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Gary Suter

#20 · Defence · San Jose Sharks

Born Jun 24, 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA · 6'0", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 180th overall in 1984 by CGY (round 9)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1988-89
Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year 1985-86

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 1996-97. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Bryan McCabe NYI · 28 P in 82 GP Igor Kravchuk STL · 28 P in 82 GP J.J. Daigneault ANA · 28 P in 66 GP Viacheslav Fetisov DET · 28 P in 64 GP Teppo Numminen PHX · 27 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0204060801985-86: 68 points6885-861986-87: 48 points481987-88: 91 points9187-881988-89: 62 points621989-90: 76 points7689-901990-91: 70 points701991-92: 55 points5591-921992-93: 81 points811993-94: 18 points1893-941994-95: 37 points371995-96: 67 points6795-961996-97: 28 points281997-98: 42 points4297-981998-99: 0 points01999-00: 34 points3499-002000-01: 34 points342001-02: 33 points3301-02

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1985-86 CGY 80 18 50 68 11 141 195 0 0.85
1986-87 CGY 68 9 39 48 -10 70 152 0 0.71
1987-88 CGY 75 21 70 91 39 124 204 0 1.21
1988-89 CGY 63 13 49 62 26 78 216 0 0.98
1989-90 CGY 76 16 60 76 4 97 211 0 1.00
1990-91 CGY 79 12 58 70 26 102 258 0 0.89
1991-92 CGY 70 12 43 55 1 128 189 0 0.79
1992-93 CGY 81 23 58 81 -1 112 263 0 1.00
1993-94 CGY 25 4 9 13 -3 20 51 0 0.52
1993-94 CHI 16 2 3 5 -9 18 35 0 0.31
1994-95 CHI 48 10 27 37 14 42 144 0 0.77
1995-96 CHI 82 20 47 67 3 80 242 0 0.82
1996-97 CHI 82 7 21 28 -4 70 225 0 0.34
1997-98 CHI 73 14 28 42 1 74 199 99 0.58
1998-99 SJS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
1999-00 SJS 76 6 28 34 7 52 175 118 0.45
2000-01 SJS 68 10 24 34 8 84 157 126 0.50
2001-02 SJS 82 6 27 33 13 57 174 99 0.40
17 seasons Career 1145 203 641 844 126 1349 3091 442 0.74

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1985-86 CGY 10 2 8 10 0 8 17 0 1.00
1986-87 CGY 6 0 3 3 1 10 8 0 0.50
1987-88 CGY 9 1 9 10 4 6 30 0 1.11
1988-89 CGY 5 0 3 3 3 10 16 0 0.60
1989-90 CGY 6 0 1 1 0 14 20 0 0.17
1990-91 CGY 7 1 6 7 0 12 11 0 1.00
1992-93 CGY 6 2 3 5 -9 8 13 0 0.83
1993-94 CHI 6 3 2 5 0 6 16 0 0.83
1994-95 CHI 12 2 5 7 -1 10 43 0 0.58
1995-96 CHI 10 3 3 6 1 8 27 0 0.60
1996-97 CHI 6 1 4 5 1 8 12 0 0.83
1999-00 SJS 12 2 5 7 -6 12 33 20 0.58
2000-01 SJS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2001-02 SJS 12 0 4 4 2 8 22 34 0.33
14 seasons Playoffs 108 17 56 73 -4 120 268 54 0.68

1996-97 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 7 21 28 -4 70 225 0 0.34 3.1 0:00

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 1997 @ DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 00:00
Apr 11, 1997 vs CGY W 7-3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 00:00
Apr 9, 1997 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Apr 6, 1997 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Apr 3, 1997 @ EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 00:00
Apr 1, 1997 @ ANA T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 30, 1997 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 00:00
Mar 28, 1997 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 26, 1997 vs WSH W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 23, 1997 vs DET W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 20, 1997 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 16, 1997 vs NYI W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 14, 1997 @ DAL T 4-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 00:00
Mar 12, 1997 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 00:00
Mar 10, 1997 vs VAN T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 8, 1997 vs PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 5, 1997 @ VAN T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 00:00
Mar 2, 1997 @ PHX W 4-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 1, 1997 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 00:00
Feb 26, 1997 @ HFD T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 00:00
Feb 25, 1997 vs DAL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Feb 22, 1997 @ PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 00:00
Feb 20, 1997 vs BOS W 5-3 1 0 1 -2 2 2 0 00:00
Feb 17, 1997 @ STL L 2-4 0 1 1 -3 2 4 0 00:00
Feb 15, 1997 vs NYR W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 13, 1997 vs SJS W 7-3 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 00:00
Feb 8, 1997 @ COL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 00:00
Feb 6, 1997 @ PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 00:00
Feb 3, 1997 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 1, 1997 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 27, 1997 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 25, 1997 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 24, 1997 vs TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 22, 1997 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 20, 1997 @ BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 13, 1997 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 11, 1997 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 10, 1997 @ NJD T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 8, 1997 vs EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 00:00
Jan 5, 1997 vs DET T 5-5 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 5 0 00:00
Jan 2, 1997 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 00:00
Dec 31, 1996 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 29, 1996 vs HFD W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 00:00
Dec 28, 1996 @ TOR L 4-5 0 2 2 -2 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 26, 1996 vs STL T 4-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 00:00
Dec 23, 1996 @ BOS T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 22, 1996 vs PHI T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 00:00
Dec 20, 1996 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 18, 1996 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 15, 1996 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 13, 1996 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 12, 1996 @ DET L 2-6 0 2 2 0 4 3 0 00:00
Dec 9, 1996 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 7 0 00:00
Dec 7, 1996 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 6, 1996 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 30, 1996 @ LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 00:00
Nov 29, 1996 @ ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 27, 1996 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 22, 1996 @ CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 21, 1996 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 19, 1996 @ EDM T 4-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 17, 1996 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 15, 1996 @ OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 14, 1996 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 00:00
Nov 10, 1996 vs OTT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 00:00
Nov 9, 1996 @ PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 7, 1996 vs NJD L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 3, 1996 vs EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 1, 1996 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 4 8 0 00:00
Oct 30, 1996 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 29, 1996 @ TBL T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 27, 1996 vs SJS L 2-6 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 25, 1996 @ DET T 2-2 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 2 4 0 00:00
Oct 24, 1996 vs STL W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 20, 1996 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 00:00
Oct 17, 1996 vs DET W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 00:00
Oct 15, 1996 @ TOR W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 13, 1996 vs DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 11, 1996 vs COL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 00:00
Oct 9, 1996 vs ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 6, 1996 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 5, 1996 @ WSH W 5-2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 00:00