Damian M. Surma (born January 22, 1981) is an

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retired professional

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Biography

Surma was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1995

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with the Detroit Little Caesars

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team. He played

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for the

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of the

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. 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. He was drafted 174th overall by the

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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. From 2006 to 2007, he played in

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league for HC Valpellice Bulldogs and Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey. After spells in the

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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. 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. He most recently played with the

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of the

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(CHL).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Surma, Damian 1981 births American men's ice hockey left wingers Arizona Sundogs players Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Carolina Hurricanes players Dayton Gems players Evansville IceMen players Florida Everblades players Asiago Hockey 1935 players HC Valpellice players Ice hockey players from Michigan Kalamazoo Wings (UHL) players Living people Lowell Lock Monsters players Missouri River Otters players Muskegon Lumberjacks players People from Lincoln Park, Michigan Ice hockey people from Wayne County, Michigan Plymouth Whalers players Rapid City Rush players Stockton Thunder players Wichita Thunder players