Darryl Sutter
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Darryl John Sutter is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach, and former general manager of the Calgary Flames
in the National Hockey League
. He is one of seven Sutter brothers
, six of whom made the NHL (Brent
, Brian
, Darryl, Duane
, Rich
and Ron
); all but Rich and Gary (the seventh Sutter brother) worked alongside Darryl in some capacity with the Flames. Sutter was also the Flames' head coach before resigning that position. Sutter has also coached for the San Jose Sharks
and the Chicago Blackhawks
, the team with which he spent his entire NHL playing career.
As a player, Sutter spent five years in the minor leagues, including a year in Japan, where he was rookie of the year. He stands 5 foot 11 inches and his playing weight was 176 pounds. Sutter was drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks
in 1978 in the 11th round as the 179th pick overall. In his NHL career as a player, he suited up only for the Blackhawks and scored 279 points (161+118) in 406 career regular season games, plus 43 points (24+19) in 51 playoffs games. He was a well-respected, hard working left winger but was never an All-Star and never won the Stanley Cup
. His last season as a player was in 1986–87.
Sutter was the head coach of the San Jose Sharks
from 1997 until he was fired on December 1, 2002.
On July 12, 2006, Sutter stepped down as the Flames head coach. He has said that he found it difficult to handle the jobs of both head coach and GM of the Flames. Sutter compiled a 107–73–26 record in two-plus seasons behind the Calgary bench, joining the Flames after head coaching stints in Chicago and San Jose. The Flames promoted Jim Playfair
as Sutter's replacement, but after a first-round loss to the Detroit Red Wings in 2006–07, Sutter hired Mike Keenan
as head coach, with Playfair stepping back into an associate coaching role. Keenan was fired a month after the Flames were eliminated from the 2008–09
NHL playoffs at the hands of the Blackhawks. Brent Sutter
, former coach of the New Jersey Devils
, was selected as the new Flames coach in June 2009.
On December 28, 2010, Sutter resigned as the General Manager of the Calgary Flames.
Sutter is the father of Carolina Hurricanes
prospect Brett Sutter
.
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He is one of seven Sutter brothers
Sutter family
The Sutter family, originally from Viking, Alberta, Canada, is one of the most famous families in the National Hockey League . Six brothers: Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich, and Ron, reached the NHL in the 1970s and 80s. Four brothers, Brian, Duane, Darryl, and Brent have gone on to become...
, six of whom made the NHL (Brent
Brent Sutter
Brent Colin Sutter is a retired National Hockey League player and current head coach of the Calgary Flames. Selected by the New York Islanders 17th overall at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Sutter played over 1,000 games for the Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks during his 18-year career. He won the...
, Brian
Brian Sutter
Brian Louis Allen Sutter is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward and former head coach in the National Hockey League . Brian is the second oldest of the famous Sutter brothers, six of whom have played in the NHL, and is the only one to have his number retired by an NHL team.-Player: Sutter was...
, Darryl, Duane
Duane Sutter
Duane Calvin Sutter is a Canadian former forward player and former head coach in the National Hockey League. He is one of the famed six Sutter brothers to play in the NHL. As of August 22, 2011, he is a pro scout for the Edmonton Oilers....
, Rich
Rich Sutter
Richard G. Sutter is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is part of the...
and Ron
Ron Sutter
Ronald Sutter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He is the brother of Brian, Brent, Darryl, Duane and Rich Sutter all of whom went to the NHL...
); all but Rich and Gary (the seventh Sutter brother) worked alongside Darryl in some capacity with the Flames. Sutter was also the Flames' head coach before resigning that position. Sutter has also coached for the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
and the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
, the team with which he spent his entire NHL playing career.
As a player, Sutter spent five years in the minor leagues, including a year in Japan, where he was rookie of the year. He stands 5 foot 11 inches and his playing weight was 176 pounds. Sutter was drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
in 1978 in the 11th round as the 179th pick overall. In his NHL career as a player, he suited up only for the Blackhawks and scored 279 points (161+118) in 406 career regular season games, plus 43 points (24+19) in 51 playoffs games. He was a well-respected, hard working left winger but was never an All-Star and never won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
. His last season as a player was in 1986–87.
Sutter was the head coach of the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
from 1997 until he was fired on December 1, 2002.
On July 12, 2006, Sutter stepped down as the Flames head coach. He has said that he found it difficult to handle the jobs of both head coach and GM of the Flames. Sutter compiled a 107–73–26 record in two-plus seasons behind the Calgary bench, joining the Flames after head coaching stints in Chicago and San Jose. The Flames promoted Jim Playfair
Jim Playfair
James Playfair is the associate coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. He is a former NHL ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Calgary Flames.-Playing career:...
as Sutter's replacement, but after a first-round loss to the Detroit Red Wings in 2006–07, Sutter hired Mike Keenan
Mike Keenan
Michael Edward Keenan is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Calgary Flames, and former General Manager of the Florida Panthers. He is currently working as an analyst for the New York Rangers on MSG Network.Keenan was a player for the St...
as head coach, with Playfair stepping back into an associate coaching role. Keenan was fired a month after the Flames were eliminated from the 2008–09
2008–09 NHL season
The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the...
