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Jimi Suomi

Position: defenceman
Shoots: Left
Born: 2003-03-01 / Espoo
Height 176 cm
Weight 69 kg
Team: Jokerit

Prospects ranking positions

  • 2019-02-17 at JYP - Blues, U16 by Lassi Alanen

    Suomi was playing on the top defensive pairing in Blues’ 3-6 loss against JYP in the U16 league. He recorded one assist on the power play and was also used on the penalty kill.

    Suomi was the most impressive defenceman on the ice. His skating looked overall very good, as he was able to evade forecheckers with ease and also create clean zone exits by carrying the puck. Suomi displayed very good puck skills. He made many great plays in the neutral zone with the puck, often beating one or two opposing forwards before passing the puck to his forwards. Suomi’s passes were crisp and precise, and he was able to avoid making any glaring mistakes.

    When I saw Suomi play at the recent international event, he had some defensive issues and was in trouble against bigger opponents. In this game, he was able to defend more effectively and the physical play was not an issue despite being listed at only 5’7” and 121 pounds. That being said, his strengths are clearly on the offensive side of things.


  • 2019-02-10 at Finland - Sweden, U16 Four Nations by Lassi Alanen

    Suomi was playing on the second pairing in Finland’s 1-3 loss against Sweden at the U16 Four Nations. He was featured on the second power-play unit but did not get any ice time on the penalty kill.

    At 5 foot 7 and 121 pounds, Suomi is a tiny blueliner and was in trouble battling against much bigger forwards. That being said, he showed very smooth skating ability and excellent mobility. Suomi could have been more consistent with his opening passes, but on the power-play, he made many smart passes. Suomi was not much of a threat shooting-wise, so he was relying on distributing the puck to other players in the power-play unit. Suomi’s puck skills were also rather good for a defenceman.

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 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2015-2016 Finland Selects U13WSI U137 0 22 6|        
  Blues SelectsQC Int PW2 1 12 2|        
 2016-2017 Finland Selects U14WSI U147 1 01 0|        
 2017-2018 Kiekko-Espoo U16 ChU16 SM-sarja Q9 2 46 0|        
  Kiekko-Espoo U16 ChU16 SM-sarja3 0 00 0|        
  Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja2 0 11 2|        
 2018-2019 Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja Q21 3 1114 10|        
  Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja16 3 1114 6|Playoffs2 1 23
  Finland U16 (all)International-Jr8 0 11 0|        
 2019-2020 Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-sarja37 1 1112 8|        
  Finland U17WHC-174 0 22 2|        
  Finland U17 (all)International-Jr15 2 46 8|        
 2020-2021 Jokerit U20U20 SM-sarja15 1 1011 18|        
  Finland U18WJC-187 0 44 0|        
 2021-2022 TPS U20U20 SM-sarja12 5 1015 14|Playoffs6 1 01
  TPSChampions HL5 0 11 0|        
  TPSLiiga30 1 56 10|Playoffs1 0 00
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr4 1 01 2|        
 2022-2023 TPSChampions HL5 0 00 2|        
  TPS U20U20 SM-sarja13 2 57 2|Playoffs5 0 00
  TPSLiiga21 1 23 2|        
  Finland U20WJC-205 0 11 2|        
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr11 1 23 8|        
 2023-2024 TPSLiiga25 3 69 12|        

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