Damian Surma

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

Damian Surma
Born (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981
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
National team  United States
NHL Draft 174th overall, 1999
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2002–2014

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]

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.

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. 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.

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

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 5412183054 714510
1998–99 Plymouth Whalers OHL 6517153262 1136915
1999–00 Plymouth Whalers OHL 66344478114 20981710
2000–01 Plymouth Whalers OHL 5526346062 19891725
2001–02 Plymouth Whalers OHL 5528275568 630310
2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 10000 40000
2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 11010 —————
2002–03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 6811112246 —————
2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10110 —————
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 4835821 —————
2003–04 Florida Everblades ECHL 18691520 1654920
2004–05 Florida Everblades ECHL 7232286074 19761314
2005–06 Missouri River Otters UHL 3311193020 —————
2005–06 Kalamazoo Wings UHL 3815183335 13461018
2006–07 HC Asiago Italy 329162538 —————
2007–08 HC Asiago Italy 3417133052 —————
2008–09 Valpellice Bulldogs Italy2 171051547 —————
2008–09 Stockton Thunder ECHL 4111112230 143588
2009–10 Wichita Thunder CHL 802212 —————
2009–10 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 5619274640 73252
2010–11 Evansville Icemen CHL 4322153743 —————
2010–11 Dayton Gems CHL 246152115 32132
2011–12 Dayton Gems CHL 6531346536 —————
2012–13 Rapid City Rush CHL 6115294420 51122
2013–14 Arizona Sundogs CHL 102139 —————
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
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References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. 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.
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