Antti Aalto
| Antti Aalto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Annti Aalto | |||
| Born |
March 4, 1975 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
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
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database