Darryl Sutter

Darryl Sutter
Born	(1958-08-19) August 19, 1958 Viking, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New Brunswick Hawks Chicago Black Hawks
NHL Draft	179th overall, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1979–1987

Darryl John Sutter (born August 19, 1958) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward and currently head coach of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. 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 Calgary Flames. Sutter has also coached for the San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks, the team with which he spent his entire NHL playing career.

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 as a player. His last season as a player was in 1986–87.

Coaching career

Sutter began his coaching career in the International Hockey League, where he coached the Saginaw Hawks and led the Indianapolis Ice to the Turner Cup.

He was the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks for three seasons and also served as Chicago’s assistant coach in 1987-88 and as associate coach from 1990-92. He led Chicago to a first-place finish in the Norris Division -- and the best record in the Campbell Conference -- in 1992-93 with a 47-25-12 record (106 points), only to be swept in the opening round by their rivals the St. Louis Blues. In the lockout shortened 1994-95 season he led Chicago to the Western Conference Finals.

Sutter was the head coach of the San Jose Sharks for parts of six seasons (1997-98 through the start of the 2002-03 season). He was relieved of his duties with the Sharks on December 1, 2002.

Sutter was hired as head coach by the Calgary Flames, December 28, 2002. After the 2003–04 season, he took over as general manager of the Flames, in addition to his duties as head coach.

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.

On December 17, 2011, the Kings hired Sutter mid-season as head coach, after the dismissal of his predecessor Terry Murray. His first game with the Kings was a December 22, 2011, shootout victory over rival Anaheim Ducks. Sutter led the Kings to a 25-13-11 mark in 49 games, finished third in the Pacific Division, and entered the playoffs as the 8th seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they beat the 1st seed Vancouver Canucks, 2nd seed St. Louis Blues, and 3rd seed Phoenix Coyotes to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, the only team to accomplish that feat in the 119 year history of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Kings went on to defeat the New Jersey Devils, 4 games to 2 to give LA their first Stanley Cup in the 45 year history of the franchise. The Kings set several records during the playoffs winning 10 straight games on the road, and being the first team to go 3-0 in each of their playoff series.

Personal life

Sutter is the father of Charlotte Checkers captain Brett Sutter. He and his wife, Wanda have two other children.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Red Deer Rustlers	AJHL		60	16	20	36	43		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Red Deer Rustlers	AJHL		60	43	93	136	82		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Lethbridge Broncos	WCHL		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	New Brunswick Hawks	AHL		19	7	6	13	6		5	1	2	3	0
1978–79	Flint Generals	IHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	1	1	0
1979–80	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

Head coaching record

NHL coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
CHI	1992–93	84	47	25	12	—	106	1st in Norris	Lost in first round
CHI	1993–94	84	39	36	9	—	87	5th in Central	Lost in first round
CHI	1994–95	48	24	19	5	—	53	3rd in Central	Lost in third round
SJ	1997–98	82	34	38	10	—	78	4th in Pacific	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	21	5th in Pacific	Fired after 24 games
CGY	2002–03	46	19	18	8	1	47	5th in Northwest	Missed playoffs
CGY	2003–04	82	42	30	7	3	94	3rd in Northwest	Lost in Stanley Cup final
CGY	2005–06	82	46	25	-	11	103	1st in Northwest	Lost in first round
LA	2011–12	49	25	13	-	11	95	3rd in Pacific	Won Stanley Cup
Totals		909	434	333	101	41	1010

Minor league coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
SAG	1988–89	82	46	26	10	102	2nd in East	Lost in first round
IND	1989–90	82	53	21	8	114	1st in West	Won Turner Cup

See also

• Captain (ice hockey)
• List of NHL head coaches
• Notable families in the NHL

External links

• Darryl Sutter's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Terry Ruskowski	Chicago Black Hawks/Blackhawks captain 1982–87 Bob Murray, 1985–86	Succeeded by Denis Savard
Preceded by Mike Keenan	Head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks 1992–95	Succeeded by Craig Hartsburg
Preceded by Al Sims	Head coach of the San Jose Sharks 1997–2002	Succeeded by Cap Raeder
Preceded by Al MacNeil	Head coach of the Calgary Flames 2003–06	Succeeded by Jim Playfair
Preceded by Craig Button	General Manager of the Calgary Flames 2003-10	Succeeded by Jay Feaster
Preceded by John Stevens (interim)	Head coach of the Los Angeles Kings 2011–present	Incumbent