Mikko Ruutu

Mikko Ruutu
Born	(1978-09-10) September 10, 1978 (age 46) Vantaa, Finland
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	HIFK Jokerit
NHL draft	201st overall, 1999 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1998–2003

Mikko Ruutu (born September 10, 1978 in Vantaa, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward.

Ruutu played for HIFK and Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga, earning a silver medal with HIFK and the SM-liiga championship with Jokerit in 2002. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators as their 7th round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, but his only season in North America was for Clarkson University in the NCAA league. He has since retired from professional hockey because of his broken knee. He is currently working as the Director of European Scouting for the Ottawa Senators.

Mikko Ruutu has two brothers, Jarkko, a former NHL player who retired in 2014, and Tuomo, a former NHL player who retired in 2017.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	HIFK	SM-liiga		31	3	1	4	12		4	0	0	0	2
1999–00	Clarkson University	NCAA		33	5	5	10	26		--	--	--	--	--
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-liiga		56	5	6	11	38		5	0	1	1	2
2001–02	Jokerit	SM-liiga		47	3	3	6	65		5	1	0	1	27
2002–03	Jokerit	SM-liiga		23	2	4	6	4		10	0	1	1	4
SM-liiga Totals				157	13	14	27	119		24	1	2	3	35

See also

• Notable families in the NHL

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database