Antti Aalto

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

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.

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

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