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{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| team = Dayton Gems
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| former_teams = [[Carolina Hurricanes]]<br>[[HC Valpellice Bulldogs]]
| played_for = [[Carolina Hurricanes]]<br>[[HC Valpellice Bulldogs]]
| league =
| league =
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]]
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| shoots = Left
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
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| weight_lb = 200
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|22|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lincoln Park, Michigan|Lincoln Park]], [[Michigan|MI]], USA
| birth_place = [[Lincoln Park, Michigan]], U.S.
| ntl_team = USA
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = 174th overall
| draft = 174th overall
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| draft_team = [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
| draft_team = [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
| career_start = 2002
| career_start = 2002
| career_end = 2014
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'''Damian M. Surma''' (born January 22, 1981 in [[Lincoln Park, Michigan|Lincoln Park]], [[Michigan]]) is an [[Americans|American]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] who is currently an [[Unrestricted Free Agent]]. He most recently played with the [[Arizona Sundogs]] of the [[Central Hockey League]] (CHL).
'''Damian M. Surma''' (born January 22, 1981) is an [[Americans|American]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] [[winger (ice hockey)|left winger]].


==Playing career ==
==Biography==
Surma was born in [[Lincoln Park, Michigan]]. As a youth, he played in the 1995 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with the Detroit Little Caesars [[minor ice hockey]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Surma played major junior hockey for the [[Plymouth Whalers]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]]. His best season came in the 1999-00 season when he recorded 78 points in 66 games with the Plymouth Whalers. He scored 34 goals and recorded 44 assists that season while spending 114 minutes in the penalty box.<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=5851 | title = Rush sign former NHL'er Surma | publisher = ''[[Central Hockey League]]'' | date = 2013-01-02 | accessdate = 2013-01-03}}</ref>


He played [[junior ice hockey]] for the [[Plymouth Whalers]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]]. His best season came in the 1999-00 season when he recorded 78 points in 66 games with the Plymouth Whalers. He scored 34 goals and recorded 44 assists that season while spending 114 minutes in the penalty box.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=5851 | title = Rush sign former NHL'er Surma | publisher = [[Central Hockey League]] | date = 2013-01-02 | accessdate = 2013-01-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120319193120/http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=5851 | archive-date = 2012-03-19 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
was drafted 174th overall by the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft]] and played two games for the Hurricanes. He scored a goal in his first game and registered an assist in the second.


He was drafted 174th overall by the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft]] and played two games for the Hurricanes. He scored a goal in his first game and registered an assist in the second.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
From 2006 to 2007 played in [[Italy|Italian]] [[Serie A (hockey)|Serie A]] league for [[HC Valpellice Bulldogs]] and [[Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey]]. After spells in the [[ECHL]] and the [[United Hockey League|UHL]], moved to Italy in 2006, signing for Asiago, he scored 9 goals and 16 assists for 25 points, ranking him third amongst the team. While playing for the HC Valpellice Bulldogs, Surma was suspended for 10 months from the Italian ice hockey federation for firing a puck at a referee after the referee had handed out a penalty against him. This was the longest suspension ever handed out in Italy.


From 2006 to 2007, he played in [[Serie A (hockey)|Serie A]] league for [[HC Valpellice Bulldogs]] and [[Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey]]. After spells in the [[ECHL]] and the [[United Hockey League|UHL]], moved to Italy in 2006, signing for Asiago, he scored 9 goals and 16 assists for 25 points, ranking him third amongst the team.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} While playing for the HC Valpellice Bulldogs, Surma was suspended for 10 months from the Italian ice hockey federation for firing a puck at a referee after the referee had handed out a penalty against him. This was the longest suspension ever handed out in Italy.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
In addition to playing in the NHL, Surma has predominantly spent time with a number of other minor league organizations in the IHL, ECHL, UHL and the AHL.

