| Elli Suoranta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Suoranta with Ilves in 2022 | |||
| Born | 17 June 2002 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Auroraliiga team Former teams | Ilves Naiset HPK Kiekkonaiset | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Elli Suoranta (born 17 June 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for Ilves Naiset of the Auroraliiga and a member of Finland women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for HPK Kiekkonaiset.
Suoranta began her ice hockey career for Ilves Naiset. After three seasons with Ilves, she joined HPK Kiekkonaiset on 2 May 2020. [1] During the 2020–21 season, she recorded eight goals and six assists in 27 regular season games. [2]
During the 2022–23 season, she recorded 13 goals and 16 assists in 34 regular season games. Following the season she was named to the Naisten Liiga Second All-Star team. [3] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded 13 goals and 15 assists in 27 regular season games. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded four goals and 15 assists in 32 regular season games. [4] She was named Auroraliiga player of the month in November 2024. [5]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| World Championship | ||
 | 2025 Czechia | |
| World U18 Championship | ||
| 2019 Japan | |
Suoranta made her international debut for Finland at the 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, where she was scoreless in six games. She represented Finland at the 2019 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded one goal in six games and won a bronze medal. [6] She again represented Finland at the 2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, where she was scoreless in six games. [7]
On 26 March 2025, she was selected to represent Finland at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she made her senior national team debut. [8] [9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Ilves | NSML | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ilves | NSML | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ilves | NSML | 30 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Kiekkonaiset | NSML | 27 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ilves | NSML | 27 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ilves | NSML | 34 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ilves | NSML | 27 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ilves | Auroraliiga | 32 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Auroraliiga totals | 233 | 53 | 91 | 144 | 232 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 42 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U18 | 5th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland | U18 |  | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2025 | Finland | WC | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Naisten Liiga | ||
| All-Star Second Team | 2023 | [3] |