Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Edepụtara na 5 ụkwụ, itoolu sentimita asatọ ogologo site na NHL Central Scouting, onye na-agbachitere Gary Suter e weere dị ka obere maka NHL ma ghara ịhọrọ ya na abụọ
1982 na 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Suter kwagara Mahadum Wisconsin ebe ndị na-enyocha Flames chọpụtara na ọ toro sentimita abụọ ma bụrụ onye ọkpụkpọ na-eduga maka otu ya. Calgary họpụtara ya na nhọrọ nke 9 ha na 1984. Ọ sonyeere ndị Flames na 1985/86 wee guzobe onwe ya ngwa ngwa dị ka onye na-agbachitere otu egwuregwu n'anya ndị nkuzi ya na ndị otu ya. Suter mechiri oge ahụ na ihe mgbaru ọsọ 18 na ihe 68 ma nye ya Calder Trophy dị ka onye nchịkọta kachasị elu nke NHL na mgbakwunye na aha ya na All-Rookie Team. Na mgbakwunye, Suter bụ naanị onye nnọchi anya Flames na 1986 All-Star Game. Ihe 68 Suter nwetara bụ nke abụọ kachasị elu site n'aka onye na-agbachitere rookie na akụkọ ntolite, n'azụ Larry Murphy nke 76.