Pius Suter will start his 2020-21 season in Switzerland with Grasshopper Club Küsnacht (GCK) Lions in National League B, the country’s second division, after the Blackhawks loaned him to the club Tuesday.
The 24-year-old forward signed a one-year, $925,000 contract with the Blackhawks on July 16, after a career season with ZSC Lions in National League A, Switzerland’s top division. He scored a league-high 30 goals and 53 points to be named NLA MVP.
The GCK Lions are the NLB affiliate for the ZSC Lions.
Suter scored 21 points (12 goals, nine assists) in 33 games for GCK Lions’ under-20 team during the 2012-13 season before he moved to North America to play for the Guelph Storm in the Ontario Hockey League for two seasons.