Born	February 16, 1983 (1983-02-16) (age 26), Vantaa, FIN
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team F. teams	Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks
Ntl. team	Finland
NHL Draft	9th overall, 2001 Chicago Blackhawks
Pro career	1999 – present

Tuomo Ruutu (born February 16, 1983 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 International play 3.1 International statistics 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Playing career

Ruutu started out playing for HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 1999-00 season, and moved to Jokerit for the next two seasons. In 2002 he returned to HIFK for one more season. Ruutu was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, as their first-round pick, #9 overall. He crossed the Atlantic in 2003, playing a full 82 games with the Blackhawks in the 2003–04 NHL season.

He didn't play during the NHL lockout, as he was recovering from injuries, but provided commentary on Finnish television during the ice hockey world championships, along with fellow NHL player Ville Nieminen. Ruutu returned to the NHL after the lockout, but his 2005–06 NHL season was cut short, first by a back injury that kept him out of the game for most of the fall, and in January an ankle injury requiring surgery ended his season.

He is the younger brother of Jarkko and Mikko Ruutu. He was also on the cover of NHL 06 in some European countries.

Ruutu represented Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and scored his first goal with Team Finland in the final against Canada.

After an unimpressive showing at the 2006 World Championships Ruutu said he might retire, though that was put to rest when Ruutu signed a two year, $3.75 million contract on September 13.

During the 2007-08 season on February 26th, 2008, at the trade deadline, the Chicago Blackhawks traded Tuomo Ruutu to the Carolina Hurricanes for Andrew Ladd. The Hurricanes promptly signed Ruutu to a one-year contract worth $2.25 million.

On July 23, 2009, the Hurricanes signed Ruutu to a three-year contract worth $11.4 million ($3 million in 2009-10, $4 million in 2010-11, $4.4 million in 2011-12).^[1]

He was suspended for 3 games for a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding against Colorado Avalanche player Darcy Tucker. Consequently he forfeit US$59,067.36 from his salary of which will go towards the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.^[2]

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	HIFK	SM-l		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-l		47	11	11	22	94		5	0	0	0	4
2001–02	Jokerit	SM-l		51	7	16	23	69		10	0	6	6	29
2002–03	HIFK	SM-l		30	12	15	27	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	23	21	44	58		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		15	2	3	5	31		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		71	17	21	38	95		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		60	6	15	21	75		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		17	4	7	11	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		79	26	28	54	79		16	1	3	4	8
NHL totals				324	78	95	173	354		16	1	3	4	8

[edit] International play

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze	2006	Ice hockey
Silver	2007	Ice hockey
Bronze	2008	Ice hockey

[edit] International statistics

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2004	Finland	WCH	6	1	2	3	4
2006	Finland	WC	9	0	0	0	49
2007	Finland	WC	8	3	3	6	20
2008	Finland	WC	9	4	2	6	8
World Championship totals			26	7	5	12	77

[edit] See also

• Notable families in the NHL
• List of Chicago Blackhawks players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tuomo Ruutu's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Tuomo Ruutu's NHL player profile
• Official website
• Tuomo Ruutu on nhlfinns.com

Preceded by Pavel Vorobiev

Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 2001

Succeeded by Adam Munro