Aatu Räty
Born (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002
Oulunsalo, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Vancouver Canucks
Abbotsford Canucks (AHL)
Kärpät
Jukurit
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 52nd overall, 2021
New York Islanders
Playing career 2019present

Aatu Räty (Finnish: [ˈɑːtu ˈræty]) (born 14 November 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre for the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was selected 52nd overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders.

Playing career

Räty made his Liiga debut at age 16 and scored his first professional goal in the same game.[2] Räty was considered a top prospect in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[1][3] On 14 August 2021, the New York Islanders announced that they had signed Räty to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4][5] Räty was assigned to the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL) on 19 April 2022, after his team's, Jukurit, 2021–22 Liiga season ended with elimination in the playoffs.[6]

In the 2022–23 season, Räty was initially re-assigned to continue his tenure in the AHL with Bridgeport before he was recalled on 23 December 2022, and made his NHL debut for the New York Islanders, scoring his first career NHL goal against the Florida Panthers in a 5–1 win.[7][8]

Following 12 games with the Islanders, posting 2 goals, Räty was traded with Anthony Beauvillier and a conditional first-round pick in 2023 to the Vancouver Canucks on 30 January 2023, as part of a multi-player deal that sent Bo Horvat to the Islanders.[9]

Personal life

Räty's brother, Aku, was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2018–19KärpätJr. A 4117143126 1048120
2019–20KärpätJr. A 302192128 10000
2019–20KärpätLiiga 122242
2020–21KärpätJr. A 83472
2020–21KärpätLiiga 3533618 30000
2021–22KärpätLiiga 60112
2021–22JukuritLiiga 4113274032 702234
2021–22Bridgeport IslandersAHL 20000 61346
2022–23Bridgeport IslandersAHL 27781512
2022–23New York IslandersNHL 122024
2022–23Abbotsford CanucksAHL 25210126 31012
2022–23Vancouver CanucksNHL 30110
Liiga totals 9418335154 1002234
NHL totals 152134
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Canada

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2018 Finland U17 63030
2019 Finland U18 50114
2019 Finland HG18 52136
2020 Finland WJC 72132
2022 Finland WJC 737102
Junior totals 3010102014

References

  1. 1 2 Ellis, Steven (15 November 2019). "FUTURE WATCH: 10 NHL PROSPECTS THRIVING IN EUROPE IN 2019-20". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. Nevalainen, Jokke (7 October 2019). "Prospect Ramblings: Thoughts About European Prospects (Oct 7)". dobberprospects.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. "Early 2021 NHL draft rankings: Top 32 prospects, including a trio of Michigan stars". ESPN.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. "Isles, Raty Agree to Three-Year Entry-Level Deal". TSN.ca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. "Islanders Agree to Terms with Raty on Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. Wright, Cory; Luscher, Rachel (19 April 2022). "Isles Day to Day: Aatu Raty Assigned to Bridgeport". NHL.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. Gorman, Denis P. (23 December 2022). "Raty scores in NHL debut for Islanders in win against Panthers". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  8. Flanigan, John (24 December 2022). "Islanders center Aatu Raty buries first career goal in 'surreal' NHL debut". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. "Canucks deal Horvat to Islanders in multi-player deal". 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  10. Wheeler, Scott (24 July 2021). "The fall from No. 1: Aatu Räty is no longer the 2021 NHL Draft's top prospect, but that isn't the end of his story". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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