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Brent Sutter
Selected in first round
No.
17 overall by New York Islanders
Born June 10,
1962
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Red Deer (AJHL)
Birthplace: Viking, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Viking, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
60 | 12 |
18 | 30 |
33 | | 1978-79 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
60 | 42 |
42 | 84 |
79 | | 1979-80 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
59 | 70 |
101 | 171 |
131 | | |
Lethbridge | WHL |
5 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
2 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Cup:
1980 (Red Deer)
Centennial Cup MVP: 1980 (Red Deer)
AJHL MVP: 1979-80 (Red Deer)
Red Deer Captain: 1979-80
AJHL Points Leader: 1979-80 (Red Deer) (171)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 25 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 25, 1981 (N.Y. Islanders at
Calgary)
Numbers: 21 (N.Y. Islanders); 12
(Chicago)
Stanley Cup: 1982, 1983.
Playing Status: Retired April 18, 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-1998 |
N.Y. Islanders, Chicago |
1,111 | 363 |
466 | 829 |
1,054 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1997 |
N.Y. Islanders, Chicago | 144 |
30 | 44 |
74 | 164 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1985 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1984 (N.Y. Islanders), 1992 (Chicago)
N.Y. Islanders SportsChannel MVP: 1984-85
N.Y. Islanders Newsday Islander of Year: 1984-85
N.Y. Islanders Nystrom Award (Dedication: 1990-91
(first winner)
N.Y. Islanders Good Guy Award
(Media Vote): 1988-89
N.Y. Islanders Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader): 1986-87 (plus-23)
N.Y. Islanders Captain: Oct. 8, 1987, until Oct. 25, 1991
Chicago Records: Fastest goal from the start of a game (8 seconds at
Vancouver on Feb. 5, 1995)
100-Point Seasons: 1984-85 (N.Y. Islanders) (102)
N.Y. Islanders Assists Leader: 1984-85 (60)
N.Y. Islanders PIM
Leader: 1981-82 (114), 1982-83 (128)
N.Y. Islanders Playoffs Points
Leader: 1990 (5, tie)
N.Y. Islanders Playoffs Assists Leader:
1984 (10, tie)
1980-81: Played three regular-season games for N.Y. Islanders team that
went on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team in playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Played on line with Clark Gillies and Duane Sutter for N.Y.
Islanders in 1981-82. ... Played on line with Duane Sutter and Bob Bourne for
N.Y. Islanders during 1983 playoffs. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with
damaged tendon and infection in right hand, an injury suffered in fight with
Guy Carbonneau during N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 12, 1984, game vs. Montreal. The
infection led to surgery, and he did not return to action until Feb. 11, 1984.
... Missed part of 1984 playoffs with bruised knee. ... Missed part of 1984-85
season with separated right shoulder, an injury suffered in March 1985. ... Played
on "Canada Cup Line" with Mike Bossy and John Tonelli for N.Y. Islanders in
1984-85. The line set a N.Y. Islanders record with 19 points vs. Los Angeles
on Oct. 20, 1984. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with severely bruised
left shoulder, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Oct. 19, 1985, game
vs. N.Y. Rangers, and with re-aggravation of bruised left shoulder, an injury
suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Dec. 21, 1985, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ...
Missed remainder of 1986-87 season and start of 1987 playoffs with strained
abductor muscle in right leg, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' March
13, 1987, game at New Jersey. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with
non-displaced fracture of right thumb, an injury suffered in December 1987.
... Became only second player in NHL history (Harvey "Busher" Jackson was first in
1943) to score shorthanded goal in overtime of a Stanley Cup playoff game when
he achieved feat at 15:07 of OT in Game 4 of N.Y. Islanders' first-round
series at New Jersey on April 10, 1988. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season
with severely lacerated right leg (just above ankle), an injury suffered when
he was cut by a skate during N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 19, 1990, game at Winnipeg,
and with infection that developed in right leg after the stitches were removed
on Jan. 28, 1990. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with abdomen injury,
suffered during Chicago's March 11, 1992, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed
start of 1992-93 season with broken foot, an injury suffered during Chicago's
Sept. 25, 1992, preseason game at Buffalo. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season
with bruised index finger, an injury suffered during Chicago's Jan. 19, 1993,
game at Winnipeg, and with fractured left orbital bone above eye, an injury
suffered when he was hit by a deflected puck during Chicago's practice on
March 9, 1993. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with strained back, an injury
suffered in February 1994. ... Played his 1,000th NHL game for Chicago at
Winnipeg on Feb. 23, 1996. ... Missed half of 1996-97 season with groin pull,
an injury suffered during Chicago's Oct. 30, 1996, game at Florida. He did not
return to action until Jan. 24, 1997. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with
sprained knee, an injury suffered during Chicago's March 26, 1997, game vs.
Washington. ... Missed Chicago's entire 1997 training camp and start of 1997-98 season
while recovering from off-season knee surgery. ... Missed parts of 1997-98
season with sore shoulder, an injury suffered during Chicago's Nov. 11, 1997,
game vs. Toronto, and with strained groin, an injury suffered during Chicago's
Jan. 9, 1998, game vs. Phoenix. ... Retired after final game of 1997-98
regular season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Lethbridge (WHL)
Canada Cup: 1984
(first place), 1987 (first place), 1991 (first place)
World Championships: 1986
(bronze medal)
World Junior Championships: 2005 (head coach) (gold
medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 2001 (Red Deer) (as owner, GM,
head coach)
Canadian Major-Junior Coach of Year:
2000-01 (Red Deer)
Canadian Major-Junior Executive of Year:
2000-01 (Red Deer)
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Achievement Award: 2000
Canadian Major-Junior All-Star Cup: 2001 (Red Deer)
(coach)
Coaching Career: Purchased Red Deer (WHL)
team on May 11, 1999, named self governor, president, general manager and head
coach in June 1999 and held those positions through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with
twin brothers Ron Sutter and Rich Sutter for Lethbridge (WHL) in 1980-81. ... Played on line with
Mike Bossy and John Tonelli for Canada in 1984 Canada Cup tournament. ... Worked at hockey
school and raised quarter horses in Alberta during off-seasons of playing days. ... Was active in
charitable causes during his playing days, including work for Long Island
Easter Seals.
Personal: Nicknamed "Pup." ... Full name is
Brent Colin Sutter. ...
Younger brother of former NHL players Brian Sutter, Darryl Sutter and Duane
Sutter. ... Older brother of former NHL players Ron Sutter and Rich Sutter.
... 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: N.Y. Islanders traded Sutter and Brad
Lauer to Chicago in exchange for Adam Creighton and Steve Thomas on October
25, 1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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