Career profile Last roster: 2025-26 SJS
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Ryan Suter

D · USA
+ 7 other teams
Status
Retired this year
Career
2006–2026 (20 yrs)
Age
41 (41 in 2026)
Vitals
6'1" · 201 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Career Regular Season

20 seasons (2006–2026)
Games 1579 5th
Goals 171
Assists 777 8th
Points 948 32nd
+/- +141 48th
P/GP 0.60
SHT% 7.5
PiM 1287 37th

Trophy Case

Norris Norris
as Defenseman of the Year
2× 2012-13 FLA · 2013-14 FLA

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2006-07 NSH 80 6 33 39 0.49 +9 75 2 1 0 138 4.3% 135
2007-08 FLA 78 11 22 33 0.42 +4 54 1 2 0 125 8.8% 99
2008-09 FLA 82 5 35 40 0.49 +4 39 1 2 0 97 5.2% 49
2009-10 FLA 82 11 46 57 0.70 +5 110 3 8 0 145 7.6% 93
2010-11 FLA 82 10 45 55 0.67 +2 58 0 8 0 112 8.9% 50
2011-12 FLA 82 9 26 35 0.43 -11 182 3 6 0 169 5.3% 149
2012-13 FLA 79 13 65 78 0.99 +29 89 2 11 0 122 10.7% 76
2013-14 FLA 82 15 63 78 0.95 +12 95 4 8 0 132 11.4% 60
2014-15 FLA 73 6 51 57 0.78 +10 82 0 2 1 105 5.7% 83
2015-16 FLA 78 6 36 42 0.54 +4 87 2 5 0 81 7.4% 125
2016-17 EDM 82 20 62 82 1.00 -19 54 2 14 0 150 13.3% 111
2017-18 EDM 82 6 35 41 0.50 +10 38 0 1 0 119 5.0% 98
2018-19 EDM 81 11 48 59 0.73 +7 63 2 7 0 126 8.7% 100
2019-20 DET 69 3 37 40 0.58 -11 74 1 1 0 110 2.7% 130
2020-21 BUF 82 9 55 64 0.78 +14 28 0 6 0 112 8.0% 89
2021-22 BUF 79 7 35 42 0.53 +3 12 2 1 0 118 5.9% 24
2022-23 BUF 61 7 25 32 0.52 +14 10 1 2 1 97 7.2% 24
2023-24 BUF 82 10 27 37 0.45 +27 30 3 5 0 122 8.2% 109
2024-25 BUF / VGK / VAN 81 4 17 21 0.26 +23 41 1 1 0 66 6.1% 135
2025-26 SJS 82 2 14 16 0.20 +5 66 0 0 0 31 6.5% 108
CAREER 20 yrs 1579 171 777 948 0.60 +141 1287 30 91 2 -- 7.5% 1847
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2006-07 NSH 3 0 0 0 0.00 +1 4 0 0 0 5 0.0% 14
2007-08 FLA 11 5 1 6 0.55 +5 12 2 2 0 16 31.3% 12
2009-10 FLA 5 0 4 4 0.80 -1 5 0 0 0 7 0.0% 6
2010-11 FLA 5 0 2 2 0.40 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.0% 7
2011-12 FLA 5 1 1 2 0.40 0 8 0 1 0 15 6.7% 12
2012-13 FLA 4 0 3 3 0.75 +2 4 0 0 0 7 0.0% 2
2013-14 FLA 6 1 5 6 1.00 +4 9 0 1 0 5 20.0% 5
2014-15 FLA 5 0 4 4 0.80 -2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0% 1
2015-16 FLA 5 1 2 3 0.60 +1 13 0 1 0 4 25.0% 5
2016-17 EDM 6 2 4 6 1.00 +1 11 0 1 0 11 18.2% 7
2018-19 EDM 6 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0 0 0 9 0.0% 12
2020-21 BUF 7 0 4 4 0.57 0 4 0 0 0 10 0.0% 6
