With our 6th round pick,
Punk's Puckers select:
At D, #20 Gary Suter
Gary Suter (born June 24, 1964 in
Madison,
Wisconsin) is a retired
American professional
ice hockey player. 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.