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Gary Suter

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: June 24, 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin

Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 9th round (180th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 10:15AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #219. Jason Spezza… #219. Ray Ferraro… #221. GARY SUTER… #222. Roy Conacher… #223. Eric Staal… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 21 CGY NHL 80 18 50 68 24 11 141 9 9 0 4 195 9.2
1986-87 22 CGY NHL 68 9 39 48 15 -10 70 5 4 0 0 152 5.9
1987-88 23 CGY NHL 75 21 70 91 31 39 124 14 6 1 3 204 10.3
1988-89 24 CGY NHL 63 13 49 62 21 26 78 5 8 0 1 216 6.0
1989-90 25 CGY NHL 76 16 60 76 25 4 97 11 5 0 1 211 7.6
1990-91 26 CGY NHL 79 12 58 70 22 26 102 6 6 0 1 258 4.7
1991-92 27 CGY NHL 70 12 43 55 18 1 128 8 4 0 0 189 6.3
1992-93 28 CGY NHL 81 23 58 81 28 -1 112 12 10 1 2 263 8.7
1993-94 29 TOT NHL 41 6 12 18 7 -12 38 1 4 1 0 86 7.0
1993-94 29 CGY NHL 25 4 9 13 5 -3 20 1 2 1 0 51 7.8
1993-94 29 CHI NHL 16 2 3 5 2 -9 18 0 2 0 0 35 5.7
1994-95 30 CHI NHL 48 10 27 37 13 14 42 5 5 0 0 144 6.9
1995-96 31 CHI NHL 82 20 47 67 23 3 80 6 12 2 4 242 8.3
1996-97 32 CHI NHL 82 7 21 28 10 -4 70 4 3 0 0 225 3.1
1997-98 33 CHI NHL 73 14 28 42 15 1 74 7 5 2 0 199 7.0
1998-99 34 SJS NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 13 12:56
1999-00 35 SJS NHL 76 6 28 34 11 7 52 3 2 1 0 175 3.4 1785 23:30
2000-01 36 SJS NHL 68 10 24 34 12 8 84 6 4 0 1 157 6.4 1459 21:27
2001-02 37 SJS NHL 82 6 27 33 11 13 57 3 3 0 1 174 3.4 1650 20:07
Career NHL 1145 203 641 844 285 126 1349 105 90 8 18 3091 6.6 4908 21:37

