Steve Tuttle

Steve Walter Tuttle (born January 5, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for parts of three seasons (1988–1991) for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, scoring a total of 28 goals in his career. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, spending time with their International Hockey League affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. In 1993, without playing a single game for the Lightning, he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques, playing for their IHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He retired after the 1997–98 season.

Steve Tuttle
Born (1966-01-05) January 5, 1966
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft 113th overall, 1984
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19861998

Tuttle is most commonly remembered for being the player whose skate accidentally slashed the throat of Clint Malarchuk during a 1989 game against the Buffalo Sabres.[1]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Richmond Sockeyes BCJHL 4646348022
1984–85 University of Wisconsin NCAA 283470
1985–86 University of Wisconsin NCAA 32210122
1986–87 University of Wisconsin NCAA 4231215214
1987–88 University of Wisconsin NCAA 4527396618
1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 531312256 61230
1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 711210224 50112
1990–91 St. Louis Blues NHL 203692 60330
1990–91 Peoria Rivermen IHL 422432568
1991–92 Peoria Rivermen IHL 7143468922 1048124
1992–93 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 5127346112 40222
1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 221117282
1993–94 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 7827447134 40224
1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 3814132714
1994–95 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 213148
1995–96 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 8132356736 51230
1996–97 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 7125194420 31122
1997–98 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 37761326 103472
NHL totals 144 28 28 56 12 17 1 6 7 2
IHL totals 490 202 230 432 180 36 9 19 28 14

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1987–88 [2]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1987–88 [3]
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1988 [4]

References

  1. Conner, F. (2002). Hockey's Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of Wicked Slapshots, Bruising Goons and Ice Oddities. Potomac Books Incorporated. ISBN 9781574883640.
  2. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  4. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.


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