Arto Ruotanen

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 ft 11 in (180 cm) tall and nicknamed 'Artsi'.

Arto Ruotanen
Born	(1965-04-11) April 11, 1965 (age 60) 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

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