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Juhamatti Aaltonen

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PositionRight wing
Born4 Jun 1985 (41 years)
NationalityFinland flagFinland

Juhamatti Aaltonen is a Finnish right winger on Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

Aaltonen was drafted in 2003 by the St. Louis Blues, after he posted 19 goals and 22 points with Karpat's junior team the previous season. He made his senior debut with the club the following season, and never left Finland to join the NHL. He played the next seven seasons in the SM-Liiga. He scored 50 points with Karpat's junior team in 2004-05, and was made a permanent member of the senior club the following season. He had 13 goals and 25 points in his rookie season, and improved his point total to 32 the next season, helping the club win the league championship for the second time in three years. He would score 26 points the next year and won another title with Karpat. In 2009, he was acquired by Pelicans, where he led the league in goals with 28 goals, adding 21 assists for a career high 49 points. In 2010, he was loaned to Magnitogorsk for the season.