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Finland Arto Ruotanen

Nittorps IK / Division 2 - 97/98

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Arto Ruotanen Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 11, 1961
Position
D
Age
63
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Pyhäjärvi, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kärpät
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
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Arto Ruotanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 22* 2* 5* 7* 26* -* |
1978-79 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 25* 2* 15* 17* 39* -* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1979-80 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 14* 3* 4* 7* 4* -* |
Kärpät SM-liiga 18* 1* 3* 4* 12* 5* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 2 -
1980-81 Kärpät SM-liiga 36* 3* 6* 9* 12* 10* | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 12 -
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1981-82 Kärpät SM-liiga 36* 8* 8* 16* 40* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -
1982-83 Kärpät SM-liiga 36* 4* 4* 8* 20* -15* |
1983-84 Kärpät SM-liiga 33* 6* 16* 22* 22* 16* | Playoffs 10 0 3 3 4 -
Olympiajoukkue SM-liiga 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Finland OG 6* 0* 4* 4* 8* 2* |
1984-85 Kärpät SM-liiga 34* 6* 20* 26* 12* 30* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -4
Finland (all) International 26* 3* -* -* -* -* |
Finland WC 10* 0* 5* 5* 8* 2* |
1985-86 Kärpät SM-liiga 29* 5* 14* 19* 26* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 7 0
Finland WC 10* 1* 1* 2* 8* 0* |
1986-87 HV71 Elitserien 36* 6* 11* 17* 22* -* |
Finland WC 9* 0* 0* 0* 8* -7* |
1987-88 HV71 Elitserien 37* 5* 15* 20* 38* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -
Finland OG 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 7* |
1988-89 HV71 Elitserien 39* 8* 24* 32* 36* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
1989-90 HV71 Elitserien 40* 4* 11* 15* 44* -* |
Finland “C” WC 10* 0* 3* 3* 8* 0* |
1990-91 HV71 Elitserien 33* 5* 7* 12* 24* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 6 -
Finland Goodwill Games 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Finland WC 10* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
1991-92 HV71 Elitserien 38* 2* 19* 21* 24* -* |
Finland CC 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Finland OG 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* 6* |
Finland WC 8* 1* 3* 4* 4* 6* |
1992-93 Berliner SC Preussen Germany 24* 3* 3* 6* 16* -* |
1993-94 Rögle BK Elitserien 31* 1* 7* 8* 26* -* |
1994-95 Rögle BK Elitserien 19* 1* 4* 5* 8* -* |
Rögle BK Allsvenskan D1 18* 3* 8* 11* 24* -* | Kvalserien SHL 11 2 4 6 6 -
1995-96 Rögle BK Elitserien 21* 1* 5* 6* 32* -* |
Rögle BK Allsvenskan D1 18* 4* 9* 13* 4* -* | Kvalserien SHL 12 2 5 7 6 -
1996-97 IF Troja-Ljungby Division 1 40* 2* 12* 14* 69* -* |
1997-98 Nittorps IK Division 2 32* 4* 13* 17* -* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1998-99 HV71 Elitserien Asst. Coach
1999-00 HV71 Elitserien Asst. Coach
2000-01 HV71 Elitserien Asst. Coach
2001-02 HV71 Elitserien Asst. Coach
2002-03 HV71 Elitserien Asst. Coach Fired feb.3
2003-04 Tranås AIF Division 1 Head Coach
2004-05 Tranås AIF Division 1 Head Coach
2005-06 Tranås AIF Division 1 Head Coach
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Arto Ruotanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan D1 2 36* 7* 17* 24* 0.67* 28* -* | 2 23 4 * 9 * 13 * 0.57 * 12 * - *
CC 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 1 40* 2* 12* 14* 0.35* 69* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 1 32* 4* 13* 17* 0.53* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany 1 24* 3* 3* 6* 0.25* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Goodwill Games 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 26* 3* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 3 61* 7* 24* 31* 0.51* 69* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 7 228* 34* 71* 105* 0.46* 144* 47* | 6 43 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.21 * 27 * -4 *
OG 3 21* 0* 8* 8* 0.38* 12* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 9 294* 33* 103* 136* 0.46* 254* -* | 3 7 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.43 * 10 * - *
WC 6 57* 2* 13* 15* 0.26* 40* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Arto Ruotanen Connections

Player Period Teams
Pekka Arbelius (F) 1977-1990 10 Finland, Finland (all), Kärpät, Kärpät U20, Olympiajoukkue
Pekka Tuomisto (F) 1980-1992 9 Finland (OG), Finland, Finland (Cup), Kärpät, Olympiajoukkue
Jarmo Tauriainen (F) 1977-1986 9 Kärpät, Kärpät U20
Kari Suoraniemi (D) 1977-1995 9 Finland, Finland (all), Kärpät, Kärpät U20, Rögle BK

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Cult/Star player for Berlin Capitals

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