Ryan Suter

Ryan Suter (born January 21, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).http://wild.nhl.com/club/depthchart.htm?dcid=334 He has also played for the Nashville Predators.
Ryan's father, Bob, was a member of the historic gold medal-winning 1980 United States Olympic hockey team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game.http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_21038310/shooter-now-wilds-ryan-suter-lauds-dads-miracle Ryan's uncle Gary Suter was a longtime standout in the NHL.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/suterga01.html Ryan was alternate captain for the US team, earning a silver medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.http://www.rantsports.com/minnesota-wild/2012/07/09/wild-name-zach-parise-ryan-suter-as-alternate-captains/http://proicehockey.about.com/od/olympichockey/a/2010-usa-roster.htm
==Playing career==
Suter played for the Madison Capitols, Culver Military Academy and then went on to the USA Hockey's National Development Team in Ann Arbor, Michigan before he was drafted 7th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.http://www.hockeynut.com/0304/round1.html He then played one year with the Wisconsin Badgers (Western Collegiate Hockey Association in NCAA Division I)http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2012/7/5/3137859/minnesota-wild-make-ryan-suter-a-very-very-rich-man before joining the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League during the 2004–05 season.http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/home/news/2011/03/0314alumsnhl.html He played his rookie season in the NHL with the Predators in 2005–06.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/suterry01.html
On June 16, 2008, Suter signed a four-year contract extension with the Predators, worth $14 million. The contract kicked in with the 2008–09 NHL season.http://teachmefinance.com/Sports%20Finance/Ryan%20Suter%20Nashville%20Predators%202008-2009%20NHL%20statistics.html
Suter agreed to terms with the Wild for a 13-year contract on July 4, 2012 which is worth $98 million. He and fellow free-agent signee Zach Parise were introduced to the media on July 10, and were announced as alternate captains under current captain Mikko Koivu. Suter got off to a rough start with a -7 in his first 9 games. However, once rookie Jonas Brodin paired up with him, Suter began playing to expectations and was among three finalists for the Norris Trophy. Suter averaged a league leading 27:17 minutes of ice time. Suter helped Minnesota reach the playoffs, but the team fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.
On January 4, 2014, Suter notched his very first NHL hat trick against the Washington Capitals, his first two goals came on the power play 38 seconds apart in the second period, and in the third period, right after his penalty expired, Suter scored his third goal on a 2-on-1 with defenseman Clayton Stoner.Hat trick: Ryan Suter scores 3 in Wild's 5-3 win over Capitals This goal sealed what would eventually be a 5–3 victory for the Wild.
In the 2015–16 season, Suter set a franchise record for the Minnesota Wild with the most points by a defenseman in a single season. With 43 assists and 51 points, he also set a personal best in both categories.
== Coach/Team staff career ==
Team 	Years
Madison Capitols	2013-present
Suter is the franchise owner and chairman of the Madison Capitols of the USHL since 2013.
==International==
Suter played for the USA at the 2002 World U17 Hockey Challenge, 2002 and 2003 World U18 Championships (at the second one as the captain), 2003, 2004 and 2005 World Junior Championships (at the last one as the captain), 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2019 World Championships (at the last one as the alternate captain), 2010 and 2014 (at both as the alternate captain) and at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey (also as the alternate captain)
==Personal life==
Suter resides in Madison, Wisconsin in the off-season. He is married to Becky Suter (née Palmer), who is from Bloomington, Minnesota. Ryan and Becky have a son named Brooks William Suter and a daughter named Avery. They welcomed a second daughter in March 2015, Parker His uncle is Gary Suter. Ryan's father, Bob Suter, member of the Miracle on Ice U.S. hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics, died September 9, 2014.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2000–01 	Culver Military Academy 	USHS 	 	26 	13 	32 	45 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	U.S. National Development Team 	NAHL 	 	35 	2 	10 	12 	75 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	U.S. National Development Team 	NAHL 	 	9 	2 	5 	7 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	University of Wisconsin–Madison	WCHA 	 	39 	3 	16 	19 	93 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 	 	63 	7 	16 	23 	70 	 	7 	1 	5 	6 	16
2005–06 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	71 	1 	15 	16 	66 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	82 	8 	16 	24 	54 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	8
2007–08 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	76 	7 	24 	31 	71 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	4
2008–09 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	82 	7 	38 	45 	73 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	82 	4 	33 	37 	48 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
2010–11 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	70 	4 	35 	39 	54 	 	12 	1 	5 	6 	6
2011–12 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	79 	7 	39 	46 	30 	 	10 	1 	3 	4 	4
2012–13 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	48 	4 	28 	32 	28 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
2013–14 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	82 	8 	35 	43 	34 	 	13 	1 	6 	7 	4
2014–15 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	77 	2 	36 	38 	48 	 	10 	0 	3 	3 	0
2015–16 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	82 	8 	43 	51 	30 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	4
2016–17 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	82 	9 	31 	40 	36 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	10
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	913 	69 	373 	442 	568 	 	78 	6 	23 	29 	44
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 	 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
2002 	United States	U17 	 	 	7 	2	3 	5 	4
2002 	United States	WJC18 	 	 	8 	1	6 	7 	12
2003 	United States	WJC18 	4th 	 	6 	1	3 	4 	22
2003 	United States	WJC 	4th 	 	7 	2	1 	3 	2
2004 	United States	WJC 	 	 	6 	0	2 	2 	8
2005 	United States	WJC 	4th 	 	7 	1	7 	8 	20
2005 	United States	WC 	6th 	 	1 	0	0 	0 	0
2006 	United States	WC 	7th 	 	7 	1	1 	2 	10
2007 	United States	WC 	5th 	 	7 	1	2 	3 	12
2009 	United States	WC 	4th 	 	9 	1	2 	3 	8
2010 	United States	OG 	 	 	6 	0	4 	4 	2
2014 	United States	OG 	4th 	 	6 	0	3 	3 	4
2016 	United States	WCH 	7th 	 	3 	0	1 	1 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	41	7	22	29 	68
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	39	3	13	16 	36
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College 	College
All-WCHA Rookie Team	2004 	
All-WCHA Third Team 	2004 	
NHL 	NHL 	NHL
All-Star Game 	2012, 2015, 2017	
First All-Star Team 	2013 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1985
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Nashville Predators draft picks
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:National Hockey League All-Stars
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Wisconsin Badgers alumni