Antti Suomela
Antti Suomela | |||
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Born |
Espoo, Finland | 17 March 1994||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
San Jose Sharks Espoo Blues JYP Jyväskylä | ||
National team | Finland | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Antti Suomela (born 17 March 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays under contract with the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Suomela made his Liiga debut playing with Espoo Blues during the 2015–16 Liiga season.[1]
He won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy for the most points scored during the regular season, posting 21 goals and 60 points in 59 games in the 2017–18 Liiga season with JYP Jyväskylä.[2] He also won the 2017–18 Champions Hockey League with JYP Jyväskylä.
Gaining NHL interest, Suomela agreed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks on 6 June 2018.[3] After attending his first NHL training camp with the Sharks, Suomela made the opening night roster for the 2018–19 season. Suomela made his NHL a debut on 3 October,[4] and recorded his first NHL point in a 3–2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on 5 October 2018.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2012–13 | Blues | Jr. A | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Blues | Jr. A | 40 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | Blues | Jr. A | 44 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Blues | Jr. A | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | Blues | Liiga | 52 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | JYP | Liiga | 58 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | JYP | Liiga | 59 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
Liiga totals | 169 | 56 | 75 | 131 | 63 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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Liiga | ||
Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy | 2018 | [2] |
CHL | ||
Champion | 2017–18 |
References
- ^ "Antti Suomela hockey statistics and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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(help) - ^ a b "Tässä ovat runkosarjan parhaat 2017–18 – katso palkintojen voittajat" (in Finnish). Liiga.fi. 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Sharks sign center Antti Suomela". San Jose Sharks. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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(help) - ^ Pashelka, Curtis (3 October 2018). "Sharks center fired up for NHL debut: "This has been my dream"". The Mercury News. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ Greenspan, Dan (6 October 2018). "Sharks get first win with Karlsson, defeat Kings in overtime". NHL.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database