Christian Ruuttu
Christian Ruuttu ( born February 20, 1964 in Lappeenranta ) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League, among others, for the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks in its active from 1982 to 1999. His son Alexander is also a professional hockey player.
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Career
Christian Ruuttu began his career as a hockey player with Ässät Pori, for until 1985, he was active from 1982 in the SM- liiga. During this period, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round in 1983 when a total of 134 players from the Buffalo Sabres and failed with his team in the season 1983/84 until the playoff finals at Tappara Tampere. First, however, the attacker remained in Finland, where it ran aground in the 1985/86 season for HIFK Helsinki. From 1986 to 1992, the Links shooter was active as a regular player for Buffalo in the National Hockey League, before he was released on June 15, 1992, in exchange for Stephane Beauregard to the Chicago Blackhawks. The shortened because of the lockout season 1994/95 started the Finn with his former club HIFK Helsinki before in the NHL he returned after resumption of gaming operations to Chicago. However, the game time he finished with the Vancouver Canucks, to which he was transferred shortly before the end of the Trade Deadline for Murray Craven.
In the summer of 1995 Ruuttu returned permanently to Europe, where he then ever a season long for Västra Frölunda in the Swedish Elitserien and the Grasshopper Club Zurich in the Swiss National League B went hunting for goals - in Zurich together with his compatriot Mika Nieminen. After one year each in the SM- liiga at HIFK Helsinki, with whom he became the first and the only time in his career Finnish Champion in 1998 and the Espoo Blues of the former national team ended after the 1998/99 season at the age of 35 years, his career.
Internationally
For Ruuttu Finland took part in the Junior World Championships in 1983 and 1984. In addition, he was in the squad of Finland in the World Championships 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1996, as well as the World Cup of Hockey 1996.