Ryan Suter

20 Ryan Suter Ryan Suter (Number 20) is one of the main defenceman of the Minnesota Wild and also one of the Alternate Captains. He was born on January 21, 1985 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

Culver Military Academy
Suter played for the Madison Capitols then played for the Culver Military Academy.

U.S. NTDP
After the 2000-01 season with the Culver Military Academy, Suter went to play in the USA Hockey's National Development Team (NTDP) for the 2001-02 season. He first played the NTDP U17 club and then joined the U18 club until the 2003-04 season. Suter was then drafted in the NHL by the Nashville Predators.

Wisconsin Badgers
In the 2003-04 season, Suter played for the Wisconsin Badgers in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in the NCAA Division I before joining the American Hockey League (AHL).

Milwaukee Admirals
After only playing one season with the Badgers, Suter played for the Nashville Predators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.

Nashville Predators
In the 2005-06 season, Suter made his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators. He played for the Predators until the 2012-13 season.

Minnesota Wild
On July 4, 2012, both Suter and Zach Parise joined the Minnesota Wild and became alternate captains for the team at the same time. Suter scored his first NHL hat-trick on January 4, 2014 against the Washington Capitals.

Dallas Stars
On July 28, 2021, Suter signed with the Dallas Stars.