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 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. 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==