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San Jose Sharks Western Conference Pacific Division
 
Jan Rutta • #84 • D
Status:On roster
Ht/Wt:6'3", 204 lbs.
Born:Jul 29, 1990 (33 yrs) in Pisek, CZE
Experience:6 years
Drafted:Signed by Chicago in 2017.
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh in 2023.
Shoots:R
Movements & Injuries
2023
8/06/2023 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins
2022
7/13/2022 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a three-year contract.
4/29/2022 Missed 2 games (undisclosed).
4/26/2022 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
1/26/2022 Missed 3 games (undisclosed).
1/18/2022 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2021
11/04/2021 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
11/01/2021 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
5/10/2021 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
5/08/2021 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
5/07/2021 Missed 18 games (lower body injury).
4/01/2021 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
3/09/2021 Missed 2 games (lower body injury).
3/05/2021 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2020
12/22/2020 Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a two-year contract.
10/09/2020 Declared free agent.
9/21/2020 Missed the last 18 playoff games (undisclosed).
8/08/2020 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
7/13/2020 Missed the last 17 regular season games (lower body injury).
2/08/2020 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
2/05/2020 Lower body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
1/04/2020 Missed 2 games (lower body injury).
2019
12/31/2019 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
5/03/2019 Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a one-year contract extension.
3/08/2019 Recalled from the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
2/20/2019 Assigned to the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
2/19/2019 Recalled from the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
2/13/2019 Assigned to the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
2/12/2019 Recalled from the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
1/11/2019 Acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks
1/11/2019 Assigned to the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
2018
12/14/2018 Assigned to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL).
12/13/2018 Placed on waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks.
3/08/2018 Missed 4 games (lower body injury).
3/08/2018 Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks to a one-year contract extension.
3/01/2018 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2/23/2018 Missed 8 games (undisclosed).
2/09/2018 Undisclosed, injured reserve.
2/08/2018 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2017
12/23/2017 Missed 3 games (upper body injury).
12/14/2017 Upper body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
6/07/2017 Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks to a one-year entry-level contract.
Career Transactions
2019
1/11/2019 Tampa Bay Lightning traded Slater Koekkoek and a fifth-round draft pick in 2019 to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jan Rutta and a seventh-round draft pick in 2019.
2017
6/07/2017 Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks to an entry-level contract.
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