Aatu Räty () (born 14 November 2002) is a Finnish professional

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(NHL). He was selected 52nd overall in the 2021 NHL entry draft by the

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Playing career

Räty made his

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debut at age 16 and scored his first professional goal in the same game. Räty was considered a top prospect in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The presumptive first overall pick before the start of the season, Räty fell in draft rankings after what scouts viewed as a difficult season playing for

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, scoring just six points in 35 games. On 14 August 2021, the

announced that they had signed Räty to a three-year, entry-level contract. Räty was assigned to the Bridgeport Islanders of the

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(AHL) on 19 April 2022, after his team's, Jukurit, 2021–22 Liiga season ended with elimination in the playoffs. 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

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in a 5–1 win. Following 12 games with the Islanders, posting 2 goals, Räty was traded with Anthony Beauvillier and a conditional first-round pick in

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to the

on 30 January 2023, as part of a multi-player deal that sent

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to the Islanders.

Personal life

Räty's brother, Aku, was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 2002 births Living people Abbotsford Canucks players Bridgeport Islanders players Finnish ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Oulu Mikkelin Jukurit players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Oulun Kärpät players Vancouver Canucks players 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-icehockey-centre-stub