Antti Aalto

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1975)

For the Finnish Olympic ski jumper, see Antti Aalto (ski jumper).

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Ice hockey player

Antti Aalto

Annti Aalto

Born|  (1975-03-04) March 4, 1975 (age 50)
Lappeenranta, Finland
Height|  6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight|  210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position|  Centre
Shot|  Left
Played for|  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)
TPS (SM-liiga)
Jokerit (SM-liiga)
National team|   Finland
NHL draft|  134th overall, 1993
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career|  1992–2006

Antti Sami Aalto (born March 4, 1975) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the National Hockey League.

## Playing career

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Aalto was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round, 134th overall. He continued to play in Finland for TPS until the 1997–98 season when he joined the Ducks. He was assigned to their minor hockey team, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks for 29 games and played for the Ducks for three games. He continued to play in the NHL until the 2000–01 season. The next season, 2001–02, saw Aalto return to Finland, which is where he continued to play until 2006 when he was forced to retire due to a shoulder injury.

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM
1991–92  | SaiPa | FIN.2 U20  | 13 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38  | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6
1991–92 | SaiPa  | FIN.2 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20  | — | — | — | — | —
1992–93  | SaiPa  | FIN U18  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2  | — | — | — | — | —
1992–93  | SaiPa  | FIN.2 U20  | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2  | — | — | — | — | —
1992–93 | SaiPa  | FIN.2  | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14  | — | — | — | — | —
1992–93  | TPS | FIN U20  | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18  | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8
1992–93 | TPS  | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
1993–94  | TPS  | FIN U20  | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14  | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0
1993–94 | TPS  | SM-l  | 33 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16  | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4
1993–94 | Kiekko-67  | FIN.2  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27  | — | — | — | — | —
1994–95  | TPS  | FIN U20  | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2  | — | — | — | — | —
1994–95 | TPS  | SM-l  | 44 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18  | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
1994–95 | Kiekko-67  | FIN.2  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29  | — | — | — | — | —
1995–96 | TPS  | SM-l  | 40 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 22  | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14
1995–96 | Kiekko-67  | FIN.2  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2  | — | — | — | — | —
1996–97 | TPS  | SM-l  | 44 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 60  | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31
1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
1997–98 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30  | — | — | — | — | —
1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim  | NHL  | 73 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
1999–2000 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim  | NHL  | 63 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26  | — | — | — | — | —
2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim  | NHL  | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2  | — | — | — | — | —
2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks  | AHL  | 40 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 39  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2
2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-l  | 48 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 87  | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12
2002–03 | Jokerit  | SM-l  | 44 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 36  | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26
2003–04 | TPS  | SM-l  | 50 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 46  | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10
2004–05 | TPS  | SM-l  | 37 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 40  | — | — | — | — | —
2005–06 | TPS  | SM-l  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4  | — | — | — | — | —
SM-l totals  | 345 | 87 | 134 | 221 | 329  | 72 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 99
NHL totals  | 151 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 52  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2

### International

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Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM

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1992  | Finland | U17 | — | — | — | — | —
1992 | Finland  | EJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16
1993 | Finland  | EJC  | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18
1994 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8
1995 | Finland  | WJC  | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18
1997 | Finland | WC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
2000 | Finland  | WC  | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
2002 | Finland  | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
2002 | Finland  | WC  | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16
Junior totals  | 26 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 60
Senior totals  | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26

## References

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database