in the remaining years; it also included a no-trade clause for the first three years of the contract. Just hours before the end of the NHL trade deadline on 5 March 2014, Ruutu was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for centre Andrei Loktionov. In the 2015–16 season, Ruutu could not stay healthy and tallied one assist in the final game of the season. Ruutu was not re-signed by the Devils once his contract expired, becoming an unrestricted free agent on 1 July 2016. After going through the summer unsigned, Ruutu agreed to a professional tryout with the Vancouver Canucks on 13 September. On 11 October 2016, Canucks general manager Jim Benning announced Ruutu had been released from his PTO contract. On 28 October 2016, Ruutu was signed by HC Davos for the remainder of the season as a replacement for the injured Daniel Rahimi. He made his NLA debut on 11 November 2016 and scored his first goal that same day in a 3–2 loss in Geneva against Genève-Servette HC. International play Ruutu represented Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and scored his first goal with the Finns in the final against Canada. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Ruutu won the bronze medal with Finland, and in 2011, he added a World Championship gold medal to his international resume. He has earned a medal in each of the 11 major international tournaments he has competed in. Ruutu also played for Finland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, as the Finns finished in third place, routing the United States 5–0 to claim bronze, with Ruutu recording an assist on Juuso Hietanen's goal. Ruutu played for Finland again at the 2015 World Championships, where the Finns were eliminated at the quarterfinal against the Czech Republic, marking just the second time Ruutu did not win a medal from an international tournament he took part in, the other being the 2004 World Cup where there's nothing awarded to anyone other than the tournament winners. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Coaching career Ruutu was hired as an assistant coach with the Florida Panthers on June 29, 2021. Prior to his hiring with Florida, Ruutu had spent two years as Assistant Director of Player Development with the New York Rangers. See also Notable families in the NHL List of Olympic medalist families References External links 1983