Steve Tuttle
Canadian ice hockey player
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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 |
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 | 1986–1998 | ||
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 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 80 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 32 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 42 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 45 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 53 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 42 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 71 | 43 | 46 | 89 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 51 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 22 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 78 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 38 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 81 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 71 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 37 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 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] |
