Arto Sakari Ruotanen (born April 11, 1961) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman[1] 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'.

Arto Ruotanen
Born (1965-04-11) April 11, 1965 (age 59)
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

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Arto Ruotanen till Rögle" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 29 May 1993. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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