The Carolina Hurricanes GAME WORN Tuomo Ruutu #15 Jersey (2012-2013 season, 1st set) is autographed and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. It is a red jersey, size 56. Ruutu started his career with HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 1999-2000 season, and moved to Jokerit for the next two seasons. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft as their first-round pick, #9 overall. Ruutu played his first full 82 games with the Blackhawks in the 2003-2004 NHL season. He represented Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and scored his first goal with Team Finland in the final against Canada. During the 2007-2008 season, the Chicago Blackhawks traded Tuomo Ruutu to the Carolina Hurricanes for Andrew Ladd at the trade deadline. He signed a one-year contract with the Hurricanes followed by a three-year contract in 2009. In the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Ruutu won the Bronze medal with Team Finland, and in 2011 he added a World Championship Gold medal. In 2012, the Hurricanes signed Ruutu to a four-year contract extension. On March 5th, 2014, Ruutu was traded to the New Jersey Devils for center Andrei Loktionov.