Miro Aaltonen

Miro Aaltonen
Aaltonen with the Toronto Marlies
Born	(1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 (age 31) 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 Toronto Marlies 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 a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for SC Bern of the National League (NL). 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 17 March 2017. ^[1]

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 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 1 July 2018. ^[2]

Following his first full season with SKA Saint Petersburg in 2020–21, Aaltonen was returned in trade, alongside Viktor 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 with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. ^[4] Having signed before the Russian 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 with SC Bern, to run from 2025 to 2027.

On 17 January 2025, Aaltonen was suspended indefinitely from playing in Switzerland's National 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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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
Liiga totals				233	56	63	119	101		29	5	9	14	2
KHL totals				244	69	106	175	88		12	0	0	0	11

Medal record
Representing   Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2022 Beijing

International

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 and honors

Awards	Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies)	2018	[7]

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. "Vityaz complete trade with SKA" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
4. "Avtomobilist sign four to contracts" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
5. "Miro Aaltonen - an olympian to EHC Kloten" (in German). EHC Kloten. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
6. "Finnish Olympic Champion, Ex-NHL Prospect Suspended In Switzerland For Banned Recreational Drug, Released By Team". The Hockey News . 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
7. "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• Miro Aaltonen at Beijing 2022 Olympic Games
• Miro Aaltonen at Olympedia
• Miro Aaltonen at Olympics.com
• Miro Aaltonen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)