Damian Surma

Damian Surma
Born	(1981-01-22) January 22, 1981 (age 44) 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

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

				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

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
2. "Rush sign former NHL'er Surma". Central Hockey League. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database