Career
He was a sixth round selection of the Flames, 171st overall, at the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He previously played for TPS and HIFK Helsinki in the Sm-liiga. Internationally, Ortio has represented Finland on four occasions.
Master of Science-liiga
A native of Turku, Finland, Ortio played junior hockey for his hometown team, TPS. He appeared in 26 games in Finland"s junior league in 2008-2009 and recorded an 18–8 record with a 2.63 goals against average (Gaelic Athletic Association).
The National Hockey League (National Hockey League)"s Calgary Flames to select him with their sixth round selection, 171st overall, at the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Ortio remained in Finland for the 2009-2010 season where he appeared in 30 junior games.
Moving up to the national junior team, Ortio made two appearances at the World Junior Hockey Championship winning three games at both the 2010 and 2011 tournaments for Finland as the nation finished 5th and 6th, respectively. He played 15 games with TPS in the Master of Science-liiga in 2010-2011 before moving to North America.
Ortio was assigned to Calgary"s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat.
He made his North American debut on April 10, 2011 against the Toronto Marlies, but lost 6–0. He began the 2011-2012 AHL season with Abbotsford, but after nine games was re-assigned on loan back to TPS in the Master of Science-liiga. Ortio admitted that he had not been ready to play in North America at that time.
Moving to HIFK Helsinki for the 2012-2013 Master of Science-liiga season, Ortio was the team"s starting goaltender and appeared in 53 games.
He recorded a 23–20–9 record with a 2.42 Gaelic Athletic Association and four shutouts. Making his debut with the Finnish senior team, Ortio appeared in three games at the 2013 IIHF World Championship.
National Hockey League
By midseason, he had posted a 19–5–0 record and earned his first recall to the National Hockey League on February 3, 2014, after Calgary"s starting goaltender Karri Rämö suffered an injury. Ortio made his National Hockey League debut with the Flames on February 27, 2014, in a 2–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Returning to the AHL to begin the 2014-2015 season, Ortio joined the newly-relocated Adirondack Flames.
Ortio made his season debut with the Flames on January 10, 2015, against the Vancouver Canucks and recorded his first career National Hockey League shutout in a 1–0 victory.
