Darryl John Sutter (born August 19, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames (NHL). Sutter returned to the Flames as head coach for the second time in 2021. He previously served in that role from 2005 to 2010, when he was fired after posting only 39 wins.
He has also been the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings (2010–11), San Jose Sharks (2011–15), and the Flames (2015–present). As a player, Sutter appeared in 642 games over 12 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and California Golden Seals/Anaheim Ducks. He won the Stanley Cup with the Oilers in 1979 and 1982. The NHL announced on June 25, 2016 that Sutter had been selected to serve as an assistant coach for the Canada men's national ice hockey team at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
Sutter was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan and raised in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. He played major junior hockey for the WHL Portland Winter Hawks before turning pro with the WHA New York Islanders. After two seasons with the Islanders, where he helped them win the Stanley Cup in 1979, Sutter joined the Oilers as a free agent. He spent eight seasons with Edmonton, helping them win the Cup again in 1982, before being traded to the New York Rangers in 1990.
Brent Colin Sutter (born June 10, 1962) is a former NHL player and head coach of the New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames in Canada. He played for Canada on multiple occasions and won the Canada Cup three times. He also has two gold medals from the World Championships.
After his playing career ended, he became an assistant coach for the Flames from 1998 to 2000 before being promoted to head coach after the dismissal of Mike Keenan. Under Sutter's guidance, the Flames made the playoffs each season from 2001 to 2004, with their best result coming in 2003-04 when they finished second in the Northwest Division behind the Detroit Red Wings. In 2004-05, however, they fell short of repeating as division champions as they were eliminated by the San Jose Sharks in seven games in the first round.
He was not retained after the 2004-05 season and was replaced by Andy Murray. Since then he has been an assistant coach under Jay Woodcroft with the Vancouver Canucks.
He has been named as a possible replacement for fired Flames head coach Bob Hartley but has denied any interest in the job.
His father, Brent Sutter, also coached in the NHL for eight seasons as an assistant with the Montreal Canadiens.
Darryl Sutter has a lengthy and illustrious NHL career as a player and coach, culminating in two Stanley Cup titles. What you may not know is that Darryl was born and reared on the family farm in Viking, Alberta. The Sutter family moved to Canada when Darryl was just a child so he could take part in sports at the prestigious St. Michael's College School. When he was 18 years old, Darryl decided to pursue a hockey career and he's been playing ever since.
The now 68-year-old Darryl still lives and works on his family farm in Mayerthorpe, Alberta. You can see where he spends his free time by watching some of his four children's teams play in the town's minor hockey league. The team names are pretty funny if you ask me - the Darryl Sutter Minor Hockey League!
Darryl Sutter owns several businesses including Sutter Sports & Entertainment, which manages three professional hockey teams (the Los Angeles Kings, Sacramento Kingssacramento kings), one NBA team (the Golden State Warriors) and two major league baseball teams (the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres). He also has a football team in San Diego called the Chargers. And last but not least, there's Darryl Sutter Ice Cream, which sells products under several brands including Ben & Jerry's.
Sutter, Brent Brent Colin Sutter (born June 10, 1962) is a former NHL player and former head coach of the New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames. Sutter was selected 17th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. During his 18-year career, he appeared in over 1,000 games with the Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup with the Islanders in 1981 and 1992.
After retiring as a player, Sutter became an assistant coach with the Islanders and Vancouver Canucks before being named head coach of the Flames on May 11, 1998. In 486 regular season games over 11 seasons as a head coach, he had a record of 186-175-27. The Flames failed to make the playoffs each year that Sutter was their head coach, including losing nine straight at one point during the 2000-01 season.
He was fired as head coach of the Flames on April 13, 2009 after finishing last in the Western Conference. He was replaced by interim coach Greg Moore for the final 23 games of the 2008-09 season.
As a player, Sutter was known for his hard shot and power play skills. He was also a physical presence who often fought opponents away from the ice. Sutter scored over 100 points three times in his career and won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1990 as the league's most gentlemanly player.
He currently serves as an analyst for NBC Sports' coverage of the NHL Network.
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