Miro Aaltonen

Miro Aaltonen (born 7 June 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with SKA Saint Petersburg 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.

Miro Aaltonen
Born (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993
Joensuu, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 SKA Saint Petersburg
Espoo Blues
Kärpät
HC Vityaz
Toronto Marlies
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 177th overall, 2013
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2011–present

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 261122 101122
2011–12 Jokipojat Mestis 42350 —————
2012–13 Espoo Blues SM-l 321151622 —————
2013–14 Espoo Blues Liiga 6013162912 73470
2014–15 Espoo Blues Liiga 5716213714 41120
2015–16 Kärpät Liiga 5815203551 80330
2016–17 HC Vityaz KHL 5919254438 40007
2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL 64 20 23 43 24 20 4 9 13 6
2018–19 HC Vityaz KHL 6119234220 40004
2019–20 HC Vityaz KHL 34915248 —————
2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 112242 40000
Liiga totals 233 56 63 119 101 29 5 9 14 2
KHL totals 165 49 65 114 68 12 0 0 0 11

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
  1. "Miro Aaltonen signing with Toronto Maple Leafs". Sportsnet.ca. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. "Miro Aaltonen returns to Vityaz" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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