Antti Suomela
Antti Suomela (born 17 March 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing career. Suomela made his Liiga debut playing with Espoo Blues during the 2015–16 Liiga season. He won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy for the most points scored during the regular season, posting 21 goals and 60 points in 59 games in the 2017–18 Liiga season with JYP Jyväskylä. He also won the 2017–18 Champions Hockey League with JYP Jyväskylä. Gaining NHL interest, Suomela agreed to a one-year, entry-level contract with  the San Jose Sharks on 6 June 2018. After attending his first NHL training camp with the Sharks, Suomela made the opening night roster for the 2018–19 season. Suomela made his NHL a debut on 3 October, and recorded his first NHL point in a 3–2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on 5 October 2018. He was re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Sharks to a one-year, two-way contract on 11 July 2019. Suomela continued his tenure within the Sharks organization by signing a one-year, two-way contract on 7 October 2020. On  9 October, having remained in Finland due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Suomela was loaned by the Sharks to return to competitive hockey by joining Finnish top flight Liiga club, HIFK, on loan until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 NHL season. In 10 appearances with HIFK, Suomela added 2 goals and 5 points before returning to the Sharks organization. He was dealt by the Sharks at the trade deadline to the Toronto Maple Leafs on 12 April 2021 in exchange for Alexander Barabanov. With his contract concluded with the Maple Leafs, Suomela remained within the organization signing a one-year  AHL contract with the Toronto Marlies on 15 June 2021.