Pius Suter

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Pius Suter
Euro Hockey Challenge, Switzerland vs. Russia, 22nd April 2017 29.JPG
Suter with Switzerland in 2017
Born (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28)
Wallisellen, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Vancouver Canucks
ZSC Lions
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Pius Suter (born 24 May 1996) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.

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Playing career

Suter played as a youth in the junior program of the ZSC Lions before opting to play major junior hockey in North America with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) after his selection in the CHL Import Draft in 2013. Suter helped contribute with 24 points in 66 games as Guelph were crowned OHL champions. At the completion of his second season with the Storm in 2014–15, Suter recorded a break-out season in posting over a point-per-game average with 72 in just 61 games with Guelph.

At the end of his junior career, Suter opted to pursue his professional career with the ZSC Lions. In the 2016–17 season, Suter was signed to a one-year contract extension through 2018 on 20 December 2016. [1]

On 26 August 2017, Suter scored a Champions Hockey League (CHL) record of four goals with the Lions in an 11–1 win against French team, Rapaces de Gap. [2]

Suter was invited to the 2017 Ottawa Senators rookie camp in September, forcing him to miss the start of the 2017–18 season. [3] On his return, Suter would go on to be a part of the ZSC Lions NL championship winning team, leading the team in assists for the season. [4] [5]

Prior to the start of the 2018–19 season, the ZSC Lions announced that Suter had been included in the training camp roster for the New York Islanders. [6] Returning to ZSC after failing to gain a contract with the Islanders, on 28 November 2018, Suter agreed to an early four-year contract extension with the Lions through the 2022–23 season.

Suter finished the 2019–20 season as the league's PostFinance Top Scorer with 53 points, including 30 goals, in 50 regular season games. He was also named MVP of the regular season. [7] On 13 July 2020, Suter announced he was leaving the NL and the ZSC Lions, using his exit-clause in his contract in order to pursue his career in North America and the NHL. [8]

On 16 July 2020, Suter was signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. [9] With the 2020–21 North American season set to be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Suter remained in Switzerland and was loaned by the Blackhawks to return to ZSC Lions' affiliate, the GCK Lions of the Swiss League, on 9 September 2020. [10] On 2 November, with the NHL future still uncertain, Suter officially returned to the ZSC Lions. [11]

On 20 December 2020, after making six appearances with the Lions, Suter was recalled from loan by the Blackhawks. [12] Suter made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on 13 January 2021 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Suter scored his first NHL goal, as well as his first career hat trick, on 24 January against Jonathan Bernier of the Detroit Red Wings. [13] He became the second player in franchise history to score each of his first three career NHL goals in the same game, joining Bill Kendall on 17 December 1933. [14]

On 28 July 2021, the Detroit Red Wings signed Suter to a two-year contract. [15] Appearing in all 82 regular season games during the 2021–22 season, Suter recorded 15 goals and 21 assists in his first year with the Red Wings.

On 11 August 2023, as an unrestricted free agent, Suter signed a two-year, $3.6 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks. [16]

International play

Suter first represented Switzerland at the junior level at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships. He also featured for the Swiss at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and in two World Junior Championships in 2015, and 2016. [17]

Suter was added to the Swiss national team at the senior level in preparation for the 2017 IIHF World Championship. He would make the final squad and make his full international debut in the round-robin stage. [18]

Suter was named as part of Switzerland's roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he scored a hat-trick in the game against South Korea, also adding assists on Switzerland's lone goals in the game against the Czech Republic and the playoff game against Germany. [19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13 GCK Lions Elite Jr. A33129211493034
2013–14 Guelph Storm OHL 669152416206282
2014–15 Guelph StormOHL6143297228932510
2015–16GCK LionsElite Jr. A1011263584
2015–16 GCK Lions NLB 10112—————
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 451410241441012
2016–17 ZSC LionsNLA381711281662240
2017–18 ZSC LionsNL36112839121856118
2018–19 ZSC LionsNL419152416—————
2019–20 ZSC LionsNL5030235316—————
2020–21GCK LionsSL62354—————
2020–21 ZSC LionsNL62358—————
2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5514132714—————
2021–22 Detroit Red Wings NHL8215213622—————
2022–23 Detroit Red WingsNHL791410246—————
2023–24 Vancouver Canucks NHL6714152916132136
NL totals21683901738228881610
NHL totals283575911658132136

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2013 Switzerland U18 6th53034
2013 Switzerland IH18 6th41232
2015 Switzerland WJC 9th62022
2016 SwitzerlandWJC9th63144
2017 Switzerland WC 6th81234
2018 Switzerland OG 10th43250
2022 SwitzerlandWC5th83584
Junior totals21931212
Senior totals2079168

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References

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  2. ↑ "Pettersson's record 7 points lead Zurich to big win". Champions Hockey League . 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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