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Tuomo Ruutu

Position: C/LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: February 16, 1983 in Vantaa, Finland

Drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2003-04 20 CHI NHL 82 23 21 44 18 -31 58 13 10 0 3 174 13.2 1345 16:24
2005-06 22 CHI NHL 15 2 3 5 2 -7 31 1 1 0 0 30 6.7 221 14:43
2006-07 23 CHI NHL 71 17 21 38 15 4 95 16 1 0 1 115 14.8 1232 17:21
2007-08 24 TOT NHL 77 10 22 32 11 4 91 6 4 0 1 100 10.0 1224 15:54
2007-08 24 CHI NHL 60 6 15 21 7 3 75 5 1 0 1 71 8.5 935 15:35
2007-08 24 CAR NHL 17 4 7 11 4 1 16 1 3 0 0 29 13.8 289 17:01
2008-09 25 CAR NHL 79 26 28 54 21 0 79 16 10 0 4 190 13.7 1447 18:19
2009-10 26 CAR NHL 54 14 21 35 13 -4 50 9 5 0 1 122 11.5 885 16:23
2010-11 27 CAR NHL 82 19 38 57 21 1 54 12 7 0 1 148 12.8 1380 16:50
2011-12 28 CAR NHL 55 17 11 28 12 2 40 15 2 0 1 123 13.8 932 16:56
Career NHL 515 128 165 293 114 -31 498 88 40 0 12 1002 12.8 8664 16:49

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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
2003-04 20 CHI NHL 82 0.28 0.26 0.54 0.22 0.71 2.12 27 24 51 21 67 29 69 0 -31 3.7 0.3 4.1
2005-06 22 CHI NHL 15 0.13 0.20 0.33 0.13 2.07 2.00 2 3 5 2 10 2 15 0 -7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006-07 23 CHI NHL 71 0.24 0.30 0.54 0.21 1.34 1.62 18 21 39 16 60 15 44 3 4 2.2 1.6 3.8
2007-08 24 TOT NHL 77 0.13 0.29 0.42 0.15 1.18 1.30 11 23 34 12 62 16 47 5 4 1.1 1.4 2.4
2007-08 24 CHI NHL 60 0.10 0.25 0.35 0.12 1.25 1.18 7 16 23 8 43 9 36 5 3 0.3 1.0 1.3
2007-08 24 CAR NHL 17 0.24 0.41 0.65 0.23 0.94 1.71 4 7 11 4 19 7 11 0 1 0.8 0.3 1.1
2008-09 25 CAR NHL 79 0.33 0.35 0.68 0.27 1.00 2.41 27 28 55 22 88 33 55 0 0 4.2 1.8 6.0
2009-10 26 CAR NHL 54 0.26 0.39 0.65 0.24 0.93 2.26 15 22 37 14 52 21 35 0 -4 2.8 0.8 3.6
2010-11 27 CAR NHL 82 0.23 0.46 0.70 0.25 0.66 1.80 21 41 62 23 83 27 56 1 1 4.5 1.5 6.0
2011-12 28 CAR NHL 55 0.31 0.20 0.51 0.23 0.73 2.24 29 18 47 21 2 2.6 1.1 3.7
Career NHL 515 0.25 0.32 0.57 0.22 0.97 1.95 150 180 330 131 422 143 321 9 -31 21.1 8.4 29.5

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2008-09 25 CAR NHL 16 1 3 4 -3 8 1 0 0 0 17 5.9 228 14:16
Career NHL 16 1 3 4 -3 8 1 0 0 0 17 5.9 228 14:16

