Antti Sami Aalto (born March 4, 1975) is a
Finnish retired professional
ice hockey
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player who played for the
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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in the
National Hockey League
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.
Playing career
Aalto was drafted by the
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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Businesses
*Mighty Audio, an American company known for its product ''Mighty'', a portable audio player
*Mighty Animation, an animation studio based in Guadalajara, Mexico
Films
*''The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy–drama
* ''The ...
in the
1993 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round, 134th overall. He continued to play in
Finland
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for
TPS
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until the
1997–98 season when he joined the Ducks. He was assigned to their
minor hockey team, the
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
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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
International
References
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1975 births
Living people
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Finnish ice hockey centres
Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Jokerit players
Anaheim Ducks draft picks
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
Ice hockey people from Lappeenranta
HC TPS players
21st-century Finnish sportsmen