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Damian M. Surma (born January 22, 1981) is an American retired professional ice hockey left winger.
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| Damian Surma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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 | ||
| Played for |
Carolina Hurricanes HC Valpellice Bulldogs | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
174th overall, 1999 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2014 | ||
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]
| 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 | ||||
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