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Bob Suter, member of 'Miracle on Ice' team, dies at 57

By NHL.com, 09/10/14, 7:45PM CDT

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Hockey loses 'a great friend and ambassador'

COVER PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES (BRUCE BENNETT)

Bob Suter, a member of the 1980 U.S. "Miracle on Ice" team and father of Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter, died Tuesday. He was 57.

"The sudden loss of my father has been difficult for myself and our family -- my dad was my hero and he taught me about life, hockey and what was truly important -- family," Ryan Suter said in a statement released by the Wild pn Wednesday. "He will be missed greatly and his legacy and spirit will be with us every day. He lived with the motto, 'It’s all about the kids' and forever he will be remembered by this.

"My family and I also want to say thank you for the tremendous outpouring of support we have received from the hockey community around the world. It means a lot to us to know how much he was loved and will be missed."

The cause of death was not given.