Position: D ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 5-8 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: April 1, 1960 in Oulu, Finland
Draft: NY Rangers, 6th round (119th overall), 1980 NHL Entry
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1981-82 | 21 | NYR | NHL | 78 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 247 | 7.3 | ||
| 1982-83 | 22 | NYR | NHL | 77 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 230 | 7.0 | ||
| 1983-84 | 23 | NYR | NHL | 74 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 287 | 7.0 | ||
| 1984-85 | 24 | NYR | NHL | 80 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 27 | -27 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 255 | 11.0 | ||
| 1985-86 | 25 | NYR | NHL | 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 21 | 22 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 228 | 7.5 | ||
| 1986-87 | 26 | EDM | NHL | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 9.6 | ||
| 1989-90 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 41 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | -5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 80 | 3.8 | ||
| 1989-90 | 29 | NJD | NHL | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 3.8 | ||
| 1989-90 | 29 | EDM | NHL | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 3.6 | ||
| Career | NHL | 446 | 107 | 237 | 344 | 122 | 60 | 180 | 70 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 146 | 1 | 90 | 1379 | 7.8 | ||||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1981-82 | 21 | NYR | NHL | 78 | 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 3.17 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 15 | 128 | 43 | 72 | 5 | 18 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 8.5 |
| 1982-83 | 22 | NYR | NHL | 77 | 0.21 | 0.69 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 2.99 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 19 | 141 | 44 | 77 | 7 | 27 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 9.7 |
| 1983-84 | 23 | NYR | NHL | 74 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.80 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 3.88 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 17 | 130 | 40 | 79 | 6 | 17 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.5 |
| 1984-85 | 24 | NYR | NHL | 80 | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.91 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 3.19 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 22 | 123 | 53 | 99 | 2 | -27 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 8.0 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | NYR | NHL | 80 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 0.74 | 0.26 | 0.59 | 2.85 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 16 | 130 | 49 | 62 | 3 | 22 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 9.3 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | EDM | NHL | 16 | 0.31 | 0.50 | 0.81 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 3.25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 41 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 1.95 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 35 | 5 | -5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | NJD | NHL | 31 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 1.68 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 24 | 3 | -4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | EDM | NHL | 10 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.25 | 0.60 | 2.80 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | -1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Career | NHL | 446 | 0.24 | 0.53 | 0.77 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 3.09 | 84 | 188 | 272 | 97 | 728 | 257 | 441 | 30 | 60 | 22.3 | 25.8 | 48.1 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1981-82 | 21 | NYR | NHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | 22 | NYR | NHL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1983-84 | 23 | NYR | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | |||
| 1984-85 | 24 | NYR | NHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 | |||
| 1985-86 | 25 | NYR | NHL | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | |||
| 1986-87 | 26 | EDM | NHL | SC | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 4.3 | ||
| 1989-90 | 29 | EDM | NHL | SC | 22 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 | ||
| Career | NHL | 2 | 86 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 4.4 | ||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1975-76 | 15 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 15 | Finland | EJC-A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 16 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 42 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 16 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 16 | Finland | EJC-A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 17 | Karpat Oulu | Finland | 30 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 17 | Finland | WJC-A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 17 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 18 | Karpat Oulu | Finland | 36 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 18 | Finland | WJC-A | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 18 | Finland | WEC-A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | Karpat Oulu | Finland | 30 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 20 | Karpat Oulu | Finland | 34 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 20 | Finland | WEC-A | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 21 | Finland | Can-Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 21 | New York Rangers | DN-Cup | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 24 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 26 | SC Bern | Swiss | 35 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 27 | Finland | Can-Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 27 | HV 71 Jonkoping | Sweden | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 27 | Finland | Olympics | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 28 | SC Bern | Swiss | 36 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 28 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 30 | SC Bern | Swiss | 36 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 31 | SC Bern | Swiss | 35 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 32 | SC Bern | Swiss | 31 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 33 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 33 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 34 | SC Bern | Swiss | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 35 | KalPa Kuopio | Finland | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 35 | Zurcher SC | Swiss | 18 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 36 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 37 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 44 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Can-Cup | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | DN-Cup | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | EJC-A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 6 Seasons | Finland | 152 | 71 | 67 | 138 | 116 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | Finland-2 | 141 | 44 | 89 | 133 | 88 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | Swiss | 210 | 77 | 130 | 207 | 183 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | WEC-A | 44 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WJC-A | 24 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1979-80 | 19 | Karpat Oulu | Finland | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 20 | Karpat Oulu | Finland | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 27 | HV 71 Jonkoping | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 28 | SC Bern | Swiss | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 30 | SC Bern | Swiss | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 31 | SC Bern | Swiss | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 32 | SC Bern | Swiss | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 33 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 34 | SC Bern | Swiss | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 36 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 37 | Karpat Oulu | Finland-2 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Finland | 27 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Finland-2 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | Swiss | 43 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 69 | |||||||||||
| Thru 7 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 9.7 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |
| Shea Weber | 89.6 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Bill White | 87.7 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
| Paul Reinhart | 86.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 86.2 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Ian Turnbull | 85.7 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| Harry Cameron | 85.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | |
| Flash Hollett | 85.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Doug Wilson | 84.8 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 |
| Al MacInnis | 84.6 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 84.4 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 9.7 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |||||
| Shea Weber | 89.6 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |||
| Harry Cameron | 85.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | |||||
| Mark Streit | 83.2 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | ||||
| Brent Burns | 82.2 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ||
| Duncan Keith | 81.6 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.1 | |||
| Dennis Wideman | 78.9 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | |||
| Dion Phaneuf | 78.1 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 4.6 | |||
| John Van Boxmeer | 78.1 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Bill White | 77.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| George Owen | 77.1 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 4.6 | ||||||
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All-Star Games
1986 NHL |
Championships
1987 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) 1990 Edmonton Oilers (NHL) |
Games Played 1985-86 NHL 80 (3) |
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Defensive Point Shares |
October 23, 1986: Traded to Edmonton by NY Rangers with Clark Donatelli, Ville Kentala and Jim Wiemer for Mike Golden, Don Jackson, Miloslav Horava and future considerations (Stu Kulak, March 10, 1987), October 23, 1986.
October 5, 1987: Claimed by New Jersey from Edmonton in Waiver Draft, October 5, 1987.
March 6, 1990: Traded to Edmonton by New Jersey for Jeff Sharples, March 6, 1990.
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