| Antti Suomela | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 March 1994, Espoo, Finland |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| SHL team F. teams |
IK Oskarshamn Espoo Blues JYP HIFK San Jose Sharks |
| Ntl. team |  Finland
|
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
Antti Suomela (born 17 March 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for IK Oskarshamn in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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]
He was re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Sharks to a one-year, two-way contract on 11 July 2019.[6]
Suomela continued his tenure within the Sharks organization by signing a one-year, two-way contract on 7 October 2020.[7] On 9 October, having remained in Finland due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Suomela was loaned by the Sharks to return to competitive hockey by joining Finnish top flight Liiga club, HIFK, on loan until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 NHL season.[8] In 10 appearances with HIFK, Suomela added 2 goals and 5 points before returning to the Sharks organization. He was dealt by the Sharks at the trade deadline to the Toronto Maple Leafs on 12 April 2021 in exchange for Alexander Barabanov.[9]
With his contract concluded with the Maple Leafs, Suomela remained within the organization signing a one-year AHL contract with the Toronto Marlies on 15 June 2021.[10]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U18 Q | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN.2 U18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues | FIN U18 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues II | FIN U18 Q | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues II | FIN.2 U18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Blues | Jr. A | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Blues II | Jr. B | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2018–19 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 47 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HIFK | Liiga | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 48 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 179 | 58 | 78 | 136 | 67 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 51 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Liiga | |
| Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | 2018[2] |
| CHL | |
| Champion (JYP) | 2017–18 |
References[]
- ↑ Antti Suomela hockey statistics and profile. hockeydb.com. Retrieved on 18 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tässä ovat runkosarjan parhaat 2017–18 – katso palkintojen voittajat (finnish). Liiga.fi (18 March 2018).
- ↑ Sharks sign center Antti Suomela. San Jose Sharks (6 June 2018). Retrieved on 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "Sharks center fired up for NHL debut: "This has been my dream"", The Mercury News, 3 October 2018.
- ↑ Sharks get first win with Karlsson, defeat Kings in overtime. National Hockey League (6 October 2018). Retrieved on 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Sharks Re-Sign Forward Antti Suomela. National Hockey League. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
- ↑ Sharks Issue Qualifying Offers, Sign Two Players. National Hockey League. Retrieved on 7 October 2020.
- ↑ Antti Suomela on loan to HIFK (Finnish). HIFK (9 October 2020). Retrieved on 9 October 2020.
- ↑ Sharks Acquire Forward Alexander Barabanov from Toronto for Antti Suomela. National Hockey League (12 April 2021).
- ↑ Marlies sign forwards Chyzowski and Suomela. Toronto Marlies (15 June 2021). Retrieved on 15 June 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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