu's last season in Buffalo, his totals dropped to 4 goals and 21 assists.

Ruuttu began the 1992–93 season playing for the Chicago Blackhawks after being traded for goaltender Stephane Beauregard. He played there for the next two and one-half seasons before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks mid-way through the 1994–95 season. After playing 25 games as a Canuck, he was officially traded to the Winnipeg Jets. During this transition to the Winnipeg Jets he was allegedly involved in an altercation outside a Winnipeg hotel. Due to negative publicity he received, he subsequently retired from the NHL. Instead, he headed to Europe to play.

After playing career Ruuttu served as General Manager of the Espoo Blues of the Finnish Pro League and was a Board Member of the Finnish Elite League. He joined the Phoenix Coyotes organization as the Director of European Scouting and he is currently the European Amateur Scout for the Los Angeles Kings.

NHL statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	76	22	43	65	62	–	–	–	–	–
1987–88	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	73	26	45	71	85	6	2	5	7	4
1988–89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	67	14	46	60	98	2	0	0	0	2
1989–90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	75	19	41	60	66	6	0	0	0	4
1990–91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	77	16	34	50	96	6	1	3	4	29
1991–92	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	70	4	21	25	76	3	0	0	0	6
1992–93	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	84	17	37	54	134	4	0	0	0	2
1993–94	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	54	9	20	29	68	6	0	0	0	2
1994–95	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	20	2	5	7	6	–	–	–	–	–
1994–95	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	25	5	6	11	23	9	1	1	2	0
NHL totals			621	134	298	432	714	42	4	9	13	49

External links

Christian Ruuttu at nhlfinns.com
Christian Ruuttu's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Terho Koskela	Frölunda HC captains 1995–1996	Succeeded by Henrik Nilsson

Persondata
Name	Ruuttu, Christian
Alternative names
Short description	Ice hockey player
Date of birth	20 February 1964
Place of birth	Lappeenranta, FIN
Date of death
Place of death

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