He most recently played with the [[Arizona Sundogs]] of the [[Central Hockey League]] (CHL).{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1997–98 NAHL season|1997–98]]
| Compuware Ambassadors
| [[North American Hockey League|NAHL]]
| 54 || 12 || 18 || 30 || 54
| 7 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 OHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Plymouth Whalers]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 65 || 17 || 15 || 32 || 62
| 11 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 15
|-
| [[1999–00 OHL season|1999–00]]
| Plymouth Whalers
| OHL
| 66 || 34 || 44 || 78 || 114
| 20 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 OHL season|2000–01]]
| Plymouth Whalers
| OHL
| 55 || 26 || 34 || 60 || 62
| 19 || 8 || 9 || 17 || 25
|-
| [[2001–02 OHL season|2001–02]]
| Plymouth Whalers
| OHL
| 55 || 28 || 27 || 55 || 68
| 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| [[Lowell Lock Monsters]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]
| Lowell Lock Monsters
| AHL
| 68 || 11 || 11 || 22 || 46
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Carolina Hurricanes
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]
| Lowell Lock Monsters
| AHL
| 48 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 21
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2003–04 ECHL season|2003–04]]
| [[Florida Everblades]]
| [[ECHL]]
| 18 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 20
| 16 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2004–05 ECHL season|2004–05]]
| Florida Everblades
| ECHL
| 72 || 32 || 28 || 60 || 74
| 19 || 7 || 6 || 13 || 14
|-
| [[2005–06 UHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Missouri River Otters]]
| [[United Hockey League|UHL]]
| 33 || 11 || 19 || 30 || 20
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 UHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Kalamazoo Wings]]
| UHL
| 38 || 15 || 18 || 33 || 35
| 13 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 18
|-
| [[2006–07 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2006–07]]
| [[HC Asiago]]
| [[Italian Hockey League - Serie A|Italy]]
| 32 || 9 || 16 || 25 || 38
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2007–08]]
| HC Asiago
| Italy
| 34 || 17 || 13 || 30 || 52
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2008–09 Serie A2 (ice hockey) season|2008–09]]
| Valpellice Bulldogs
| [[Italian Hockey League|Italy2]]
| 17 || 10 || 5 || 15 || 47
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008–09 ECHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Stockton Thunder]]
| ECHL
| 41 || 11 || 11 || 22 || 30
| 14 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 8
|-
| [[2009–10 CHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Wichita Thunder]]
| [[Central Hockey League|CHL]]
| 8 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 IHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Muskegon Lumberjacks]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 56 || 19 || 27 || 46 || 40
| 7 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2
|-
| [[2010–11 CHL season|2010–11]]
| [[Evansville Icemen]]
| CHL
| 43 || 22 || 15 || 37 || 43
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 CHL season|2010–11]]
| [[Dayton Gems]]
| CHL
| 24 || 6 || 15 || 21 || 15
| 3 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2
|-
| [[2011–12 CHL season|2011–12]]
| Dayton Gems
| CHL
| 65 || 31 || 34 || 65 || 36
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 CHL season|2012–13]]
| [[Rapid City Rush]]
| CHL
| 61 || 15 || 29 || 44 || 20
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[2013–14 CHL season|2013–14]]
| [[Arizona Sundogs]]
| CHL
| 10 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 9
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! ALIGN="center" | 2
! ALIGN="center" | 1
! ALIGN="center" | 1
! ALIGN="center" | 2
! ALIGN="center" | 0
! ALIGN="center" | —
! ALIGN="center" | —
! ALIGN="center" | —
! ALIGN="center" | —
! ALIGN="center" | —
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! ALIGN="center" | 117
! ALIGN="center" | 14
! ALIGN="center" | 16
! ALIGN="center" | 30
! ALIGN="center" | 67
! ALIGN="center" | 4
! ALIGN="center" | 0
! ALIGN="center" | 0
! ALIGN="center" | 0
! ALIGN="center" | 0
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | CHL totals
! ALIGN="center" | 211
! ALIGN="center" | 76
! ALIGN="center" | 96
! ALIGN="center" | 172
! ALIGN="center" | 135
! ALIGN="center" | 8
! ALIGN="center" | 3
! ALIGN="center" | 2
! ALIGN="center" | 5
! ALIGN="center" | 4
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{hockeydb|42445}}
*{{Ice hockey stats}}


