The Florida Panthers have announced today that the club has added Tuomo Ruutu to the club’s coaching staff as an assistant coach.
From the mouth of Bill Zito:
“We are proud to welcome Tuomo to the Panthers and receive him as an addition to Joel’s coaching staff. With his career in hockey spanning multiple decades, we believe his experience both as a player and working in player development in the NHL and internationally will be an invaluable addition to our organization as we prepare for an exciting 2021-22 campaign.”
The 38-year-old Ruutu joins the Cats coaching staff after having spent the previous two seasons with the New York Rangers, serving as an assistant director of player development in 2020-21.