Darryl Sutter

Darryl Sutter
Born	(1958-08-19) August 19, 1958 Viking, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Left wing
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 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) currently work under 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.

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.

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

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	11	—	78	4th in Pacific	Lost in first round
SJ	1998–99	82	31	33	18	—	80	4th in Pacific	Lost in first round
SJ	1999–00	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	2002–03	46	19	18	8	1	(75)	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
Total		860	409	320	101	30

IHL 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

References

1. Sutter Steps Down As Flames Head Coach- MercuryNews.com

External links

• Darryl Sutter career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database