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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Sutter
Selected in first round
No.
4 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
December 2, 1963
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Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lethbridge (WHL)
Birthplace:
Viking, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Viking, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
60 | 12 |
33 | 45 |
44 | | 1980-81 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
72 | 13 |
32 | 45 |
152 | | 1981-82 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
59 | 38 |
44 | 92 |
207 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Cup: 1980 (Red Deer)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 9 overall prospect and No. 6 WHL prospect for 1982 NHL draft. ... Played
on line with Rich Sutter and Troy Loney for Lethbridge (WHL) in 1981-82. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with broken ankle, an injury suffered during Lethbridge's Nov. 27, 1981, game vs. Medicine Hat.
... Attended Winston Churchill High School in Lethbridge, Alberta. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 28, 1982 (Philadelphia at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 14 (Philadelphia); 22 (St. Louis); 22
(Quebec); 14 (N.Y. Islanders); 10 (Boston); 12 (San Jose); 20 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status:
Retired September 12, 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-2001 |
Phil., St. Louis, Que.,
NYI, Bos., S.J., Calg. | 1,093 |
205 | 329 |
534 | 1,352 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1984-2000 |
PHI, STL, BOS, SJ | 104 |
8 | 32 |
40 | 193 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985, 1987 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Class Guy Award (Media Vote): 1988-89
Philadelphia
Captain: Dec. 15, 1989, until Sept. 22, 1991
Philadelphia Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1984 (22)
Scouting Career: Named Calgary pro scout (Western region) on Sept.
12, 2001, and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Was highest-drafted player (No. 4 overall) of the six
Sutter brothers who played in NHL. ... Joined brother Rich as the first set
of twins selected in the same NHL draft and the first selected in the same
first round. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with bruised ribs, an injury
suffered in March 1985. ... Scored 5,000th goal in Philadelphia Flyers
franchise history on March 16, 1985, in Toronto. ... Missed start of 1985-86
season with pulled hip flexor, an injury suffered during Philadelphia's
training camp in September 1985. ... Was runner-up to Troy Murray in voting
for 1985-86 Selke Trophy. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season and start
of 1987 playoffs with stress fracture in lower back. He had initially
suffered the injury during warm-ups before Philadelphia's Dec. 30, 1986,
game at Los Angeles. He continued to play until he re-aggravated the injury
during Philadelphia's Jan. 10, 1987, game at Boston. ... Missed part of
1987-88 season with torn rib cartilage, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's March 6, 1988, game at New Jersey.
... Missed part of 1988-89 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered when
he was cross-checked by James Patrick during Philadelphia's Oct. 29, 1988,
game vs. N.Y. Rangers. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's Dec.
15, 1988, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with pulled
groin, an injury suffered in March 1989. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season
with strained ligament in right knee, an injury suffered during St. Louis'
Feb. 1, 1992, game at Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until St.
Louis' Feb. 25, 1992, game at Hartford. ... Missed start of 1992-93 season
with abdominal pull, suffered during St. Louis' training camp in September
1992. He did not make1992-93 season debut until St. Louis' Nov. 16, 1992,
game at Toronto. ... Missed remainder of 1992-93 season and entire 1993
playoffs with separated shoulder, suffered during St. Louis' March 30, 1983,
game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed start of 1993-94 season while recovering from
abdominal surgery, performed during summer of 1993. He did not make his
1993-94 season debut until St. Louis' Oct. 30, 1993, game at Boston. ...
Missed part of 1993-94 season with sore neck, suffered during St. Louis'
Nov. 16, 1993, game at Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1995 season with
sprained right knee, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Feb. 7, 1995,
game at Tampa Bay. He did not return to action until N.Y. Islanders' March
23, 1995, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Signed with Boston as a Group III unrestricted free agent
on March 9, 1996. ... Signed with San Jose as a Group III unrestricted free
agent on Oct. 12, 1996. ... Named San Jose Player of Month for March 1997.
... Missed parts of 1997-98 season with strained groin, an injury suffered
in San Jose's Nov. 8, 1997, game vs. Tampa Bay, and with re-aggravation of
groin injury, suffered during San Jose's Dec. 1, 1997, game at Calgary. ...
Missed parts of 1998-99 season with back injury, suffered during San Jose's
Nov. 7, 1998, game vs. St. Louis, and with eye injury, suffered in San
Jose's Feb. 15, 1999, game at Florida. ... Nominated by San Jose for 1998-99
King Clancy Trophy. ... Played his 1,000th NHL game for San Jose on Oct. 16,
1999, at Washington. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with the flu,
contracted in November 1999. ... Attended San Jose's 2000 training camp, but
failed to make roster as Sharks chose not to pick up his option for 2000-01
season. He continued to train in San Jose as he looked to join another team
and finally signed with Calgary as Group III unrestricted free agent on Feb.
16, 2001. ... Was last of the six Sutter brothers to play in an NHL game,
playing his final game for Calgary at Chicago on April 4, 2001. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Lethbridge (WHL); Phoenix (IHL)
World Championships: 1990 (fourth
place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Alberta Sports Hall of
Fame Achievement Award: 2000
Lethbridge Captain: 1982-83
WHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1983 (Lethbridge) (41 points)
WHL
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1983 (Lethbridge) (22 goals)
WHL Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1983 (Lethbridge) (19 assists)
Miscellaneous: Did not play in
minor leagues until 1995, when he began 1995-96 season with Phoenix (IHL)
after failing to sign with an NHL team as unrestricted free agent during
summer of 1995. He did not return to NHL until he signed with Boston in
March 1996. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days,
including his work on Sutter Brothers' Charity Foundation in Alberta, as
well as his role in organizing San Jose's Christmas "Toys or Tickets for
Guns" drive in which fans could turn in weapons for toys or Sharks tickets.
Lived in Whitefish, Montana, during off-seasons of his latter playing days
and also taught hockey school in Montana. ... Became full-time director of
Sutter Ice hockey school in Coaldale, Alberta, after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Ronald
Sutter. ... Younger brother of former NHL players Brian Sutter, Darryl
Sutter, Duane Sutter and Brent Sutter. ... Twin brother of former NHL player
Rich Sutter. Ron was a few minutes younger than Rich. ... Uncle of junior player Brett Sutter. ... Uncle of
minor-leaguer Shaun Sutter. ... Descended from same ancestry as Gen. John A.
Sutter, the man whose discovery of gold in California led to the famous 1848
gold rush. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Philadelphia traded Sutter and Murray Baron to St. Louis in exchange for Dan
Quinn and Rod Brind'Amour on September 22, 1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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