Mikko Ruutu (born September 10, 1978 in Vantaa, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward.
Ruutu played for HIFK and Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga, earning a silver medal with HIFK and the SM-liiga championship with Jokerit in 2002. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators as their 7th round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, but his only season in North America was for Clarkson University in the NCAA league. He has since retired from professional hockey because of his broken knee. He is currently a scout for the Ottawa Senators.
Mikko Ruutu has two brothers, Jarkko and Tuomo, both NHL players, who are playing for the Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes respectively.
Career statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Clarkson University | NCAA | 33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| SM-liiga Totals | 157 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | ||||