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]

Simon Suoranta
Suoranta in 2014
Born (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32)
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
Spartiates de Marseille
Dragons de Rouen
Oulun Kärpät
Ässät
HC TPS
Vaasan Sport
Nottingham Panthers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

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

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Sport U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 42 7 18 25 26 - - - - -
2010–11 Finland U19 International Jr. 5 1 2 3 2 - - - - -
2011–12 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 27 2 11 13 24 3 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Kärpät SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2011–12 Finland U20 International Jr. 7 1 1 2 4 - - - - -
2012–13 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 7 0 3 3 2 - - - - -
2012–13 Kärpät SM-liiga 47 4 1 5 10 3 0 1 1 0
2013–14 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2013–14 Kärpät Liiga 52 5 7 12 22 7 0 1 1 2
2014–15 Kärpät Liiga 41 4 4 8 14 9 2 0 2 27
2014–15 Hokki Mestis 5 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
2015–16 Kärpät Liiga 39 3 2 5 14 6 0 0 0 14
2016–17 Ässät Liiga 53 18 16 34 45 3 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Ässät Liiga 22 8 10 18 6 - - - - -
2018–19 HC TPS Liiga 23 7 6 13 8 2 0 0 0 0
2019–20 HC TPS Liiga 27 3 2 5 8 - - - - -
2019–20 Sport Liiga 17 1 4 5 4 - - - - -
2020–21 Sport Liiga 38 3 4 7 12 - - - - -
2021–22 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 12 2 2 4 4 - - - - -
2021–22 Dragons de Rouen Ligue Magnus 17 2 7 9 6 3 1 0 1 0
Liiga Totals 361 56 56 112 143 33 3 2 5 45

References

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  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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