Jarkko Ruutu Ice hockey player

Jarkko Samuli Ruutu (pronounced Yar-ko Roo-to (IPA: /ˈjʌrk.kɔ ˈruː.tu/); born August 23, 1975) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player. His younger brother, Tuomo Ruutu, currently plays for the New Jersey Devils in NHL - his other brother, retired player Mikko Ruutu, currently scouts for NHL team Ottawa Senators. He is also a second cousin of Hanno Möttölä, who became the first Finnish basketball player to play in the NBA. Ruutu's cousin, Raul Ruutu, plays bass in Finnish pop rock band Sunrise Avenue.

Personal facts

Jarkko Ruutu
Birth dateAugust 23, 1975
Birth place
Finland , Vantaa
Height (meters)1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)92.5344

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Ice hockey player

Career start1996
draft68th overall
draft team
Vancouver Canucks
draft year1998
former team
Ottawa Senators
Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Vancouver Canucks
HIFK (ice hockey)
league
Liiga
position
Winger (ice hockey)
shootsLeft
teams
Jokerit

Jarkko Ruutu on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9251&cHash=ad1dfc6e013e218de18ff0853a529c62
  2. http://www.nhlfinns.com/players.aspx?pid=77