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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:American ice hockey left wingers]]
[[Category:American men's ice hockey left wingers]]
[[Category:Arizona Sundogs players]]
[[Category:Arizona Sundogs players]]
[[Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks]]
[[Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks]]
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[[Category:Asiago Hockey 1935 players]]
[[Category:Asiago Hockey 1935 players]]
[[Category:HC Valpellice players]]
[[Category:HC Valpellice players]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Michigan]]
[[Category:Ice hockey players from Michigan]]
[[Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players]]
[[Category:Kalamazoo Wings (UHL) players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players]]
[[Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players]]
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[[Category:Muskegon Lumberjacks players]]
[[Category:Muskegon Lumberjacks players]]
[[Category:People from Lincoln Park, Michigan]]
[[Category:People from Lincoln Park, Michigan]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Wayne County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Plymouth Whalers players]]
[[Category:Plymouth Whalers players]]
[[Category:Rapid City Rush players]]
[[Category:Rapid City Rush players]]

Latest revision as of 09:23, 18 December 2023

Damian Surma
Born (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981 (age 43)
Lincoln Park, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
HC Valpellice Bulldogs
National team  United States
NHL draft 174th overall, 1999
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2002–2014

Damian M. Surma (born January 22, 1981) is an American retired professional ice hockey left winger.

Biography[edit]

Surma was born in Lincoln Park, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.[1]

He played junior ice hockey for the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League. His best season came in the 1999-00 season when he recorded 78 points in 66 games with the Plymouth Whalers. He scored 34 goals and recorded 44 assists that season while spending 114 minutes in the penalty box.[2]

He was drafted 174th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and played two games for the Hurricanes. He scored a goal in his first game and registered an assist in the second.[citation needed]

From 2006 to 2007, he played in Serie A league for HC Valpellice Bulldogs and Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey. After spells in the ECHL and the UHL, moved to Italy in 2006, signing for Asiago, he scored 9 goals and 16 assists for 25 points, ranking him third amongst the team.[citation needed] While playing for the HC Valpellice Bulldogs, Surma was suspended for 10 months from the Italian ice hockey federation for firing a puck at a referee after the referee had handed out a penalty against him. This was the longest suspension ever handed out in Italy.[citation needed]

He most recently played with the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League (CHL).[citation needed]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 54 12 18 30 54 7 1 4 5 10
1998–99 Plymouth Whalers OHL 65 17 15 32 62 11 3 6 9 15
1999–00 Plymouth Whalers OHL 66 34 44 78 114 20 9 8 17 10
2000–01 Plymouth Whalers OHL 55 26 34 60 62 19 8 9 17 25
2001–02 Plymouth Whalers OHL 55 28 27 55 68 6 3 0 3 10
2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 68 11 11 22 46 — — — — —
2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 48 3 5 8 21 — — — — —
2003–04 Florida Everblades ECHL 18 6 9 15 20 16 5 4 9 20
2004–05 Florida Everblades ECHL 72 32 28 60 74 19 7 6 13 14
2005–06 Missouri River Otters UHL 33 11 19 30 20 — — — — —
2005–06 Kalamazoo Wings UHL 38 15 18 33 35 13 4 6 10 18
2006–07 HC Asiago Italy 32 9 16 25 38 — — — — —
2007–08 HC Asiago Italy 34 17 13 30 52 — — — — —
2008–09 Valpellice Bulldogs Italy2 17 10 5 15 47 — — — — —
2008–09 Stockton Thunder ECHL 41 11 11 22 30 14 3 5 8 8
2009–10 Wichita Thunder CHL 8 0 2 2 12 — — — — —
2009–10 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 56 19 27 46 40 7 3 2 5 2
2010–11 Evansville Icemen CHL 43 22 15 37 43 — — — — —
2010–11 Dayton Gems CHL 24 6 15 21 15 3 2 1 3 2
2011–12 Dayton Gems CHL 65 31 34 65 36 — — — — —
2012–13 Rapid City Rush CHL 61 15 29 44 20 5 1 1 2 2
2013–14 Arizona Sundogs CHL 10 2 1 3 9 — — — — —
NHL totals 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 117 14 16 30 67 4 0 0 0 0
CHL totals 211 76 96 172 135 8 3 2 5 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. ^ "Rush sign former NHL'er Surma". Central Hockey League. 2013-01-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2013-01-03.

External links[edit]

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