Steve Walter Tuttle (born January 5, 1966) is a

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former professional ice hockey forward who played for parts of three seasons (1988–1991) for the

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of the

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, scoring a total of 28 goals in his career. He was traded to the

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, spending time with their International Hockey League affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. In 1993, without playing a single game for the Lightning, he was traded to the

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, playing for their IHL affiliate, the

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. He retired after the 1997–98 season. Tuttle is most commonly remembered for being the player whose skate accidentally slashed the throat of Clint Malarchuk during a 1989 game against the

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* 1966 births Living people Canadian ice hockey right wingers Halifax Citadels players Milwaukee Admirals players Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Richmond Sockeyes players St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey people from Vancouver Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{canada-icehockey-winger-1960s-stub