Gary Suter

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Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Ice Hockey

Gary Suter was born in Madison, Wisconsin on June 24, 1964. He played his Junior hockey for the Dubuque Fighting Saints, High school hockey at Culver Military Academy and then moved on to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gary was drafted by the Calgary Flames in round 9 (#180 overall) in the 1984 NHL Draft, and had a long and successful career in the NHL, including receiving the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie in 1986. He won the Stanley Cup in 1989 with the Calgary Flames. Gary also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks. Gary's nephew Ryan Suter currently plays for the Nashville Predators, and his brother Bob Suter was a member of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team which won the famous Miracle on Ice and went on to win the gold medal.

He is best known for a pair of malicious, dirty hits that caused significant injury to smaller, more skilled players. On February 1, 1998, Suter cross-checked Paul Kariya in the jaw after Kariya scored, causing Kariya to miss the last 28 games of the NHL season as well as the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Suter was suspended for four games. He also ran Wayne Gretzky hard from behind into the boards during the Canada Cup, leading to some serious back issues for the Great One.

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Preceded by
Mario Lemieux		 Winner of the Calder Trophy
1986		 Succeeded by
Luc Robitaille