NHL playoffs at the hands of the Blackhawks. Brent Sutter
Brent Sutter
Brent Colin Sutter is a retired National Hockey League player and current head coach of the Calgary Flames. Selected by the New York Islanders 17th overall at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Sutter played over 1,000 games for the Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks during his 18-year career. He won the...
, former coach of the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, was selected as the new Flames coach in June 2009.
On December 28, 2010, Sutter resigned as the General Manager of the Calgary Flames.
Sutter is the father of Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
prospect Brett Sutter
Brett Sutter
Brett Darryl Sutter is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. Sutter was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 6th round, 179th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Red Deer Rustlers Red Deer Rustlers The Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971... |
AJHL | 60 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | 60 | 43 | 93 | 136 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Lethbridge Broncos Lethbridge Broncos The Lethbridge Broncos were a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League from 1974 until 1986. They played at the Lethbridge Sportsplex.-Season-by-season record:... |
WCHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 1976–77 | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | 56 | 55 | 78 | 133 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Lethbridge Broncos | WCHL | 68 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 119 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 1978–79 AHL season The 1978–79 AHL season was the 43rd season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the Ken McKenzie Award, for the most outstanding marketing executive, showing its commitment to marketing and public relations.... |
New Brunswick Hawks New Brunswick Hawks The New Brunswick Hawks were a professional ice hockey team based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Home games were played at the Moncton Coliseum. They were a member of the American Hockey League between 1978 and 1982. The Hawks operated as a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Black Hawks and the... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Flint Generals Flint Generals The Flint Generals were a professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.They were a member of the International Hockey League and played their home games at Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan.... |
IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 1979–80 AHL season The 1979–80 AHL season was the 44th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to play 80 games each. The New Haven Nighthawks finished first overall in the regular season... |
New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 69 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 69 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 40 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 59 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 49 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 50 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 44 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 406 | 161 | 118 | 279 | 288 | 51 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 26 | ||||
Coaching record
| Team | |Regular season | CHI Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
1992–93 | 84 | 47 | 25 | 12 | — | 106 | 1st in Norris Norris Division The NHL's Norris Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Prince of Wales Conference. The division moved to the Clarence Campbell Conference in 1981, with the Detroit Red Wings being the only member to remain from the previous season. The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. The... |
Lost in first round |
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| CHI | 1993–94 | 84 | 39 | 36 | 9 | — | 87 | 5th in Central Central Division (NHL) The NHL's Central Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Western Conference in a league realignment, the predecessor of which was the Norris Division.The Central Division consists of the Western Conference's easternmost teams.-Current lineup:... |
Lost in first round | ||
| CHI | 1994–95 | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | — | 53 | 3rd in Central | Lost in third round | ||
| SJ San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
1997–98 | 82 | 34 | 38 | 11 | — | 78 | 4th in Pacific Pacific Division (NHL) The National Hockey League's Pacific Division is one of three divisions that make up the Western Conference. It was formed in 1993 as part of a league realignment... |
Lost in first round | ||
| SJ | 1998–99 | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18 | — | 80 | 4th in Pacific | Lost in first round | ||
| SJ | 1999–2000 | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 4th in Pacific | Lost in second round | ||
| SJ | 2000–01 | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 95 | 2nd in Pacific | Lost in first round | ||
| SJ | 2001–02 | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 99 | 1st in Pacific | Lost in second round | ||
| SJ | 2002–03 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | (73) | 5th in Pacific | (Fired) | ||
| CGY Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the... |
2002–03 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 1 | (75) | 5th in Northwest Northwest Division (NHL) The NHL's Northwest Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Western Conference due to expansion. Like the Pacific Division, the Northwest Division is also a descendant of the former Smythe Division, as three of its Canadian teams played in that division from 1981–1993... |
Missed playoffs | ||
| CGY | 2003–04 | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 94 | 3rd in Northwest | Lost in Stanley Cup Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug... final |
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| CGY | 2005–06 | 82 | 46 | 25 | |||||||
| 11 | 103 | 1st in Northwest | Lost in first round | ||||||||
| Total | 860 | 409 | 320 | 101 | 30 | ||||||
IHL coaching record
| Team | |Regular season | SAG Saginaw Hawks The Saginaw Hawks competed in the International Hockey League from 1987–89. Prominent former Saginaw Hawks include goalie Eddie Belfour. The team was formerly known as the Saginaw Generals from 1985–87.... |
1988–89 | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | 2nd in East | Lost in first round |
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| IND Indianapolis Ice The Indianapolis Ice is the name of a former hockey team in Indianapolis, Indiana, that played in the International Hockey League from 1988–99 and in the Central Hockey League from 1999–2004. Their original home arena was the Indiana State Fairgrounds Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds... |
1989–90 | 82 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 114 | 1st in West | Won Turner Cup Turner Cup The Turner Cup is the championship trophy of the International Hockey League. The Cup is named for Joe Turner, a goaltender from Windsor, Ontario. Turner became professional with the Detroit Red Wings organization, and played one season with the Indianapolis Capitals in the American Hockey League... |
See also
- Captain (ice hockey)Captain (ice hockey)In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
- List of NHL head coaches
- Notable families in the NHL