Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokutamba mwaka wake wechiduku uye mukuru wechikoro chesekondari chehockey neCulver Military Academy, Suter akabatana neDubuke Fighting Saints purogiramu muUnited States Hockey League (USHL). Akaonekwa mumitambo gumi nemasere neFighting Saints mumwaka wa1981-82, achihwina zvibodzwa zvitatu nemapoinzi manomwe. Akanga akakodzera nokuda kwe
1982 NHL Entry Draft, asi yakanyorwa pamakumbo mashanu, masendimita mapfumbamwe pakureba neCentral Scouting Bureau, yakaonekwa sediki kwazvo kuNHL uye haina kunyorwa. Suter akazvisimbisa semumwe wevatambi vekutanga nyeredzi muUSHL's junior era, achivandudza kusvika pamapoinzi makumi matatu nemapfumbamwe mumitambo makumi mana nematanhatu muna 1982-83 uye achitungamira Dubuque kuenda kuhwina mukombe weClark Cup. Kaputeni wechikwata, akatungamirirawo Dubuque kunhangemutange yenyika yevaduku. Akapfuudzwa zvakare neNHL muna 1983 Draft, asi akagamuchira chikoro chakazara kuti atambe paYunivhesiti yeWisconsin <unk> Madison.