Arto Ruotanen

Arto Ruotanen
Born	(1965-04-11) April 11, 1965 Pyhäjärvi, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shot	Right
Played for	Kärpät HV71 Berlin Capitals Rögle BK IF Troja/Ljungby Nittorps IK
National team	Finland
Playing career	1979–1998

Arto Sakari Ruotanen (born April 11, 1961) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Kärpät. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. He is 5'11" (181 cm) tall and nicknamed 'Artsi'.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Kärpät	FIN U20		22	2	5	7	26		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Kärpät	FIN U20		25	2	15	17	39		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Kärpät	FIN U20		14	3	4	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Kärpät	SM-l		18	1	3	4	12		6	2	0	2	2
1980–81	Kärpät	SM-l		36	3	6	9	12		12	1	0	1	12
1981–82	Kärpät	SM-l		36	8	8	16	40		3	0	2	2	0
1982–83	Kärpät	SM-l		36	4	4	8	20		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Kärpät	SM-l		33	6	16	22	22		10	0	3	3	4
1984–85	Kärpät	SM-l		34	6	20	26	12		7	0	0	0	2
1985–86	Kärpät	SM-l		29	5	14	19	26		5	0	1	1	7
1986–87	HV71	SEL		36	6	11	17	22		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	HV71	SEL		37	5	15	20	38		2	1	0	1	2
1988–89	HV71	SEL		39	8	24	32	36		3	0	1	1	2
1989–90	HV71	SEL		40	4	11	15	44		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	HV71	SEL		33	5	7	12	24		2	0	1	1	6
1991–92	HV71	SEL		38	2	19	21	24		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Berlin Capitals	1.GBun		24	3	3	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Rögle BK	SEL		31	1	7	8	26		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Rögle BK	SEL		19	1	4	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Rögle BK	Allsv		18	3	8	11	24		11	2	4	6	6
1995–96	Rögle BK	SEL		21	1	5	6	32		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rögle BK	Allsv		18	4	9	13	4		12	2	5	7	6
1996–97	IF Troja/Ljungby	SWE.2		40	2	12	14	69		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Nittorps IK	SWE.3		32	4	13	17	—		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				222	33	71	104	144		43	3	6	9	27
SEL totals				294	33	103	136	254		7	1	2	3	10

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979	Finland	EJC		5	1	1	2	2
1981	Finland	WJC		5	0	1	1	0
1984	Finland	OG		6	0	4	4	8
1985	Finland	WC		10	0	5	5	8
1986	Finland	WC		10	1	1	2	8
1987	Finland	WC		9	0	0	0	8
1988	Finland	OG		7	0	2	2	2
1990	Finland	WC		10	0	3	3	8
1991	Finland	CC		6	0	0	0	2
1991	Finland	WC		10	0	1	1	4
1992	Finland	OG		8	0	2	2	2
1992	Finland	WC		8	1	3	4	4
Junior totals				10	1	2	3	2
Senior totals				84	2	21	23	54

External links

• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio (in Finnish)
• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database