Toivo Suursoo

Toivo Suursoo (born 13 November 1975) is an Estonian ice hockey coach and former professional player.

Toivo Suursoo
Born	(1975-11-13) 13 November 1975 (age 49) Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Krylya Sovetov Moscow TPS Adirondack Red Wings Malmö Redhawks Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Luleå HF Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Herning Blue Fox Riga 2000 Amur Khabarovsk Keramin Minsk IF Troja-Ljungby Tartu Kalev-Välk IK Oskarshamn Swindon Wildcats Mörrums GoIS Lions de Lyon Kongsvinger Knights
National team	Estonia
NHL draft	283rd overall, 1994 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1990–2012

Suursoo was selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the 283rd overall pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, becoming the first player born in Estonia, to be drafted in the National Hockey League (NHL). Suursoo played for Red Wings' affiliates, the Adirondack Red Wings and the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in the American Hockey League (AHL), but was unable to earn an NHL deal.^[1]

Internationally, Suursoo competed for Estonia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	LNSK Narva	EML		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Tallinn JSK	EML		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Narva Kreenholm	EML		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	IHL		33	3	0	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	IHL		47	10	5	15	36		4	0	0	0	4
1994–95	Soviet Wings	IHL		10	3	1	4	19		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	IHL		47	6	4	10	36		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	TPS	SM-l		50	11	8	19	64		12	2	3	5	4
1997–98	TPS	SM-l		38	17	5	22	46		4	2	1	3	2
1998–99	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	MIF Redhawks	SEL		29	8	6	14	57		8	4	3	7	12
1999–00	MIF Redhawks	SEL		32	6	5	11	24		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		51	14	12	26	37		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Luleå HF	SEL		48	15	3	18	57		5	0	0	0	0
2002–03	MIF Redhawks	SEL		34	10	8	18	36		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Malmö Redhawks	SEL		22	2	0	2	35		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	RSL		25	3	4	7	43		5	0	0	0	6
2004–05	Herning Blue Fox	DEN		26	14	10	24	66		16	6	5	11	33
2005–06	Riga 2000	BXL		45	26	10	36	46		2	1	1	2	0
2006–07	Amur Khabarovsk	RSL		19	3	4	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Keramin Minsk	BXL		14	3	6	9	33		10	6	2	8	6
2007–08	Herning Blue Fox	DEN		41	19	15	34	59		12	5	4	9	16
2008–09	Keramin Minsk	BXL		33	11	10	21	28		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	IF Troja-Ljungby	Allsv		9	2	5	7	6		2	2	2	4	2
2009–10	Tartu Kalev-Välk	EML		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	IK Oskarshamn	Allsv		34	8	8	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Swindon Wildcats	EPIHL		24	13	9	22	43		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Mörrums GoIS	SWE-1		10	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Lions de Lyon	FRA-1		5	0	1	1	18		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Kongsvinger Knights	NOR-1		15	7	13	20	8		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				127	19	9	28	80		4	0	0	0	4
SM-liiga totals				88	28	13	41	110		16	4	4	8	6
AHL totals				53	14	12	26	37		—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals				165	41	22	63	209		14	4	3	7	12
RSL totals				44	6	8	14	59		5	0	0	0	6
DEN totals				67	33	25	58	125		28	11	9	20	49
BXL totals				92	40	26	66	107		12	7	3	10	6

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Estonia	WC-D1	22nd		3	1	1	2	4
2007	Estonia	WC-D1	23rd		4	2	2	4	4
2011	Estonia	WC-D1	27th		5	1	1	2	4
Senior totals					12	4	4	8	12