Brett Darryl Sutter is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
He is currently playing with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
Sutter was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 6th round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
He made his NHL debut for the Flames during the 2008–09 season, scoring a goal in his
first game.
He is the son of Los Angeles Kings Head Coach Darryl Sutter, and the eighth member of the
famous Sutter family to play in the NHL.
Playing career Western Hockey League
Sutter played four Western Hockey League seasons with the Kootenay Ice and Red Deer Rebels
between 2003 and 2007.
During his time in Red Deer, he played with his cousin Brandon, and was coached by his
uncle Brent Sutter.
He was the Rebels' team captain in his final season of junior in 2006–07, and posted
a career high 28 goals.
Calgary Flames He turned professional in 2007–08.
Sutter was one of the Flames' final cuts prior to the season, and was assigned to their American
Hockey League affiliate, the Quad City Flames, where he recorded four goals and ten points
in 75 games.
Sutter earned more ice time throughout the season as he adapted to the speed of the professional
game.
Sutter returned to Quad City for the start of the 2008–09 AHL season.
He recorded one goal and six assists in 28 games prior to joining the Flames.
Sutter was recalled by the Flames on December 22, 2008 from Quad City, in a move that generated
interest as his father is the Flames general manager.
"Everybody makes a big deal about his last name, but there's been lots before him and
will be ones after him," Darryl Sutter said.
The Flames stated that he was recalled on merit, and to fill a specific role with the
team.
He made his NHL debut on December 23, 2008 against the Anaheim Ducks, and scored a goal
while being named the game's third star.
Sutter played three games with the Flames before being returned to Quad City.
Though he spent the majority of 2009–10 with the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL, Sutter
appeared in ten NHL games with the Flames that season.
He stuck with the Flames out of training camp as an extra forward to begin the 2010–11
NHL season; however he was a healthy scratch for most games, dressing for only 4 of the
Flames' first 16 games.
On November 11, he was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona after allegedly punching a cab driver
outside of a bar the night before the Flames' were to play the Phoenix Coyotes.
Less than a week later, he and Ian White were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Anton
Babchuk and Tom Kostopoulos.
Carolina Hurricanes Immediately following his trade from Calgary
to Carolina, Sutter was assigned to the Hurricanes' top AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.
On October 6, 2011 he was named the Checkers team captain for the 2011-2012 season.
Minnesota Wild Sutter was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota
Wild on July 1, 2014 on a two-year, two-way contract.
Family Upon making his NHL debut on December 23,
2008, Brett became the eighth member of the Sutter family to play in the NHL.
Along with his father, Darryl, his uncles Brent, Brian, Duane, Rich and Ron all played
in the NHL, while his cousin Brandon is a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Another cousin, Shaun, was also a draft pick of the Flames in 1998, and later became an
assistant coach of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League.
Two of his other cousins, Brody and Lukas, also played in the Western Hockey League and
have been drafted into the NHL.
Brett's selection by the Flames, 179th overall, was coincidentally the same spot at which
his father was drafted.
Darryl was claimed by the Chicago Blackhawks, 179th overall, in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft.
Brett is the middle child of Kings head coach Darryl Sutter and wife Wanda.
He has an older sister and younger brother.
Christopher was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth.
Career statistics References
External links Brett Sutter's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
Brett Sutter's player profile at NHL.com Brett Sutter's career statistics at The Internet
Hockey Database