After paying his dues in Czechia for a long time, Jan Rutta finally earned an NHL opportunity. In 2017-18, Rutta made his NHL debut in his age-27 season with the Chicago Blackhawks. During his "rookie ...

Rutta was an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of his three-year contract with a $2.75 million cap hit. After nearly two months on the free agent market, he wasn’t getting any interest from ...

Czech defenseman Jan Rutta, 35, has signed a two-year contract with Genève-Servette, the National League club announced on Monday. This ends Rutta’s eight-year career in North America and confirms a ...

Rutta signed a two-year contract with Geneve-Servette HC of Switzerland's National League on Monday. Rutta collected three goals, nine points, 55 shots on net, 81 blocked shots and 40 hits across 54 ...

The San Jose Sharks are dealing with a pair of injured defenders who could be done for the year, per Max Miller of The Hockey News. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky told Miller that veteran Jan Rutta is ...

The San Jose Sharks placed defenseman Jan Rutta (lower body) on injured reserve Sunday and recalled defenseman Jack Thompson from the Barracuda. The 34-year-old Rutta, who has been bothered recently ...

The Chicago Blackhawks on Friday recalled Carl Dahlstrom, who is having a career-best season with AHL Rockford, to replace defenseman Jan Rutta, whowas placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed ...

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired defenseman Jan Rutta, along with a seventh-round draft pick in 2019, from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Slater Koekkoek and a ...

Defenseman Jan Rutta will return to the lineup on Friday night when the San Jose Sharks face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place, looking to end a seven-game losing streak. Celebrini’s overtime goal ...

Head coach Ryan Warsofsky said Wednesday that Rutta (lower body) is expected to return shortly after the 4 Nations Face-Off, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. San Jose's first game ...

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