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1985-86 21 CGY NHL 80 0.23 0.63 0.85 0.30 1.76 2.44 14 39 53 18 156 69 106 30 11 4.4 3.7 8.1
1986-87 22 CGY NHL 68 0.13 0.57 0.71 0.23 1.03 2.24 8 33 41 13 106 51 85 20 -10 2.8 2.4 5.3
1987-88 23 CGY NHL 75 0.28 0.93 1.21 0.41 1.65 2.72 17 58 75 25 186 79 100 32 39 6.7 4.4 11.1
1988-89 24 CGY NHL 63 0.21 0.78 0.98 0.33 1.24 3.43 11 40 51 17 141 71 60 16 26 4.3 4.6 8.9
1989-90 25 CGY NHL 76 0.21 0.79 1.00 0.33 1.28 2.78 13 50 63 21 160 82 83 9 4 5.3 3.9 9.2
1990-91 26 CGY NHL 79 0.15 0.73 0.89 0.28 1.29 3.27 11 52 63 20 164 78 78 18 26 4.7 4.6 9.4
1991-92 27 CGY NHL 70 0.17 0.61 0.79 0.26 1.83 2.70 11 38 49 16 139 64 103 29 1 3.8 2.7 6.5
1992-93 28 CGY NHL 81 0.28 0.72 1.00 0.35 1.38 3.25 19 47 66 23 161 70 125 33 -1 6.1 3.8 9.9
1993-94 29 TOT NHL 41 0.15 0.29 0.44 0.16 0.93 2.10 6 11 17 6 51 26 58 21 -12 1.2 1.2 2.4
1993-94 29 CGY NHL 25 0.16 0.36 0.52 0.19 0.80 2.04 4 8 12 4 26 11 24 6 -3 0.9 0.9 1.8
1993-94 29 CHI NHL 16 0.13 0.19 0.31 0.12 1.13 2.19 2 3 5 2 25 15 34 15 -9 0.2 0.3 0.6
1994-95 30 CHI NHL 48 0.21 0.56 0.77 0.27 0.88 3.00 17 47 64 22 89 43 43 11 14 3.3 3.8 7.1
1995-96 31 CHI NHL 82 0.24 0.57 0.82 0.28 0.98 2.95 19 45 64 23 137 58 103 27 3 5.8 4.2 10.0
1996-97 32 CHI NHL 82 0.09 0.26 0.34 0.12 0.85 2.74 7 22 29 10 98 35 83 16 -4 1.7 4.0 5.7
1997-98 33 CHI NHL 73 0.19 0.38 0.58 0.21 1.01 2.73 16 32 48 17 78 32 62 17 1 4.2 4.1 8.3
1998-99 34 SJS NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999-00 35 SJS NHL 76 0.08 0.37 0.45 0.14 0.68 2.30 7 30 37 12 105 44 83 29 7 2.2 4.3 6.5
2000-01 36 SJS NHL 68 0.15 0.35 0.50 0.17 1.24 2.31 11 26 37 13 79 33 47 9 8 3.0 4.0 6.9
2001-02 37 SJS NHL 82 0.07 0.33 0.40 0.13 0.70 2.12 7 31 38 12 104 44 55 8 13 2.5 3.8 6.4
Career NHL 1145 0.18 0.56 0.74 0.25 1.18 2.70 194 601 795 270 1954 879 1275 326 126 61.9 59.8 121.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 21 CGY NHL 10 2 8 10 1 8 2 0 0 1 17 11.8
1986-87 22 CGY NHL 6 0 3 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
1987-88 23 CGY NHL 9 1 9 10 4 6 0 0 1 0 30 3.3
1988-89 24 CGY NHL SC 5 0 3 3 3 10 0 0 0 0 16 0.0
1989-90 25 CGY NHL 6 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 20 0.0
1990-91 26 CGY NHL 7 1 6 7 0 12 0 1 0 0 11 9.1
1992-93 28 CGY NHL 6 2 3 5 -9 8 1 0 1 0 13 15.4
1993-94 29 CHI NHL 6 3 2 5 0 6 1 2 0 0 16 18.8
1994-95 30 CHI NHL 12 2 5 7 -1 10 1 1 0 0 43 4.7
1995-96 31 CHI NHL 10 3 3 6 1 8 1 2 0 1 27 11.1
1996-97 32 CHI NHL 6 1 4 5 1 8 1 0 0 0 12 8.3
1999-00 35 SJS NHL 12 2 5 7 -6 12 1 1 0 1 33 6.1 240 19:58
2000-01 36 SJS NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:16
2001-02 37 SJS NHL 12 0 4 4 2 8 0 0 0 0 22 0.0 204 16:60
Career NHL 1 108 17 56 73 -3 120 8 7 2 3 268 6.3 444 17:45

