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Christian Ruuttu

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: February 20, 1964 in Lappeenranta, Finland

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 7th round (139th overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1986-87 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76 22 43 65 0.86 24 0.31 96 31 67 11 9 62 18 3 1 1 167 2.20 13.2
1987-88 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 26 45 71 0.97 27 0.37 95 39 86 27 -3 85 17 8 1 4 185 2.53 14.1
1988-89 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 14 46 60 0.90 21 0.31 84 30 64 23 13 98 9 5 0 1 149 2.22 9.4
1989-90 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75 19 41 60 0.80 22 0.29 81 17 83 28 9 66 14 4 1 2 160 2.13 11.9
1990-91 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 16 34 50 0.65 19 0.24 78 26 90 32 -6 96 11 2 3 1 155 2.01 10.3
1991-92 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70 4 21 25 0.36 8 0.12 42 12 74 37 -7 76 2 0 2 1 108 1.54 3.7
1992-93 28 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 84 17 37 54 0.64 19 0.23 76 20 62 20 14 134 13 3 1 6 187 2.23 9.1
1993-94 29 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 54 9 20 29 0.54 10 0.19 36 8 46 14 -4 68 7 1 1 1 96 1.78 9.4
1994-95 30 2 Teams NHL 45 7 11 18 0.40 7 0.15 27 1 19 7 14 29 7 0 0 2 69 1.53 10.1
1994-95 30 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 20 2 5 7 0.35 3 0.13 10 0 10 3 3 6 2 0 0 1 25 1.25 8.0
1994-95 30 Vancouver Canucks NHL 25 5 6 11 0.44 4 0.17 17 1 9 4 11 23 5 0 0 1 44 1.76 11.4
Career 9 Seasons NHL 621 134 298 432 0.70 157 0.25 615 184 591 199 39 714 98 26 10 19 1276 2.05 10.5

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1987-88 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 2 5 7 1.17 -2 4 1 1 0 0 10 1.67 20.0
1988-89 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.50 0.0
1989-90 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 -5 4 0 0 0 0 12 2.00 0.0
1990-91 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 1 3 4 0.67 3 29 0 0 1 0 7 1.17 14.3
1991-92 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 -1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.33 0.0
1992-93 28 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 -1 2 0 0 0 0 7 1.75 0.0
1993-94 29 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.83 0.0
1994-95 30 Vancouver Canucks NHL 9 1 1 2 0.22 -3 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.33 8.3
Career 8 Seasons NHL 42 4 9 13 0.31 -12 49 1 1 2 0 55 1.31 7.3

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1980-81 16 Assat Pori Jr. Fin-Jr. 4 1 1 2 0.50 2
1982-83 18 Assat Pori Jr. Fin-Jr. 5 2 6 8 1.60 12
1982-83 18 Assat Pori Finland 36 15 18 33 0.92 34
1982-83 18 Finland WJC-A 7 2 2 4 0.57 14
1983-84 19 Assat Pori Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 0 2 2 1.00 12
1983-84 19 Olympia Finland 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
1983-84 19 Assat Pori Finland 37 18 42 60 1.62 72
1983-84 19 Finland WJC-A 7 0 4 4 0.57 6
1984-85 20 Assat Pori Jr. Fin-Jr. 1 3 0 3 3.00 0
1984-85 20 Assat Pori Finland 32 14 32 46 1.44 34
1984-85 20 Finland WEC-A 6 1 1 2 0.33 16
1985-86 21 HIFK Helsinki Finland 36 14 42 56 1.56 41
1985-86 21 Finland WEC-A 10 2 5 7 0.70 12
1986-87 22 Finland WEC-A 10 0 0 0 0.00 18
1987-88 23 Finland Can-Cup 5 2 1 3 0.60 10
1989-90 25 Finland WEC-A 9 5 3 8 0.89 4
1990-91 26 Finland WEC-A 10 7 3 10 1.00 10
1991-92 27 Finland Can-Cup 6 1 5 6 1.00 4
1991-92 27 Finland WC-A 5 0 1 1 0.20 6
1993-94 29 Finland WC-A 4 2 2 4 1.00 4
1994-95 30 HIFK Helsinki Finland 20 4 8 12 0.60 24
1995-96 31 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 32 13 25 38 1.19 92
1995-96 31 Finland WC-A 6 0 2 2 0.33 2
1996-97 32 Finland W-Cup 4 1 0 1 0.25 2
1996-97 32 Zurcher SC Swiss 42 31 40 71 1.69 72
1997-98 33 HIFK Helsinki Finland 44 11 28 39 0.89 24
1998-99 34 Blues Espoo Finland 45 14 22 36 0.80 40
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 11 3 6 9 0.82 14
Career 4 Seasons Fin-Jr. 12 6 9 15 1.25 26
Career 7 Seasons Finland 251 90 192 282 1.12 271
Career 1 Season Sweden 32 13 25 38 1.19 92
Career 1 Season Swiss 42 31 40 71 1.69 72
Career 1 Season W-Cup 4 1 0 1 0.25 2
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 15 2 5 7 0.47 12
Career 5 Seasons WEC-A 45 15 12 27 0.60 60
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 2 6 8 0.57 20

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1983-84 19 Assat Pori Finland 9 2 5 7 0.78 0 12 0 0.00
1984-85 20 Assat Pori Finland 8 1 6 7 0.88 0 8 0 0.00
1985-86 21 HIFK Helsinki Finland 10 3 6 9 0.90 0 8 0 0.00
1995-96 31 Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 12 4 7 11 0.92 0 34 0 0.00
1996-97 32 Zurcher SC Swiss 11 5 9 14 1.27 0 6 0 0.00
1997-98 33 HIFK Helsinki Finland 9 3 3 6 0.67 0 8 0 0.00
1998-99 34 Blues Espoo Finland 4 0 1 1 0.25 0 0 0 0.00
Career 5 Seasons Finland 40 9 21 30 0.75 0 36 0 0.00
Career 1 Season Sweden 12 4 7 11 0.92 0 34 0 0.00
Career 1 Season Swiss 11 5 9 14 1.27 0 6 0 0.00

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1988 NHL

Games Played

1992-93 NHL 84 (2)

Transactions

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June 15, 1992: Traded to Winnipeg by Buffalo with future considerations for Stephane Beauregard, June 15, 1992.

August 10, 1992: Traded to Chicago by Winnipeg for Stephane Beauregard, August 10, 1992.

March 10, 1995: Traded to Vancouver by Chicago for Murray Craven, March 10, 1995.