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1983 NHL Draft

Christian Ruuttu in the 1983 NHL Draft

Buffalo Sabres selected Christian Ruuttu 134th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 7.

He was the eighth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the ninth of the 15 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 621 games put him 37th in the class.

Overall pick
134
Round and pick
Round 7, pick 12
Drafting team
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 131–137 in the 1983 draft

  1. 131Jeff HoggGCGY
  2. 132Craig MackDQUE
  3. 133Steve OrthCNYR
  4. 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUF
  5. 135Dwaine HuttonCWSH
  6. 136Sean ToomeyC1 GP · 0 PMNS
  7. 137Jim SprengerDNYI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1983 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1983 class

8th
of 9 Finns selected
80th
of 136 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

  1. 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFD
  2. 49Vesa SaloDNYR
  3. 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUE
  4. 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYI
  5. 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDM
  6. 115Jari TorkkiR4 GP · 1 PCHI
  7. 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTL
  8. 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUF
  9. 182Harri LaurilaDBOS
Every pick from Finland in the 1983 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Christian Ruuttu made his NHL debut on October 9, 1986, 3 years and 123 days after the draft.

621
Games
134
Goals
298
Assists
432
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1983 draft

  1. 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUF
  2. 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUF
  3. 11Adam CreightonC708 GP · 403 PBUF
  4. 31John TuckerR656 GP · 436 PBUF
  5. 34Richard HajduL5 GP · 0 PBUF
  6. 74Daren PuppaG429 GP · 179 WBUF
  7. 94Jayson MeyerDBUF
  8. 114Jim HoffordD18 GP · 0 PBUF
  9. 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUF
  10. 154Donald McsweenD47 GP · 13 PBUF
  11. 174Tim HooverDBUF
  12. 194Mark FernerD91 GP · 13 PBUF
  13. 214Uwe KruppD729 GP · 281 PBUF
  14. 234Marc HamelinGBUF
  15. 235Kermit SalfiLBUF