Arto Ruotanen

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 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