Who is Reijo Ruotsalainen?

Reijo Ruotsalainen is a retired defender from Finland.

What was the last team Reijo Ruotsalainen played for?

The last team Reijo played for was Kärpät in the I-divisioona.

How tall is Reijo Ruotsalainen?

Reijo Ruotsalainen is 173 cm (5'8") tall.

How much does Reijo Ruotsalainen weigh?

Reijo Ruotsalainen weighs 75 kg (165 lbs).

When was Reijo Ruotsalainen born?

Reijo Ruotsalainen was born on 1960-04-01 in Oulu, FIN.

How old is Reijo Ruotsalainen?

Reijo Ruotsalainen is 66 years old.

What is Reijo Ruotsalainen's nationality?

Reijo Ruotsalainen is from Finland.

Does Reijo Ruotsalainen shoot left or right?

Reijo Ruotsalainen shoots right.

Reijo Ruotsalainen

Kärpät / I-divisioona - 97/98

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Reijo Ruotsalainen Facts

Date of Birth: Apr 01, 1960
Age: 66
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: D
Height: 173 cm / 5'8"
Weight: 75 kg / 165 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Player Type: Offensive Defenseman
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Drafted: 1980 round 6 #119 overall by New York Rangers
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Father: Reino Ruotsalainen
Son: Antti Ruotsalainen

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
74-75	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	4	6	8	14	2	-
75-76	Kärpät	I-divisioona	34	9	15	24	12	-
	Finland U19	EJC-19	3	1	0	1	0	-
76-77	Kärpät	I-divisioona	36	23	35	58	14	-	Qualification	6	2	6	8	0	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	2	0	2	2	0	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	6	-
77-78	Kärpät	SM-liiga	30	9	14	23	4	-6
	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	3	3	6	2	-
	Finland	WC	10	2	0	2	2	-
78-79	Kärpät	SM-liiga	36	14	8	22	47	-3
	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	3	3	0	-
	Finland	WC	6	2	0	2	0	-
79-80	Kärpät	SM-liiga	30	15	13	28	31	20	Playoffs	6	5	2	7	0	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	4	3	7	2	-
80-81	Kärpät	SM-liiga	34	28	23	51	28	37	Playoffs	12	7	4	11	6	-
	Finland	WC	8	3	2	5	4	-
81-82	New York Rangers	NHL	78	18	38	56	27	18	Playoffs	10	4	5	9	2	-
	Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	2	-
82-83	New York Rangers	NHL	77	16	53	69	22	27	Playoffs	9	4	2	6	6	-
83-84	New York Rangers	NHL	74	20	39	59	26	17	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-
84-85	New York Rangers	NHL	80	28	45	73	32	-27	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	6	-
	Finland (all)	International	10	0	-	-	-	-
	Finland	WC	10	0	4	4	6	0
85-86	New York Rangers	NHL	80	17	42	59	47	22	Playoffs	16	0	8	8	6	-
86-87	SC Bern	NLA	35	26	27	53	27	-
	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	16	5	8	13	6	8	Playoffs	21	2	5	7	10	-
87-88	HV71	Elitserien	40	10	22	32	26	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-
	Finland	CC	4	0	0	0	2	-2
	Finland Olympics	OG	8	4	2	6	0	10
88-89	SC Bern	NLA	36	17	29	46	46	-	Playoffs	11	4	7	11	22	-
	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	-	-
	Finland	WC	10	2	4	6	6	12
89-90	New Jersey Devils	NHL	31	2	5	7	14	-4
	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	10	1	7	8	6	-1	Playoffs	22	2	11	13	12	13
90-91	SC Bern	NLA	36	13	25	38	20	-	Playoffs	10	5	8	13	10	-
91-92	SC Bern	NLA	35	7	16	23	24	-	Playoffs	11	4	6	10	4	-
92-93	SC Bern	NLA	31	7	15	22	42	-	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	29	-
93-94	Kärpät	I-divisioona	4	1	5	6	6	12
	Tappara	SM-liiga	6	2	4	6	2	-1	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	4	-8
94-95	SC Bern	NLA	19	3	7	10	20	-	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	4	-
95-96	KalPa	SM-liiga	16	3	5	8	4	4
	Zürcher SC	NLA	18	4	11	15	4	-
96-97	Kärpät	I-divisioona	17	1	5	6	14	-	Playoffs	9	0	4	4	0	-
97-98	Kärpät	I-divisioona	44	8	23	31	42	-	Playoffs	14	2	6	8	10	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
89-90	New Jersey Devils	Super-Series	1	0	1	1	0	-
91-92	SC Bern	European Cup	4	1	2	3	-	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	-	-
92-93	SC Bern	European Cup	6	0	1	1	-	-

Reijo Ruotsalainen Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	4	-2*	0
EJC-18	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	0	-	0
EJC-19	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	1	40	10	22	32	0.80	26	-	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-
European Cup	2	10	1	3	4	0.40	-	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-
I-divisioona	5	135	42	83	125	0.93	88	12*	3	29	4	16	20	0.69	10	-
International	2	12	0	0	0	0.00*	-	-	0
NHL	7	446	107	237	344	0.77	180	60	7	86	15	32	47	0.55	44	13*
NLA (NL)	7	210	77	130	207	0.99	183	-	5	43	14	29	43	1.00	69	-
OG	1	8	4	2	6	0.75	0	10	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	6	152	71	67	138	0.91	116	51	3	27	13	8	21	0.78	10	-8*
Super-Series	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	4	6	8	14	3.50	2	-	0
WC	5	44	9	10	19	0.43	18	12*	0
WJC-20	4	24	9	12	21	0.88	10	-	0

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Reijo Ruotsalainen Career Totals

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I-divisioona

135

International

NHL

446

107

237

NLA

210

130

SM-liiga

152

Super-Series

U16 SM-sarja

WJC-20

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Reijo Ruotsalainen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
	Swiss Hockey Hall of Fame
1974-1975	U16 SM-sarja All-Star Team
1977-1978	SM-liiga Most Points by U18 Junior (23) World Championship Most Points by U18 Junior (2)
1979-1980	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Best Defenseman U20 WJC Silver Medal
1980-1981	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (23) Liiga Most Game-Winning Goals (6) SM-liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (28) SM-liiga Most Points by Defenseman (51) Liiga Most Power Play Goals (12) Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (7) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (11)
1986-1987	NHL Stanley Cup Champion NLA Most Goals by Defenseman (26) NLA Most Points by Defenseman (53)
1987-1988	Olympic Silver Medal
1988-1989	NLA Champion (Bern) NLA Most Assists by Defenseman (29) NLA Most Points by Defenseman (46)
1989-1990	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1990-1991	NLA All-Star Team NLA Champion (Bern) NLA Most Assists by Defenseman (25) NLA Most Points by Defenseman (38)
1991-1992	NLA Champion (Bern)
1997-1998	Finland2 (I-divisioona) Best Plus/Minus (+25)
1999-2000	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#122)

Reijo Ruotsalainen Biography and Trivia

Number 10 retired by Kärpät
Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for HV71
Cult/Star player for Kärpät
Cult/Star player for New York Rangers
Cult/Star player for SC Bern