Antti Aalto
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Antti Aalto is a retired professional ice hockey
player who played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the National Hockey League
.
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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
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Playing career
Aalto was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft1993 NHL Entry Draft
The 1993 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26, 1993, at the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise specified.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
in the 6th round, 134th overall. He continued to play in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
for TPS
TPS (ice hockey)
TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:...
until the 1997–98 season when he joined the Ducks. He was assigned to their minor hockey team
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at the Cincinnati Gardens.-History:...
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 | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
P Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | P | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS TPS (ice hockey) TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:... |
SM-l SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | SM-l | 33 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | SM-l | 40 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Cincinnati Mighty Ducks The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at the Cincinnati Gardens.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 73 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 63 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 2000–01 AHL season The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns its divisions again. The Atlantic division is renamed the Canadian division. The Empire State division is replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.Twenty... |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 40 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit Jokerit Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships... |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 151 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||