Mark Suzor

Mark Suzor
Born (1956-11-05) November 5, 1956 (age 67)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Colorado Rockies
NHL draft 17th overall, 1976
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA draft 25th overall, 1976
San Diego Mariners
Playing career 1976–1981

Mark Joseph Suzor (born November 5, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Born in Windsor, Ontario, Suzor spent his junior days with the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1973–76, scoring 119 points (36 goals and 83 assists) in 186 games, and also earned 16 points (3 goals, 13 assists) in 15 playoff games. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the 17th overall pick in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft, and was also drafted by the San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft as the 25th overall pick. Suzor signed with Philadelphia and continued to work towards the NHL.

He spent most of the 1976–77 season with the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League (AHL), scoring 49 points (24 goals, 25 assist) in 74 games, and he spent some time with the Flyers, earning an assist in 4 games. After the season, he was dealt to the Colorado Rockies for Barry Dean, and spent the 1977–78 season with the club, scoring 19 points (4 goals, 15 assists) in 60 games. Suzor was then traded again, as the Rockies sent him to the Boston Bruins for Clayton Pachal.

Suzor bounced around four teams in the 1978–79 season, playing with the Saginaw Gears of the International Hockey League (IHL), scoring 24 points (12 goals, 12 assists) in 29 games, the Grand Rapids Owls of the IHL, with 2 assists in two games, the Muskegon Mohawks of the IHL, scoring 6 points (1 goal, 5 assists) in 16 games, and finally with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, earning 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 24 games. He played the 1979–80 season with the Owls, having the most productive season of his pro career, with 53 points (20 goals, 33 assists) in 58 games, and played 7 games with the Binghamton Dusters of the AHL, earning an assist.

Mark finished his pro career in 1980–81, playing in 8 games with the Toledo Goaldiggers, getting 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists) before retiring from his playing career.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Kingston Canadians OHA 68 6 9 15 13 — — — — —
1974–75 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 70 14 44 58 104 8 1 8 9 42
1975–76 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 48 16 30 46 108 7 2 5 7 18
1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL 74 24 25 49 108 — — — — —
1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1977–78 Colorado Rockies NHL 60 4 15 19 56 — — — — —
1978–79 Rochester Americans AHL 24 4 6 10 16 — — — — —
1978–79 Saginaw Gears IHL 29 12 12 24 43 — — — — —
1978–79 Grand Rapids Owls IHL 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1978–79 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 16 1 5 6 6 — — — — —
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 7 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1979–80 Grand Rapids Owls IHL 58 20 33 53 109 — — — — —
1980–81 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 8 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
IHL totals 113 34 54 88 51 — — — — —
AHL totals 105 28 32 60 124 — — — — —
NHL totals 64 4 16 20 60 — — — — —
Preceded by Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick
1976 		Succeeded by