Simon Suoranta (born 21 May 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently signed to French Ligue Magnus side Dragons de Rouen.^[1] He last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).^[2]

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Simon Suoranta
Suoranta in 2014
Born	(1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32) Vaasa, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
Ligue Magnus team Former teams	Spartiates de Marseille Dragons de Rouen Oulun Kärpät Ässät HC TPS Vaasan Sport Nottingham Panthers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

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Suoranta made his SM-Liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season.^[3]

He played 22 games for Ässät before suffering an injury that kept him out for the rest of the 2017–18 season. In May 2018, Suoranta joined HC TPS,^[4] making his season debut on 14 November against Vaasan Sport.^[5]

After an 18-month spell with Vaasan Sport, Suoranta agreed to his first contract outside Finland and signed with English side Nottingham Panthers in July 2021.^[6] He departed Nottingham in December 2021, along with compatriot Tommi Jokinen.^[7]

In January 2022, Suoranta moved to France to sign for top-flight side Dragons de Rouen.