The Carolina Hurricanes SIGNED Tuomo Ruutu #15 puck is autographed and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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. All proceeds of this auction benefit the Carolina Hurricanes Kids ?N Community Foundation.