11 Facts About Tuomo Ruutu

Tuomo Iisakki Ruutu was born on 16 February 1983 and is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward and current assistant coach with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.

Ruutu was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, the team he spent the first four seasons of his National Hockey League career with, Ruutu has played in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils, before finishing his career with Davos of the Swiss National League.

Tuomo Ruutu was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, as their first-round pick, ninth overall.

Just hours before the end of the NHL trade deadline on 5 March 2014, Tuomo Ruutu was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for centre Andrei Loktionov.

Tuomo Ruutu was not re-signed by the Devils once his contract expired, becoming an unrestricted free agent on 1 July 2016.

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On 28 October 2016, Tuomo Ruutu was signed by HC Davos for the remainder of the season as a replacement for the injured Daniel Rahimi.

Tuomo Ruutu represented Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and scored his first goal with the Finns in the final against Canada.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Tuomo Ruutu won the bronze medal with Finland, and in 2011, he added a World Championship gold medal to his international resume.

Tuomo Ruutu has earned a medal in each of the 11 major international tournaments he has competed in.

Tuomo Ruutu played for Finland again at the 2015 World Championships, where the Finns were eliminated at the quarterfinal against the Czech Republic, marking just the second time Tuomo Ruutu did not win a medal from an international tournament he took part in, the other being the 2004 World Cup where there's nothing awarded to anyone other than the tournament winners.

Tuomo Ruutu was hired as an assistant coach with the Florida Panthers on June 29,2021.