Otto Somppi

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Otto Somppi
Born (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 25)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Lukko
Syracuse Crunch
Lahti Pelicans
NHL Draft 206th overall, 2016
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2018–present

Otto Somppi (born 12 January 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for Lukko in the Liiga. He was drafted 206th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Junior

Somppi played junior hockey for Jokerit in the U20 SM-sarja before getting drafted 18th overall by the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the first round of the 2015 CHL Import Draft. [1] [2]

On 11 September 2015, Somppi made his QMJHL debut and scored first QMJHL goal in a three point effort against a 4–3 loss to the Charlottetown Islanders. [3] Overall, he played 59 games with 13 goals and 33 assists in the 2015–16 QMJHL season and was selected to the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. [4] The following season, he played 60 games with 17 goals and 24 assists. In his final QMJHL season, he was selected as alternate captain of the Halifax Mooseheads, making 28 goals and 55 assists in 59 games played. [5] [6]

Professional

After being drafted 206th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Somppi signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Lightning on 19 April 2018. [7]

On 3 May 2018, Somppi made his professional debut for the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, in a 6–4 loss against the Toronto Marlies. [8] He was reassigned to the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL after breaking his finger early in the 2018–19 season. [9] On 12 December 2018, he scored his first AHL goal in a 8–1 win against the Marlies. [10] In the 2019–20 AHL season, he appeared in 45 games with five goals and 13 assists. [6] The following season, he was briefly loaned to the Lahti Pelicans in Liiga, appearing in nine games with one goal and two assists, before getting recalled back to the Syracuse Crunch for the rest of the 2020–21 season, where he made 12 goals and 14 assists in 32 games. [11] [12]

On 27 July 2021, the Lightning signed Somppi to a one-year two-way contract extension. [13] [14]

Following the conclusion of the 2021–22 season with the Crunch, Somppi as an impending restricted free agent left the Lightning after five seasons within the organization and returned to the Finnish Liiga after agreeing to a one-year contract with Lukko on 6 June 2022. [15]

International play

Somppi represented Finland men's national under-17 ice hockey team at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival. [16] [17] He was selected to Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team for the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships, winning a gold medal at the latter. [18] [19]

Personal life

His favourite ice hockey player is Valtteri Filppula, a Finnish former NHL forward. [18] His older brother, Juho, is also an ice hockey player. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Jokerit Jr. A 3867131020000
2015–16 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 5913334625—————
2016–17 Halifax MooseheadsQMJHL601724413040112
2017–18 Halifax MooseheadsQMJHL592855832820110
2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL —————30000
2018–19 Syracuse CrunchAHL2722410—————
2018–19 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 21121224830006
2019–20 Syracuse CrunchAHL455131824—————
2020–21 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 91230—————
2020–21 Syracuse CrunchAHL3212142622—————
2021–22 Syracuse CrunchAHL50518231430000
AHL totals1542447717060000

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Finland U17 4th63362
2015 Finland IH18 4th512314
2016 Finland U18 Gold medal icon.svg71122
Junior totals18561118

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