a sixth-round draft pick in 2011. In his final season in the NHL, Ruutu played out remainder of his contract with the Ducks, appearing in 23 games for a goal and assist. After his NHL career, Ruutu returned to the SM-Liiga to play for Jokerit on a three-year contract. His contract was not renewed after Jokerit left SM-Liiga to join the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2014. He completed his professional career playing four games with EHC Biel in the Swiss National League A (NLA) during the 2014–15 season before announcing his retirement as a player on December 15, 2014. International play Ruutu has appeared in six World Championships with Finland and has won silver medals in 1998, 2001 and 2007 and a bronze medal in 2006. At the 2004 World Cup, Ruutu helped Finland to a second-place finish, losing the championship game to Canada. Ruutu also won a silver medal with Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He gained notoriety during the tournament when he checked Czech winger Jaromír Jágr to the boards while Jágr was crouching. Personal Ruutu is married to Sofia Ruutu (née Morelius), a Finnish model and blogger. The couple have two children and live in Töölö, Helsinki. His younger brother, Tuomo Ruutu, also played in the NHL, appearing in more than 700 games, and was mostly recently active with HC Davos in the Swiss NLA. His other brother, retired player Mikko Ruutu, is currently a scout for the Ottawa Senators. Jarkko Ruutu is also a second cousin of Hanno Möttölä, who became the first Finnish basketball player to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ruutu's cousin, Raul Ruutu, plays bass in Finnish pop rock band Sunrise Avenue. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Transactions Signed as a free agent by HIFK Helsinki (Finland), September 23, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh Penguins, July 4, 2006. Signed as a free agent by Ottawa Senators, July 2, 2008. Traded by the Ottawa Senators to the Anaheim Ducks, February 17, 2011 Signed as a free agent by Jokerit, September 9, 2011 See also Notable families in the NHL List of Olympic medalist families References External links 1975 births Living people Anaheim Ducks players EHC Biel players Columbus Blue Jackets coaches Columbus Blue Jackets scouts Finnish ice hockey right wingers HIFK (ice hockey) players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice