| Miro Aaltonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Aaltonen with theToronto Marlies | |||
| Born | (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (age 32) Joensuu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams | SC Bern Espoo Blues Kärpät Vityaz Podolsk SKA Saint Petersburg EHC Kloten | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| NHL draft | 177th overall,2013 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Miro Aaltonen (born 7 June 1993) is aFinnish professionalice hockeyforward forSC Bern of theNational League (NL). Aaltonen was selected byAtlant Moscow Oblast in the 2nd round (45th overall) of the2011 KHL Junior Draft, and he was also selected by theAnaheim Ducks in the 6th round (177th overall) of the2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Following the2016–17 season, after recording a career-best 44 points in 59 games after his first season withHC Vityaz in theKontinental Hockey League, he signed an entry-level contract with theToronto Maple Leafs on 17 March 2017.[1]
Despite a strong push for a roster spot as the Leafs'fourth-line center, he was assigned to the Maple LeafsAmerican Hockey League affiliate, theToronto Marlies for the2017–18 season. In adapting to his first North American season, Aaltonen established himself among the offensive leaders with the Marlies, contributing 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 firstCalder 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 1 July 2018.[2]
Following his first full season with SKA Saint Petersburg in2020–21, Aaltonen was returned in trade, alongsideViktor Antipin, to former club HC Vityaz in exchange for four prospects on 15 June 2021.[3]
On 1 May 2022, Aaltonen left Vityaz as a free agent and was announced to have signed a two-year contract to remain in the KHL withAvtomobilist Yekaterinburg.[4] Having signed before theRussian invasion of Ukraine, Aaltonen sought a release from his contract with Avtomobilist and on 21 June 2022, was signed to a two-year contract with Swiss club, EHC Kloten of the NL.[5]
On 3 December 2024, while still playing for Kloten, Aaltonen signed a two-year contract withSC Bern, to run from 2025 to 2027.
On 17 January 2025, Aaltonen was suspended indefinitely from playing in Switzerland'sNational League pending an investigation for a doping violation, which Aaltonen later admitted to be from recreational drug use. The next day, EHC Kloten announced that the club and Aaltonen had agreed to terminate the remainder of his contract, which was set to expire at the end of the season.[6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Blues | FIN U18 Q | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Blues | FIN U18 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Blues | FIN U20 | 40 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Blues | FIN U18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Blues | FIN U20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues | FIN U20 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues | SM-l | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokipojat | Mestis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Blues | SM-l | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Blues | FIN U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Blues | Liiga | 60 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 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 | HC 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 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 61 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 35 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 44 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | EHC Kloten | NL | 51 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | EHC Kloten | NL | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | EHC Kloten | NL | 36 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | SC Bern | NL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 233 | 56 | 63 | 119 | 101 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| KHL totals | 244 | 69 | 106 | 175 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| NL totals | 137 | 50 | 160 | 110 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2022 Beijing | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finland | U17 | 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 | |
| 2022 | Finland | OG |  | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies) | 2018 | [7] |
