Miro Aaltonen
| Miro Aaltonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
7 June 1993 Joensuu, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
HC Vityaz Espoo Blues Kärpät Toronto Marlies | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL Draft |
177th overall, 2013 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Miro Aaltonen (born 7 June 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1] Aaltonen was selected by Atlant Moscow Oblast in the 2nd round (45th overall) of the 2011 KHL Junior Draft, and he was also selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 6th round (177th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Following the 2016–17 season, after recording a career best 44 points in 59 games after his first season with HC Vityaz in the Kontinental Hockey League, he signed an entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 17, 2017.
Despite a strong push for a roster spot as the Leafs' fourth-line center, he was assigned to the Maple Leafs American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies for the 2017–18 season. In adapting to his first North American season, Aaltonen established himself among the offensive leaders with the Marlies, contributing with 20 goals and 43 points in 64 regular season games. Unable to earn a call up to the NHL, Aaltonen continued in the post-season with the Marlies, helping claim the club's first Calder Cup in posting 13 points in 20 games.
As an impending restricted free agent from the Maple Leafs but unable to make his NHL debut, Aaltonen opted to return to the KHL on a contract with former Russian club, Vityaz on July 1, 2018.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokipojat | Mestis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 60 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 57 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Kärpät | Liiga | 58 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Vityaz | KHL | 59 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 64 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ||
| Liiga totals | 233 | 56 | 63 | 119 | 101 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| KHL totals | 59 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finland | WHC17 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies) | 2018 | [3] |
References
- ↑ "Miro Aaltonen signing with Toronto Maple Leafs". Sportsnet.ca. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ↑ "Miro Aaltonen returns to Vityaz" (in Russia). HC Vityaz. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
External links
- Miro Aaltonen career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Miro Aaltonen career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database