15 Interesting Facts About Gary Suter

His brother was a member of the famous 1980 'Miracle on Ice' American Olympic team.

He knocked Canada's star player out of the 1991 Canada Cup with a check from behind during the final series.

He was considered too small for the NHL and went undrafted in his first two years of eligibility.

He was traded to the Hartford Whalers in 1994 but was traded again to Chicago just one day later without playing a game for them.

He received a six-game international suspension after breaking his stick across a Soviet player's face during the 1987 Canada Cup.

He received death threats in 1998 following a controversial cross-check that knocked an opponent out of the Winter Olympics.

He played in his 1,000th career NHL game on October 25, 2000, and marked the milestone by scoring a goal.

He missed almost the entire 1998-99 season due to a triceps infection and a heart condition that required surgery.

He was named co-MVP of Team USA at his senior international debut during the 1985 World Championship.

He agreed to defer a portion of his salary during the 1998-99 season to help his team sign a replacement player while he recovered from illness.

He initially worked in a beer factory and was disappointed when he was drafted because he wanted to sign a lucrative free-agent contract.

A scout noticed him at university after realizing he had grown two inches, a detail the Central Scouting Bureau had failed to update.