2021-22 BUF 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.0% 2
2022-23 BUF 7 0 2 2 0.29 -1 0 0 0 0 7 0.0% 12
2023-24 BUF 22 0 8 8 0.36 +4 14 0 0 0 32 0.0% 36
2024-25 VAN 17 2 2 4 0.24 -1 15 0 0 0 9 22.2% 31
2025-26 SJS 11 1 2 3 0.27 0 14 0 1 0 5 20.0% 12
CAREER 17 app. 130 13 45 58 0.45 +11 117 2 7 0 -- 7.8% 182
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2005-06 NSH 71 1 15 16 0.23 +7 66 0 0 2 1.2% 17:21
2006-07 NSH 82 8 16 24 0.29 +10 54 0 1 9 9.2% 20:09
2007-08 NSH 76 7 24 31 0.41 +3 71 1 1 11 5.1% 20:35
2008-09 NSH 82 7 38 45 0.55 -16 73 3 3 18 4.9% 24:16
2009-10 NSH 82 4 33 37 0.45 +4 48 1 2 17 3.2% 23:59
2010-11 NSH 70 4 35 39 0.56 +20 54 1 1 17 3.5% 25:12
2011-12 NSH 79 7 39 46 0.58 +15 30 1 3 25 5.2% 26:30
2012-13 MIN 48 4 28 32 0.67 +2 24 1 3 15 4.4% 27:17
2013-14 MIN 82 8 35 43 0.52 +15 34 0 3 17 5.3% 29:25
2014-15 MIN 77 2 36 38 0.49 +7 48 1 1 11 1.3% 29:04
2015-16 MIN 82 8 43 51 0.62 +10 30 2 3 21 4.3% 28:36
2016-17 MIN 82 9 31 40 0.49 +34 36 1 4 12 5.5% 26:55
2017-18 MIN 78 6 45 51 0.65 -1 34 2 1 23 4.0% 26:47
2018-19 MIN 82 7 40 47 0.57 -8 41 2 3 15 5.1% 26:42
2019-20 MIN 69 8 40 48 0.70 -6 12 2 2 18 7.2% 24:38
2020-21 MIN 56 3 16 19 0.34 +9 12 0 1 6 3.5% 22:11
2021-22 DAL 82 7 25 32 0.39 +1 40 0 4 13 5.9% 23:39
2022-23 DAL 82 3 22 25 0.30 0 26 1 0 4 3.3% 20:23
2023-24 DAL 82 2 15 17 0.21 +14 28 1 0 0 2.0% 18:56
2024-25 STL 82 2 13 15 0.18 +7 24 0 0 0 3.2% 19:28
Career NHL 1526 107 589 696 0.46 +127 785 20 36 254 4.4% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2006-07 21 D NSH - - 76 70 66 82 81 - - 68 60 76 - 30 30 74
2007-08 22 D FLA - - 74 73 66 86 81 - - 64 61 77 - 46 41 74
2008-09 23 D FLA 61 70 75 76 73 - 83 66 25 78 67 74 - 67 70 -
2009-10 24 D FLA 71 42 76 81 72 - 95 83 40 84 71 75 - 69 72 73
2010-11 25 D FLA 64 42 76 83 72 - 95 80 40 82 67 76 - 73 76 73
2011-12 26 D FLA 68 42 70 81 72 89 85 78 40 84 65 82 65 64 76 75
2012-13 27 D FLA 55 36 79 72 72 98 95 70 30 71 54 88 65 66 70 73
2013-14 28 D FLA 56 36 80 76 72 98 98 69 30 73 55 88 62 68 71 74
2014-15 29 D FLA 58 37 83 72 72 98 98 62 30 67 55 89 57 70 71 73
2015-16 30 D FLA 60 38 81 71 72 98 94 57 30 67 49 86 54 72 72 71
2016-17 31 D EDM 71 43 88 90 74 97 97 93 25 77 53 81 25 81 85 78
2017-18 32 D EDM 73 43 86 87 74 97 99 81 25 69 51 82 25 83 87 76
2018-19 33 D EDM 75 44 86 85 74 97 97 88 25 79 49 90 25 85 89 79
2019-20 34 D DET 75 54 85 85 75 98 97 85 25 74 50 80 25 86 90 77
