Steve Tuttle
Age: 58
Steve Walter Tuttle (born January 5, 1966) is a retired Canadian hockey right wing 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. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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.
He was also a standout player at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, being named All-American his senior season. He is now an auditor in Seattle, WA.
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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All-WCHA Second Team | 1987-88 | |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1987-88 | |
WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1988 |