Toivo Suursoo
Estonian ice hockey player and coach
Ice hockey player
| Toivo Suursoo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1975-11-13) 13 November 1975 (age 48) Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Krylya Sovetov Moscow TPS Adirondack Red Wings Malmö Redhawks Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Luleå HF Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Herning Blue Fox Riga 2000 Amur Khabarovsk Keramin Minsk IF Troja-Ljungby Tartu Kalev-Välk IK Oskarshamn Swindon Wildcats Mörrums GoIS Lions de Lyon Kongsvinger Knights | ||
| National team |  Estonia | ||
| NHL Draft | 283rd overall, 1994 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2012 | ||
Toivo Suursoo (born 13 November 1975) is an Estonian ice hockey coach and former professional player.
Suursoo was selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the 283rd overall pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, becoming the first player born in Estonia, to be drafted in the National Hockey League (NHL). Suursoo played for Red Wings' affiliates, the Adirondack Red Wings and the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in the American Hockey League (AHL), but was unable to earn an NHL deal.[1]
Internationally, Suursoo competed for Estonia.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | LNSK Narva | EML | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Tallinn JSK | EML | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Narva Kreenholm | EML | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | IHL | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | IHL | 47 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Soviet Wings | IHL | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | IHL | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS | SM-l | 50 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS | SM-l | 38 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | MIF Redhawks | SEL | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | MIF Redhawks | SEL | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 51 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Luleå HF | SEL | 48 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | MIF Redhawks | SEL | 34 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 26 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 66 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | ||
| 2005–06 | Riga 2000 | BXL | 45 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Amur Khabarovsk | RSL | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Keramin Minsk | BXL | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 41 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Keramin Minsk | BXL | 33 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | IF Troja-Ljungby | Allsv | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Tartu Kalev-Välk | EML | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 34 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Swindon Wildcats | EPIHL | 24 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Mörrums GoIS | SWE-1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lions de Lyon | FRA-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kongsvinger Knights | NOR-1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 127 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| SM-liiga totals | 88 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 110 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| AHL totals | 53 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SEL totals | 165 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 209 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| RSL totals | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| DEN totals | 67 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 125 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 49 | ||||
| BXL totals | 92 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 107 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 22nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 23rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 27th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||
References
- ^ "Detroit Red Wingsi vaateväljas olnud Toivo Suursoo tegi tippspordiga lõpparve" (in Estonian). Delfi. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Biography at ESBL
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