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Tuomo Ruutu

Position: C/LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 200 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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Game Logs, Splits, and Scoring

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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
2003-04 20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 23 21 44 0.54 18 0.21 67 29 69 0 -31 58 13 10 0 3 174 2.12 13.2 1345 16:24
2005-06 22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 15 2 3 5 0.33 2 0.13 10 2 15 0 -7 31 1 1 0 0 30 2.00 6.7 221 14:43
2006-07 23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 71 17 21 38 0.54 15 0.21 60 15 44 3 4 95 16 1 0 1 115 1.62 14.8 1232 17:21
2007-08 24 2 Teams NHL 77 10 22 32 0.42 11 0.15 62 16 47 5 4 91 6 4 0 1 100 1.30 10.0 1224 15:54
2007-08 24 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 60 6 15 21 0.35 7 0.12 43 9 36 5 3 75 5 1 0 1 71 1.18 8.5 935 15:35
2007-08 24 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 17 4 7 11 0.65 4 0.23 19 7 11 0 1 16 1 3 0 0 29 1.71 13.8 289 17:01
2008-09 25 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 22 8 6 14 0.64 6 0.26 -2 23 5 3 0 1 48 2.18 16.7
Career 5 Seasons NHL 267 60 73 133 0.50 51 0.19 199 62 175 8 -32 298 41 19 0 6 467 1.75 12.8 4021 16:25

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
1998-99 15 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 25 9 11 20 0.80 88
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 5 0 3 3 0.60 12
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 35 11 16 27 0.77 32
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki Finland 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
1999-00 16 Finland WJ18-A 7 6 2 8 1.14 0
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 1 0 1 0.50 0
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 47 11 11 22 0.47 94
2000-01 17 Finland WJC-A 7 1 3 4 0.57 4
2001-02 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 51 7 16 23 0.45 69
2001-02 18 Finland WJC-A 7 4 1 5 0.71 10
2002-03 19 HIFK Helsinki Finland 30 12 15 27 0.90 24
2002-03 19 Finland WJC-A 7 2 8 10 1.43 6
2004-05 21 Finland W-Cup 6 1 2 3 0.50 4
2005-06 22 Finland WC-A 9 0 0 0 0.00 49
2006-07 23 Finland WC-A 8 3 3 6 0.75 20
2007-08 24 Finland WC-A 9 4 2 6 0.67 8
Career 2 Seasons Fin-Jr. 37 12 16 28 0.76 32
Career 2 Seasons Fin-U18 30 9 14 23 0.77 100
Career 4 Seasons Finland 129 30 42 72 0.56 189
Career 1 Season W-Cup 6 1 2 3 0.50 4
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 26 7 5 12 0.46 77
Career 1 Season WJ18-A 7 6 2 8 1.14 0
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 21 7 12 19 0.90 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
1998-99 15 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 2 1 1 2 1.00 0 2 0 0.00
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 4 0 0.00
1999-00 16 HIFK Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 3 1 2 3 1.00 0 2 0 0.00
2000-01 17 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 0 0.00
2001-02 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 10 0 6 6 0.60 0 29 0 0.00
Career 1 Season Fin-Jr. 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 4 0 0.00
Career 2 Seasons Fin-U18 5 2 3 5 1.00 0 4 0 0.00
Career 2 Seasons Finland 15 0 6 6 0.40 0 33 0 0.00

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2003-04 NHL 82 (3)

Transactions

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January 8, 2006: Missed majority of 2005-06 season recovering from 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.