Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: February 20, 1964 in Lappeenranta, Finland
Draft: Buffalo, 7th round (139th overall), 1983 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 |
| 1986-87 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 76 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 24 | 9 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 167 | 13.2 | ||
| 1987-88 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 73 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 27 | -3 | 85 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 185 | 14.1 | ||
| 1988-89 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 67 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 20 | 13 | 98 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 149 | 9.4 | ||
| 1989-90 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 75 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 22 | 9 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 160 | 11.9 | ||
| 1990-91 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 77 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 19 | -6 | 96 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 155 | 10.3 | ||
| 1991-92 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 8 | -7 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 108 | 3.7 | ||
| 1992-93 | 28 | CHI | NHL | 84 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 134 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 187 | 9.1 | ||
| 1993-94 | 29 | CHI | NHL | 54 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | -4 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 96 | 9.4 | ||
| 1994-95 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 45 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 10.1 | ||
| 1994-95 | 30 | CHI | NHL | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | ||
| 1994-95 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11.4 | ||
| Career | NHL | 621 | 134 | 298 | 432 | 155 | 39 | 714 | 98 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 209 | 6 | 83 | 1276 | 10.5 | ||||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1986-87 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 76 | 0.29 | 0.57 | 0.86 | 0.31 | 0.82 | 2.20 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 20 | 96 | 31 | 67 | 11 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| 1987-88 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 73 | 0.36 | 0.62 | 0.97 | 0.37 | 1.16 | 2.53 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 22 | 95 | 39 | 86 | 27 | -3 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 1988-89 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 67 | 0.21 | 0.69 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 1.46 | 2.22 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 17 | 84 | 30 | 64 | 23 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 1989-90 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 75 | 0.25 | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.29 | 0.88 | 2.13 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 18 | 81 | 17 | 83 | 28 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 1990-91 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 77 | 0.21 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.24 | 1.25 | 2.01 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 16 | 78 | 26 | 90 | 32 | -6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 1991-92 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 70 | 0.06 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 1.09 | 1.54 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 42 | 12 | 74 | 37 | -7 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1992-93 | 28 | CHI | NHL | 84 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.23 | 1.60 | 2.23 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 16 | 76 | 20 | 62 | 20 | 14 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| 1993-94 | 29 | CHI | NHL | 54 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 1.26 | 1.78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 46 | 14 | -4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 1994-95 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 45 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 0.64 | 1.53 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 1994-95 | 30 | CHI | NHL | 20 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.30 | 1.25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 1994-95 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 25 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.17 | 0.92 | 1.76 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Career | NHL | 621 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.25 | 1.15 | 2.05 | 121 | 261 | 382 | 137 | 615 | 184 | 591 | 199 | 39 | 19.4 | 9.4 | 28.8 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1987-88 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | |||
| 1988-89 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| 1989-90 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | |||
| 1990-91 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |||
| 1991-92 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| 1992-93 | 28 | CHI | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |||
| 1993-94 | 29 | CHI | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |||
| 1994-95 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |||
| Career | NHL | 42 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | -12 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 7.3 | |||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1980-81 | 16 | Assat Pori Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 18 | Assat Pori Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 18 | Assat Pori | Finland | 36 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 18 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 19 | Assat Pori Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 19 | 2 Teams | Finland | 38 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 19 | Olympia | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 19 | Assat Pori | Finland | 37 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 20 | Assat Pori Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 20 | Assat Pori | Finland | 32 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 20 | Finland | WEC-A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 21 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 36 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 41 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 21 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 22 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 23 | Finland | Can-Cup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 25 | Finland | WEC-A | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 26 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 27 | Finland | Can-Cup | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 27 | Finland | WC-A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 29 | Finland | WC-A | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 30 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 31 | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg | Sweden | 32 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 92 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 31 | Finland | WC-A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 32 | Finland | W-Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 32 | Zurcher SC | Swiss | 42 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 33 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 44 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 34 | Blues Espoo | Finland | 45 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Can-Cup | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | Finland | 251 | 90 | 192 | 282 | 271 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden | 32 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 92 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 42 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 72 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | W-Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WC-A | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | WEC-A | 45 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1983-84 | 19 | Assat Pori | Finland | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 20 | Assat Pori | Finland | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 21 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 31 | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg | Sweden | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 32 | Zurcher SC | Swiss | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 33 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 34 | Blues Espoo | Finland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | Finland | 40 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Thru 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Christian Ruuttu | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |
| Guy Carbonneau | 93.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Brian Savage | 93.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| John Ferguson | 92.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | |
| Tony McKegney | 92.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Bob Pulford | 92.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 92.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
| George Armstrong | 91.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Jim Fox | 91.3 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| Bob Gracie | 90.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Niklas Sundstrom | 90.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Christian Ruuttu | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |||||
| John Ferguson | 92.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | |||||
| Gerry Meehan | 92.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | |||
| Rejean Houle | 91.5 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ||
| Jim Fox | 91.3 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -0.1 | ||||
| Bob Gracie | 90.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Pelle Eklund | 90.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | ||||
| George Gee | 90.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||||
| Niklas Sundstrom | 89.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |||
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | 89.5 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Bill Hicke | 88.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
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All-Star Games
1988 NHL |
Games Played |
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.
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