Marko Suvelo

Marko Suvelo
Date of birth	October 31, 1975
place of birth	Riihimäki , Finland
size	179 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Right
Career stations
1990-1991	TuusKi Tuusula
1992-1994	HPK Hämeenlinna
1994-1995	Ässät Pori
1995-1998	Titaanit Kotka
1998-1999	SaPKo Savonlinna
1999-2002	REV Bremerhaven
2002-2003	Heilbronn EC
2003-2004	SERC Wild Wings
2004-2005	SaPko Savonlinna Berliner SC Preussen
2005-2006	Blue Lions Leipzig
2006-2007	EC Bad Toelz
2007-2008	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen
2008-2010	Ice pirates Crimmitschau
2010–2012	REV Bremerhaven
since 2012	VER Same

Marko Suvelo (born October 31, 1975 in Riihimäki ) is a former Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper with German citizenship.

Career

Marko Suvelo started his career with TuusKi Tuusula in the second Finnish division. He played for several years in various leagues in Finland, including two seasons in the SM-liiga for HPK Hämeenlinna and Ässät Pori . In 1999 he moved to REV Bremerhaven in Germany, for which he played a total of 98 games. In games for various clubs from the 2nd ice hockey Bundesliga and the Oberliga , he showed his class, which also earned him the title of best goalkeeper in the league twice. From the 2008/09 season , Suvelo played for the Eispiraten Crimmitschau for two years before returning to the REV Bremerhaven for the 2010/11 season . Since the 2012/2013 season he has been playing in the Oberliga Süd with the Selber Wölfen. In February 2013 he extended his contract by 2 years until 2015 and will also work as a goalkeeper coach in the junior division of the VER Selb.

Career statistics

(Status: end of the 2009/10 season)

				Regular season
season	team	league		GP	G	A.	PIM	Min	GA	EN	SO	ATM	S.	N	U
1993/94	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-liiga		9	0	0	0	497	41	0	0	4.95
1995/96	Ässät Pori	SM-liiga		2	0	0	0	79	8th	0	0	6.08
2000/01	REV Bremerhaven	2nd BL		43	0	3	28
2001/02	REV Bremerhaven	2nd BL		45	0	0	0	2738	118	1	1	2.59	29	16	0
2002/03	Heilbronn EC	2nd BL		52	0	1	0	3102	135	0	6th	2.61	32	20th	0
2003/04	Schwenningen Wild Wings	2nd BL		47	0	3	34					3.76
2004/05	Berlin SC Preussen	Oberliga		28	0	1	8th					1.13
2005/06	Blue Lions Leipzig	Oberliga		46	0	0	20th					2.02
2006/07	EC Bad Toelz	Oberliga		46	0	5	0					2.69
2007/08	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen	2nd BL		22nd	0	0	4th	1249	47	0	2	2.26	11	9	0
2008/09	Ice pirates Crimmitschau	2nd BL		38	0	0	8th	2119	139	0	0	3.94	10	27	0
2009/10	Ice pirates Crimmitschau	2nd BL		44	0	1	8th	2515	125	0	1	2.98	16	27	0

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; ¹  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Achievements and Awards

• Champion in the major league 1999/00
• Champion in the 2nd Bundesliga 2001/02
• Best goalkeeper (Oberliga Nord / Ost 2004/05)
• Best goalkeeper (Oberliga championship round 2004/05)
• Best goalkeeper (Oberliga PlayOffs 2004/05)
• Best goalkeeper in the Oberliga Nord / Ost (2005 - awarded by Ice Hockey News )
• Best goalkeeper of the Regionalliga North / East (2006 - awarded by Ice Hockey News)

Web links

• Marko Suvelo at hockeydb.com (English)