Canucks Agree to Terms with Pius Suter on a Two-Year Contract

Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Pius Suter on a two-year contract worth an average annual value of $1.6 million.

"Bringing in Pius for the next couple of years really helps us strengthen our centre ice position," said Allvin. "Adding a player who has scored 43 goals the past three seasons will be a boost for us up front and he will also add to our penalty killing unit as well. His flexibility to be able to play down the middle or on the wing will give Toc more options when putting together his forward lines."

Suter, 27, appeared in 79 regular season games with the Detroit Red Wings last season, recording 24 points (14-10-24) and six penalty minutes. In 2022.23 he collected 39 hits, 37 blocked shots ranked fourth ranking fourth in faceoff percentage (46.8%) among Detroit players with at least 50 faceoffs taken.

In 216 career regular season NHL games split between Detroit and the Chicago Blackhawks, the 5'11", 179-pound forward has compiled 87 points (43-44-87) and 42 penalty minutes.

A native of Zurich, Switzerland, Suter previously played six seasons for ZSC Lions of the Swiss A League where he registered 173 points (83-90-173) in 216 regular season games and 16 points (8-8-16) in 28 playoff games. Prior to his Swiss A League career, Suter spent two seasons with the Guelph Storm (OHL), accumulating 96 points (52-44-96) in 127 regular season games and 13 points (9-4-13) in 29 playoff games.

Suter originally signed an entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks as an undrafted free agent.