Simon Suoranta
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| Simon Suoranta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Suoranta in 2014 | |||
| Born |
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 |
Spartiates de Marseille Dragons de Rouen Oulun Kärpät Ässät HC TPS Vaasan Sport Nottingham Panthers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
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.
