Reto Suri Explained

Birth Date:1989 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Zürich, Switzerland
Position:Left wing
Ntl Team:SUI
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
League:NL
Team:EV Zug
Former Teams:Kloten Flyers
Genève-Servette HC
Lausanne HC
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
HC Lugano
Career Start:2007
Draft:Undrafted

Reto Suri (born 25 March 1989) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for EV Zug of the National League (NL).

Playing career

After his first season with Zug in 2012–13, Suri gained NHL attention and signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on June 13, 2013.[1] However, with an existing contract signed with Zug and at the time no transfer agreement with between the Swiss and International Hockey Federations, Suri's contract was voided a month later on July 12, 2013.[2]

Harbouring no ill will, Suri responded with a then career high 36 points in the 2013–14 season for Zug and was later signed to a four-year contract extension with an NHL-out clause on September 30, 2014.[3]

At the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Suri left Zug as a free agent and joined HC Lugano on a two-year deal through the 2020–21 season.[4]

International play

Suri competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team, finishing in Switzerland's highest ever position with a silver medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2005–06Kloten FlyersSUI U20481351838
2006–07Kloten FlyersSUI U2040222547155311231
2006–07EHC Bülach SUI.343034300016
2006–07Switzerland U20SUI.211120
2007–08Kloten FlyersSUI U202322325466423510
2007–08Kloten FlyersNLA16112250002
2007–08Switzerland U20SUI.2837106
2008–09Genève–Servette HCSUI U2042576353832
2008–09Genève–Servette HCNLA22235441010
2008–09Lausanne HCSUI.2232241280000
2008–09Switzerland U20SUI.2602214
2009–10Genève–Servette HCNLA47448242054935
2010–11Rapperswil–Jona LakersNLA4917133057
2011–12Rapperswil–Jona LakersNLA5011122359
2012–13EV ZugNLA461411253414951420
2013–14EV ZugNLA4812243628
2014–15EV ZugNLA501524394860224
2015–16EV ZugNLA481816347341230
2016–17EV ZugNLA4541216321622412
2017–18EV ZugNL441116273050222
2018–19EV ZugNL5018173522134594
2019–20HC LuganoNL499233222
2020–21HC LuganoNL49813215351012
2021–22EV ZugNL4912152736100110
NL totals66215620436052410223234681

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2007SwitzerlandWJC186th61014
2008SwitzerlandWJC9th62240
2013SwitzerlandWC105388
2014SwitzerlandOG9th30112
2014SwitzerlandWC10th71126
2015SwitzerlandWC8th81010
2017SwitzerlandWC6th41010
Junior totals 123254
Senior totals 32851316

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lightning sign forward Reto Suri . . 2013-06-13 . 2013-06-13.
  2. Web site: Reto Suri's contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning has been voided . swisshockeynews.ch . 2013-07-12 . 2013-07-12.
  3. Web site: Suri signs four-year contract extension with NHL out clause . . 2014-09-30 . 2014-09-30 . German.
  4. Web site: Reto Suri joins Lugano . . 19 November 2018 . 19 November 2018 . Italian.