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 17 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 18 3 4 7 32
1982-83 18 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 41 9 30 39 112
1983-84 19 University of Wisconsin WCHA 35 4 18 22 32
1983-84 19 United States WJC-A 7 1 1 2 12
1984-85 20 University of Wisconsin WCHA 39 12 39 51 110
1984-85 20 United States WEC-A 10 1 2 3 22
1987-88 23 United States Can-Cup 5 0 3 3 9
1989-90 25 Calgary Flames Fr-Tour 4 0 1 1 2
1991-92 27 United States Can-Cup 8 1 3 4 4
1991-92 27 United States WC-A 6 0 1 1 6
1996-97 32 United States W-Cup 6 0 2 2 6
1997-98 33 United States Olympics 4 0 0 0 2
2001-02 37 United States Olympics 6 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 13 1 6 7 13
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 4 0 1 1 2
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 10 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons USHL 59 12 34 46 144
Career 1 Season W-Cup 6 0 2 2 6
Career 1 Season WC-A 6 0 1 1 6
Career 2 Seasons WCHA 74 16 57 73 142
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 1 2 3 22
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 1 1 2 12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 17 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Gary Suter 11.1 10.0 9.9 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.3 8.1 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.4 5.7 5.3 2.4 0.0
Scott Niedermayer 93.5 12.0 11.7 10.8 10.1 10.0 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.7 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.1 5.0 0.2
Sergei Gonchar 92.3 11.5 11.1 11.1 10.6 10.4 9.8 9.6 8.8 7.4 7.1 7.0 5.6 5.3 5.0 3.4 2.4
Steve Duchesne 92.1 10.4 9.9 9.7 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7 3.5
Doug Harvey 91.5 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.1 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 2.8 0.4
Scott Stevens 91.0 13.2 10.3 10.0 9.2 9.2 8.6 8.6 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.9 5.9 5.8 4.2
George Boucher 90.8 8.6 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.5 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.8 3.7 3.4 2.7 1.4 0.9
Larry Murphy 90.2 12.4 11.9 10.5 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 5.7 5.3
Chris Chelios 90.1 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.0 4.7 0.4
Eric Desjardins 89.6 12.0 10.1 9.3 9.2 8.7 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.1 6.4 5.2 5.0 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.1
Brad Park 88.8 13.8 13.7 12.2 11.0 9.4 9.2 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 3.6
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Gary Suter 11.1 10.0 9.9 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.3 8.1 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.4 5.7 5.3 2.4 0.0
Rob Blake 92.9 12.2 9.8 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.1 4.6 4.3 3.7 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.1
Sergei Gonchar 92.3 11.5 11.1 11.1 10.6 10.4 9.8 9.6 8.8 7.4 7.1 7.0 5.6 5.3 5.0 3.4 2.4
Steve Duchesne 92.1 10.4 9.9 9.7 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7 3.5
Scott Niedermayer 91.7 12.0 11.7 10.8 10.1 10.0 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.1 5.0 0.2
George Boucher 90.8 8.6 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.5 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.8 3.7 3.4 2.7 1.4 0.9
Doug Harvey 90.1 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.1 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 2.8 0.4 0.0
Eric Desjardins 89.6 12.0 10.1 9.3 9.2 8.7 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.1 6.4 5.2 5.0 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.1
Mathieu Schneider 89.6 11.9 9.8 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.0 7.0 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.3 4.2 4.1 3.8 2.5 1.9 0.1
Brad Park 88.8 13.8 13.7 12.2 11.0 9.4 9.2 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 3.6
Sergei Zubov 88.4 12.5 12.2 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.1 6.0 5.5 4.1 0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1986 NHL
1988 NHL
1989 NHL
1991 NHL

Awards

1985-86 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy

Honors

1985-86 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)
1987-88 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1989 Calgary Flames (NHL)

Games Played

1985-86 NHL 80 (3)
1994-95 NHL 48 (5)
1995-96 NHL 82 (3)
1996-97 NHL 82 (1)
 2001-02 NHL 82 (2)

Assists

1987-88 NHL 70 (6)
Career NHL 641 (61)

Plus/Minus

1987-88 NHL 39 (5)

Shots

Career NHL 3091 (72)

Assists Per Game

1987-88 NHL 0.93 (7)
Career NHL 0.56 (98)

Adjusted Assists

1987-88 NHL 58 (6)
Career NHL 601 (75)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1987-88 NHL 186 (2)
1989-90 NHL 160 (7)
1990-91 NHL 164 (7)
1994-95 NHL 89 (5)
Career NHL 1954 (33)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1985-86 NHL 69 (9)
1987-88 NHL 79 (4)
1988-89 NHL 71 (7)
1989-90 NHL 82 (2)
1990-91 NHL 78 (3)
1994-95 NHL 43 (2)
Career NHL 879 (15)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 1275 (69)

Defensive Point Shares

1994-95 NHL 3.8 (3)
Career NHL 59.8 (61)

Point Shares

1987-88 NHL 11.1 (5)
1994-95 NHL 7.1 (10)
Career NHL 121.7 (78)
  

Transactions

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March 10, 1994: Traded to Hartford by Calgary with Paul Ranheim and Ted Drury for James Patrick, Zarley Zalapski and Michael Nylander, March 10, 1994.

March 11, 1994: Traded to Chicago by Hartford with Randy Cunneyworth and Hartford's 3rd round choice (later traded to Vancouver - Vancouver selected Larry Courville) in 1995 Entry Draft for Frantisek Kucera and Jocelyn Lemieux, March 11, 1994.

June 27, 1998: Traded to San Jose by Chicago for San Jose's 9th round choice (Andrei Yershov) in 1998 Entry Draft, June 27, 1998.

October 24, 1998: Missed majority of 1998-99 due to tricep muscle injury vs. Dallas, October 24, 1998.

September 10, 2002: Officially announced his retirement, September 10, 2002.

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