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1998-99 15 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 25 9 11 20 88
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 5 0 3 3 12
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 35 11 16 27 32
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki Finland 1 0 0 0 2
1999-00 16 Finland WJ18-A 7 6 2 8 2 0 4 2 0 1
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 1 0 1 0
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 47 11 11 22 94
2000-01 17 Finland WJC-A 7 1 3 4 5 4 0 1 0 1
2001-02 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 51 7 16 23 69
2001-02 18 Finland WJC-A 7 4 1 5 3 10 1 3 0 1
2002-03 19 HIFK Helsinki Finland 30 12 15 27 24
2002-03 19 Finland WJC-A 7 2 8 10 6
2004-05 21 Finland W-Cup 6 1 2 3 4
2005-06 22 Finland WC-A 9 0 0 0 49
2006-07 23 Finland WC-A 8 3 3 6 20
2007-08 24 Finland WC-A 9 4 2 6 2 8 3 1 0 0
2009-10 26 Finland Olympics 6 1 0 1 -1 2 0 1 0 1
2010-11 27 Finland WC-A 9 6 0 6 3 8 5 1 0 2
Career 2 Seasons Fin-Jr. 37 12 16 28 32
Career 2 Seasons Fin-U18 30 9 14 23 100
Career 4 Seasons Finland 129 30 42 72 189
Career 1 Season Olympics 6 1 0 1 -1 2 0 1 0 1
Career 1 Season W-Cup 6 1 2 3 4
Career 4 Seasons WC-A 35 13 5 18 5 85 8 2 0 2
Career 1 Season WJ18-A 7 6 2 8 2 0 4 2 0 1
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 21 7 12 19 8 20 1 4 0 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1998-99 15 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 2 1 1 2 2
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 3 1 2 3 2
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 0 1 1 4
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 5 0 0 0 4
2001-02 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 10 0 6 6 29
Career 1 Season Fin-Jr. 3 0 1 1 4
Career 2 Seasons Fin-U18 5 2 3 5 4
Career 2 Seasons Finland 15 0 6 6 33

Similarity Scores

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Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tuomo Ruutu 6.0 6.0 4.1 3.8 3.6 2.4 0.0
Lee Stempniak 94.8 5.8 5.7 4.0 3.4 3.2 2.4
Steve Reinprecht 92.8 6.0 5.6 4.5 3.6 3.0 2.8 0.0
Mike Ricci 92.5 6.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.0
Steve Thomas 91.8 6.0 5.5 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.2 -0.5
Tony McKegney 91.2 5.8 5.7 4.5 3.5 3.0 2.8 0.8
Shawn McEachern 91.2 5.8 4.8 4.3 3.5 2.3 2.2 -0.1
Bob Berry 90.3 6.0 5.6 4.8 4.1 2.9 2.4 -0.1
Saku Koivu 90.2 5.6 5.5 5.0 4.0 3.3 2.2 0.1
Gus Bodnar 89.6 4.5 4.3 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 0.2
Lorne Carr 89.4 4.3 4.1 3.4 3.0 1.9 1.7 -0.5
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Tuomo Ruutu 6.0 6.0 4.1 3.8 3.6 2.4 0.0
Lee Stempniak 94.1 5.8 5.7 4.0 3.4 3.2 2.4
Pat Elynuik 88.2 5.8 5.4 4.4 4.3 3.9 1.4 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Jim McFadden 88.0 5.8 5.7 3.2 3.2 2.8 1.7 0.3
Jorgen Pettersson 87.8 6.4 5.6 5.0 4.2 3.7 1.1
Stephan Lebeau 87.1 7.0 5.4 4.3 2.6 2.1 2.0 0.1
Orest Kindrachuk 86.2 6.2 5.3 4.2 3.8 3.4 2.8 1.5 0.8 -0.1 -0.1
Harold Darragh 85.8 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.1 0.8 0.2 -0.1
Bud Poile 85.7 5.6 5.1 3.8 3.5 2.4 1.1 0.6
Red Beattie 85.6 5.3 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.6 0.2 0.0 -0.7
Antoine Vermette 85.5 7.0 5.5 4.3 4.0 3.4 3.3 1.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2003-04 NHL 82 (3)
2010-11 NHL 82 (3)

Transactions

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January 8, 2006: Missed majority of 2005-06 due to back (October 15, 2005 at San Jose) and ankle (January 8, 2006 vs. Nashville) injuries.

February 26, 2008: Traded to Carolina by Chicago for Andrew Ladd, February 26, 2008.

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