Aatu Räty () (born 14 November 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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. 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 Oulun Kärpät, scoring just six points in 35 games.
On 14 August 2021, the New York Islanders announced that they had signed Räty to a three-year, entry-level contract. 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.
In the 2022–23 season, Räty was initially reassigned 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.
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.
Räty would leave game 2 of the Abbotsford Canucks 2025 Western Conference Final against the Texas Stars due to injury, en route to the team's first Calder Cup victory.
Personal life Räty's older brother, Aku, was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the Arizona Coyotes.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2018–19 Kärpät Jr. A 41 17 14 31 26 10 4 8 12 0 2019–20 Kärpät Jr. A 30 2 19 21 28 1 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Kärpät Liiga 12 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Kärpät Jr. A 8 3 4 7 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Kärpät Liiga 35 3 3 6 18 3 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Kärpät Liiga 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Jukurit Liiga 41 13 27 40 32 7 0 2 2 34 2021–22 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 4 6 2022–23 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 27 7 8 15 12 — — — — — 2022–23 New York Islanders NHL 12 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2022–23 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 25 2 10 12 6 3 1 0 1 2 2022–23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 72 18 34 52 18 6 2 2 4 2 2024–25 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 43 17 23 40 38 6 0 3 3 4 2024–25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 33 7 4 11 14 — — — — — 2025–26 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66 4 10 14 22 — — — — —Liiga totals 94 18 33 51 54 10 0 2 2 34NHL totals 114 13 15 28 40 — — — — —
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 Finland U17 6 3 0 3 0 2019 Finland U18 7th 5 0 1 1 4 2019 Finland HG18 4th 5 2 1 3 6 2020 Finland WJC 4th 7 2 1 3 2 2022 Finland WJC 7 3 7 10 2 2026 Finland WC 10 4 3 7 10 Junior totals 30 10 10 20 14 Senior totals 10 4 3 7 10
Awards and honours AwardYearRefAHLCalder Cup Champion2025
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