Simon Suoranta
Suoranta in 2014
Born (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992
Vaasa, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Ligue Magnus team
Former teams
Dragons de Rouen
Oulun Kärpät
Ässät
HC TPS
Vaasan Sport
Nottingham Panthers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011present

Simon Suoranta (born 21 May 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently signed to French Ligue Magnus side Dragons de Rouen.[1] He last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[2]

Suoranta made his SM-Liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season.[3]

He played 22 games for Ässät before suffering an injury that kept him out for the rest of the 2017–18 season. In May 2018, Suoranta joined HC TPS,[4] making his season debut on 14 November against Vaasan Sport.[5]

After an 18-month spell with Vaasan Sport, Suoranta agreed to his first contract outside Finland and signed with English side Nottingham Panthers in July 2021.[6] He departed Nottingham in December 2021, along with compatriot Tommi Jokinen.[7]

In January 2022, Suoranta moved to France to sign for top-flight side Dragons de Rouen.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11Sport U20Jr. A SM-liiga 427182526-----
2010–11Finland U19International Jr. 51232-----
2011–12Kärpät U20Jr. A SM-liiga 27211132430000
2011–12KärpätSM-liiga 20000-----
2011–12Finland U20International Jr. 71124-----
2012–13Kärpät U20Jr. A SM-liiga 70332-----
2012–13KärpätSM-liiga 474151030110
2013–14Kärpät U20Jr. A SM-liiga 30000-----
2013–14KärpätLiiga 5257122270112
2014–15KärpätLiiga 4144814920227
2014–15HokkiMestis 50112-----
2015–16KärpätLiiga 3932514600014
2016–17ÄssätLiiga 531816344530000
2017–18ÄssätLiiga 22810186-----
2018–19HC TPSLiiga 237613820000
2019–20HC TPSLiiga 273258-----
2019–20SportLiiga 171454-----
2020–21SportLiiga 3834712-----
2021–22Nottingham PanthersEIHL 122244-----
2021–22Dragons de RouenLigue Magnus 17279631010
Liiga Totals 361 56 56 112 143 33 3 2 5 45

References

  1. @DragonsdeRouen (5 January 2022). "𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐄 🟡⚫️ Simon Suoranta rejoint les Dragons. Après 10 saisons en Liiga (384m./117 pts) cet ailier 🇫🇮 de 29 ans…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. "210727 | Suoranta - Nottingham Panthers".
  3. "Simon Suoranta - Kärpät - SM-LIIGA - Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 21 May 1992. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. Fredrik Häggman (23 May 2018). "Finlandssvensk och NHL-veteran bland TPS nyförvärv inför nästa säsong". abounderrattelser.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. "Simon Suoranta osui debyytissään – Sport kaatoi TPS:n jatkoajalla". arvokisat.com (in Finnish). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. "Panthers add Finnish flair".
  7. "211223 | Roster Changes - Nottingham Panthers".


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