REIJO RUOTSALAINEN

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
5-8
Weight:
165
Shoots:
Right
Birthday:
April 1st, 1960 – 66 years
Birthplace:
Oulu
Drafted:
New York Rangers – 1980 6th round (119th overall)
Rangers Debut:
Numbers Worn:
29
Statistics
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | OTG | GWG | S | S% | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 14 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1975-76 | 15 | Karpat | Finland-2 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1975-76 | 15 | Finland | EJC-A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1976-77 | 16 | Karpat | Finland-2 | 42 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1976-77 | 16 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1976-77 | 16 | Finland | EJC-A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1977-78 | 17 | Karpat | Finland | 30 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1977-78 | 17 | Finland | WJC-A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1977-78 | 17 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1978-79 | 18 | Karpat | Finland | 36 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1978-79 | 18 | Finland | WJC-A | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1978-79 | 18 | Finland | WEC-A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1979-80 | 19 | Karpat | Finland | 30 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1979-80 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1980-81 | 20 | Karpat | Finland | 34 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1980-81 | 20 | Finland | WEC-A | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1981-82 | 21 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 27 | +18 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 247 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1981-82 | 21 | Finland | Can-Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1981-82 | 21 | NY Rangers | DN-Cup | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1982-83 | 22 | New York Rangers | NHL | 77 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 22 | +27 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 230 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1983-84 | 23 | New York Rangers | NHL | 74 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 26 | +17 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 288 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1984-85 | 24 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 32 | -22 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 256 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1984-85 | 24 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 47 | +22 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 229 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | +8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | Bern | Swiss | 35 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1987-88 | 27 | Finland | Can-Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1987-88 | 27 | HV 71 | Sweden | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1987-88 | 27 | Finland | Olympics | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1988-89 | 28 | Bern | Swiss | 36 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1988-89 | 28 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3.9% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1990-91 | 30 | Bern | Swiss | 36 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1991-92 | 31 | Bern | Swiss | 35 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1992-93 | 32 | Bern | Swiss | 31 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1993-94 | 33 | Karpat | Finland-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1993-94 | 33 | Tappara | Finland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1994-95 | 34 | Bern | Swiss | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 35 | Kalpa | Finland | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 35 | Zurich | Swiss | 18 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1996-97 | 36 | Karpat | Finland-2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1997-98 | 37 | Karpat | Finland-2 | 44 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| NHL Career Totals | NHL | 446 | 107 | 237 | 344 | 180 | +65 | 37 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1382 | |||||
| NYR Career Totals | NHL | 389 | 99 | 217 | 316 | 154 | +62 | 33 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1250 | |||||
| NHL Career Averages | NHL | 56 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 23 | +8 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 0:00 | ||||
| NHL Career Highs | NHL | 28 | 53 | 73 | 47 | +27 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 288 | 0:00 | |||||
Rangers Milestones
| Category | 100 | 200 | 300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games Played | MNS (Nov 24, 1982) | @ PIT (Jan 25, 1984) | @ PHI (Mar 21, 1985) |
| Goals | – | – | – |
| Assists | @ NYI (Oct 22, 1983) | @ QUE (Jan 27, 1986) | – |
| Points | WSH (Feb 16, 1983) | QUE (Nov 25, 1984) | MNS (Feb 24, 1986) |
Transactions
| Date | Season | Transaction | Partner | Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2, 1986 | 1986-87 | Traded | Edmonton Oilers | Clark Donatelli, Ville Kentala, Stu Kulak and Jim Weimer | Mike Golden, Miloslav Horava and Don Jackson |