Elli Suoranta

Elli Suoranta (born 17 June 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for Ilves Naiset of the Auroraliiga and a member of Finland women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for HPK Kiekkonaiset.

Playing career Suoranta began her ice hockey career for Ilves Naiset. After three seasons with Ilves, she joined HPK Kiekkonaiset on 2 May 2020. During the 2020–21 season, she recorded eight goals and six assists in 27 regular season games.

During the 2022–23 season, she recorded 13 goals and 16 assists in 34 regular season games. Following the season she was named to the Naisten Liiga Second All-Star team. During the 2023–24 season, she recorded 13 goals and 15 assists in 27 regular season games. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded four goals and 15 assists in 32 regular season games. She was named Auroraliiga player of the month in November 2024.

International play

Suoranta made her international debut for Finland at the 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, where she was scoreless in six games. She represented Finland at the 2019 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded one goal in six games and won a bronze medal. She again represented Finland at the 2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, where she was scoreless in six games.

On 26 March 2025, she was selected to represent Finland at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she made her senior national team debut.

On 2 January 2026, she was named to Finland's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Ilves NSML 29 1 8 9 22 8 0 0 0 6 2018–19 Ilves NSML 27 2 5 7 16 7 1 0 1 6 2019–20 Ilves NSML 30 7 9 16 46 3 0 0 0 2 2020–21 Kiekkonaiset NSML 27 8 6 14 20 2 0 0 0 12 2021–22 Ilves NSML 27 5 17 22 35 3 2 0 2 2 2022–23 Ilves NSML 34 13 16 29 30 3 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Ilves NSML 27 13 15 28 18 4 0 0 0 4 2024–25 Ilves Auroraliiga 32 4 15 19 45 10 2 1 3 10Auroraliiga totals 233 53 91 144 232 40 5 1 6 42

International

Awards and honors Award YearNaisten Liiga All-Star Second Team 2023