Toivo Suursoo

Toivo Suursoo
Born (1975-11-13) 13 November 1975 (age 49)
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow
TPS
Adirondack Red Wings
Malmö Redhawks
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Luleå HF
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Herning Blue Fox
Riga 2000
Amur Khabarovsk
Keramin Minsk
IF Troja-Ljungby
Tartu Kalev-Välk
IK Oskarshamn
Swindon Wildcats
Mörrums GoIS
Lions de Lyon
Kongsvinger Knights
National team  Estonia
NHL draft 283rd overall, 1994
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1990–2012

Toivo Suursoo (born 13 November 1975) is an Estonian ice hockey coach and former professional player.

Suursoo was selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the 283rd overall pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, becoming the first player born in Estonia, to be drafted in the National Hockey League (NHL). Suursoo played for Red Wings' affiliates, the Adirondack Red Wings and the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in the American Hockey League (AHL), but was unable to earn an NHL deal.[1]

Internationally, Suursoo competed for Estonia.

  1. ^ "Detroit Red Wingsi vaateväljas olnud Toivo Suursoo tegi tippspordiga lõpparve" (in Estonian). Delfi. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2017.