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Reijo Ruotsalainen

Реиjо Руотсалаинен

Position: right defender
Player status: coach
Gender: male
Nationality: Finland
Birth date: 01.04.1960 (65 years)
Birth place: Oulu, Finland

Height: 173 cm / 5' 8"
Weight: 75 kg / 165 lbs
Shoots: right
Draft 1: New York Rangers, year: 1980, round: 6, position: 119
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Trivia:
Lynces Academici Defenceman Award (SM-liiga 79-80)
Best Defenceman (WJC 80; SM-liiga 79-80, 80-81)
All-Star Team (SM-liiga 79-80, 80-81; WJC 80; Izvestiya 80; NLA 92-93)
NHL All Star Game(85-86)
Foreign-player All star team 1991-92
(Best +/- (I divisioona 97-98)
Stanley Cup Champion (’87, ’90)
NHL (NYR, EDM, NJ): 446/107/237/180 [PO: 86/15/32/44]
Number (#10) retired by Kärpät
Jääkiekkoleijona #122

Season	Team	League	Pos
2023-24	Flint Firebirds	OHL (U20)	Assistant Coach
2013-14	Kölner Haie	DEL	Assistant Coach
2011-12	Salzburg	EBEL	Assistant Coach
2010-11	Salzburg	EBEL	Assistant Coach
2009-10	Salzburg	Continental Cup (Super Final)	Assistant Coach
2009-10	Salzburg	EBEL	Assistant Coach
2008-09	Salzburg	EBEL	Assistant Coach
2007-08	Salzburg	EBEL	Assistant Coach
2006-07	Jukurit Mikkeli	Mestis	Head Coach
2003-04	Kärpät	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2002-03	Kärpät	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2001-02	Kärpät	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2000-01	New Orleans Brass	ECHL	Assistant Coach
1999-00	New Orleans Brass	ECHL	Assistant Coach
1998-99	Miami Matadors	ECHL	Assistant Coach

Season	Team	League	#	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2015-16	Finland	WLHL		3	2	0	2	0	0
1988-89	Finland	World Championship		10	2	4	6	6	12
1987-88	Finland	Olympics		8	4	2	6	0	10
1986-87	Finland	Canada Cup		4	0	0	0	2
1984-85	Finland	World Championship		10	0	4	4	6	0
1980-81	Finland	Canada Cup		5	0	1	1	2
1980-81	Finland	World Championship		8	3	2	5	4
1979-80	Finland	WJC (U20)		5	4	3	7	2
1978-79	Finland	WJC (U20)		6	0	3	3	0
1978-79	Finland	World Championship		6	2	0	2	0
1977-78	Finland	WJC (U20)		6	3	3	6	2
1977-78	Finland	World Championship	23	10	2	0	2	2
1976-77	Finland	EJC (U18)		2	0	2	2	0
1976-77	Finland	WJC (U20)		7	2	3	5	6
1975-76	Finland	EJC (U18)

Season	Team	League	#	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
1997-98	Kärpät	I divisioona (Play-off)		14	2	6	8	10	4
1997-98	Kärpät	I divisioona		44	8	23	31	42	25
1996-97	Kärpät	I divisioona (Play-off)		9	0	4	4	0
1996-97	Kärpät	I divisioona		17	1	5	6	14	10
1995-96	Zürcher SC	NLA		18	4	11	15	4
1995-96	Kalpa	SM-liiga		16	3	5	8	4	4
1994-95	SC Bern	NLA (Play-off)		6	2	5	7	4
1994-95	SC Bern	NLA		19	3	7	10	20
1993-94	Tappara	SM-liiga (Play-off)		9	1	2	3	6	-8
1993-94	Tappara	SM-liiga		6	2	4	6	2	-1
1993-94	Kärpät	Finland-liiga		4	1	5	6	6	12
1992-93	SC Bern	NLA (Play-off)		5	1	2	3	8
1992-93	SC Bern	NLA		31	7	16	23
1991-92	SC Bern	NLA (Play-off)		11	4	6	10
1991-92	SC Bern	NLA		36	7	16	23
1990-91	SC Bern	NLA (Play-off)		10	5	8	13
1990-91	SC Bern	NLA		36	13	25	38
1989-90	New Jersey Devils	NHL		31	2	5	7	14
1989-90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		10	1	7	8	6
1988-89	SC Bern	NLA (Play-off)		11	4	7	11
1988-89	SC Bern	NLA	29	36	17	29	46
1987-88	HV71	Elitserien (Play-off)		2	0	1	1	2
1987-88	HV71	Elitserien		40	10	22	32	26
1986-87	Edmonton Oilers	NHL (Play-off)		21	2	5	7	10
1986-87	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		16	5	8	13	6
1986-87	SC Bern	NLA		35	26	27	53
1985-86	New York Rangers	NHL (Play-off)		16	0	8	8	6
1985-86	New York Rangers	NHL		80	17	42	59	47
1984-85	New York Rangers	NHL (Play-off)		3	2	0	2	6
1984-85	New York Rangers	NHL		80	28	45	73	32
1983-84	New York Rangers	NHL (Play-off)		5	1	1	2	2
1983-84	New York Rangers	NHL		74	20	39	59	26
1982-83	New York Rangers	NHL (Play-off)		9	4	2	6	6
1982-83	New York Rangers	NHL		77	16	53	69	22
1981-82	New York Rangers	NHL		10	4	5	9	2
1981-82	New York Rangers	NHL		78	18	38	56	27
1980-81	Kärpät	SM-liiga (Play-off)		12	7	4	11	6
1980-81	Kärpät	SM-liiga		34	28	23	51	28
1979-80	Kärpät	SM-liiga (Play-off)		6	5	2	7	0
1979-80	Kärpät	SM-liiga		30	15	13	28	31
1978-79	Kärpät	SM-liiga		36	14	8	22	47
1977-78	Kärpät	SM-liiga		30	9	14	23	4
1976-77	Kärpät	I divisioona (Play-off)		6	2	6	8	0
1976-77	Kärpät	I divisioona		36	23	35	58	14
1975-76	Kärpät	I divisioona		34	9	15	24	12

Note: All games might not be included

Date	League	Teams	Score		G
Jan. 30 2016 14:00	WLHL \| 3rd place	Finland Sweden	4-5	\|		\|	\|	\|
Jan. 29 2016 19:30	WLHL \| Semi Final	Russia Finland	6-2	\|	1	\|	\|	\|
Nov. 06 2015 18:30	WLHL	Finland Sweden	4-3 SO	\|	1	\|	\|	\|

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Germany: DEL | DEL2

Russia: KHL | VHL

Slovakia: Tipsport Extraliga | 1.liga

Sweden: SHL | HockeyAllsvenskan

Switzerland: NLA | NLB

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