2020-21 35 D BUF 69 43 94 85 75 91 93 83 25 78 53 84 25 88 92 77
2021-22 36 D BUF 69 43 92 85 75 85 93 79 25 63 48 79 25 89 93 74
2022-23 37 D BUF 67 43 85 81 75 89 95 78 25 64 50 80 25 92 97 74
2023-24 38 D BUF 75 44 89 81 76 80 99 73 25 61 48 80 25 94 99 74
2024-25 39 D VAN 75 44 89 80 76 76 99 63 25 53 47 81 25 96 99 73
2025-26 40 D SJS 65 42 90 75 74 78 99 61 25 52 47 85 25 99 99 72
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2006-07 21 D NSH - - 76 70 66 82 81 - - 68 60 76 - 30 30 74
2007-08 22 D FLA - - −2 +3 · +4 · - - −4 +1 +1 - +16 +11 ·
2008-09 23 D FLA 61 70 +1 +3 +7 - +2 66 25 +14 +6 −3 - +21 +29 -
2009-10 24 D FLA +10 −28 +1 +5 −1 - +12 +17 +15 +6 +4 +1 - +2 +2 73
2010-11 25 D FLA −7 · · +2 · - · −3 · −2 −4 +1 - +4 +4 ·
2011-12 26 D FLA +4 · −6 −2 · 89 −10 −2 · +2 −2 +6 65 −9 · +2
2012-13 27 D FLA −13 −6 +9 −9 · +9 +10 −8 −10 −13 −11 +6 · +2 −6 −2
2013-14 28 D FLA +1 · +1 +4 · · +3 −1 · +2 +1 · −3 +2 +1 +1
2014-15 29 D FLA +2 +1 +3 −4 · · · −7 · −6 · +1 −5 +2 · −1
2015-16 30 D FLA +2 +1 −2 −1 · · −4 −5 · · −6 −3 −3 +2 +1 −2
2016-17 31 D EDM +11 +5 +7 +19 +2 −1 +3 +36 −5 +10 +4 −5 −29 +9 +13 +7
2017-18 32 D EDM +2 · −2 −3 · · +2 −12 · −8 −2 +1 · +2 +2 −2
2018-19 33 D EDM +2 +1 · −2 · · −2 +7 · +10 −2 +8 · +2 +2 +3
2019-20 34 D DET · +10 −1 · +1 +1 · −3 · −5 +1 −10 · +1 +1 −2
2020-21 35 D BUF −6 −11 +9 · · −7 −4 −2 · +4 +3 +4 · +2 +2 ·
2021-22 36 D BUF · · −2 · · −6 · −4 · −15 −5 −5 · +1 +1 −3
2022-23 37 D BUF −2 · −7 −4 · +4 +2 −1 · +1 +2 +1 · +3 +4 ·
2023-24 38 D BUF +8 +1 +4 · +1 −9 +4 −5 · −3 −2 · · +2 +2 ·
2024-25 39 D VAN · · · −1 · −4 · −10 · −8 −1 +1 · +2 · −1
2025-26 40 D SJS −10 −2 +1 −5 −2 +2 · −2 · −1 · +4 · +3 · −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2006-07 NSH $850,000 3 yr 2.2% 21 ELC Rookie
2009-10 FLA $4,450,000 5 yr 7.8% 24 RFA
2014-15 FLA $10,000,000 5 yr 14.5% 29 UFA
2019-20 DET $9,625,000 3 yr 11.8% 34 UFA
2022-23 BUF $4,250,000 3 yr 5.2% 37 UFA
2025-26 SJS $4,000,000 1 yr 4.2% 40 UFA
2007-08
Oct 7 2007
2007-08
to PANTHERS
to PREDATORS
2016-17
Oct 5 2016
2016-17
2019-20
Jul 16 2019
2019-20
to RED WINGS
  • Ryan Suter 77
2020-21
Oct 10 2020
2020-21
to SABRES
  • Ryan Suter 77
2024-25
Mar 11 2025
2024-25
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
to SABRES
Mar 16 2025
2024-25
to CANUCKS
  • Ryan Suter 73
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS

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