Mikko Ruutu Explained

Birth Date:September 10, 1978
Birth Place:Vantaa, Finland
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:183
Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:HIFK
Jokerit
Draft:201st overall
Draft Year:1999
Draft Team:Ottawa Senators
Career Start:1998
Career End:2003

Mikko Ruutu (born September 10, 1978 in Vantaa, Finland) is a retired 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 working as the Director of European Scouting for the Ottawa Senators.

Mikko Ruutu has two brothers, Jarkko, a former NHL player who retired in 2014, and Tuomo, who plays in the NLA for HC Davos.

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1998–99HIFKSM-liiga313141240002
1999–00Clarkson UniversityNCAA33551026----------
2000–01JokeritSM-liiga5656113850112
2001–02JokeritSM-liiga4733665510127
2002–03JokeritSM-liiga232464100114
SM-liiga Totals1571314271192412335

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