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Gary Suter in the 1984 NHL Draft

Calgary Flames selected Gary Suter 180th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 9.

It was the ninth of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 1145, and only 6 have scored more points than his 844.

Overall pick
180
Round and pick
Round 9, pick 12
Drafting team
CGYCalgary Flames
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

Picks 177–183 in the 1984 draft

  1. 177Gord WhitakerRWIN
  2. 178Rex GrantGVAN
  3. 179Eric DemersLMTL
  4. 180Gary SuterD1145 GP · 844 PCGY
  5. 181Duane WahlinRMNS
  6. 182Ville KentalaLNYR
  7. 183Guy OuelletteCQUE

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1984 class

180th
of 250 players selected
62nd
of 87 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

The road to the NHL

Gary Suter made his NHL debut on October 11, 1985, 1 year and 124 days after the draft.

1145
Games
203
Goals
641
Assists
844
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Calgary Flames picks in the 1984 draft

  1. 12Gary RobertsL1224 GP · 910 PCGY
  2. 33Ken SabourinD74 GP · 10 PCGY
  3. 38Paul RanheimL1013 GP · 360 PCGY
  4. 75Peter RosolRCGY
  5. 96Joel PaunioLCGY
  6. 117Brett HullR1269 GP · 1391 PCGY
  7. 138Kevan MelroseDCGY
  8. 159Jiri HrdinaC250 GP · 130 PCGY
  9. 180Gary SuterD1145 GP · 844 PCGY
  10. 201Peter RuckaCCGY
  11. 222Stefan JonssonDCGY
  12. 243Rudolf SuchanekDCGY