US Hockey Hall of Fame's Madison hat trick has shared ties: Bob Suter and the Capitols

TODD D. MILEWSKI
Sep 11, 2026
Sep 11, 2026 Updated Sep 18, 2026

Bob and Ryan Suter — Bob Suter, left, won an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and his son Ryan, then a Badgers freshman, won a World Junior Championship gold medal in 2004.
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TODD D. MILEWSKI

The reward to the winner was only a sports drink. The prize could have been absolutely nothing and the temperatures still would have risen.

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