Andy Sutton

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Andy Sutton
Date of birth March 10, 1975
place of birth Kingston , Ontario , Canada
size 198 cm
Weight 111 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1994-1998 Michigan Technological University
1998-2000 San Jose Sharks
2000-2001 Minnesota Wild
2001-2007 Atlanta Thrashers
2004-2005 ZSC Lions
2007-2010 New York Islanders
2010 Ottawa Senators
2010-2011 Anaheim Ducks
2011-2013 Edmonton Oilers

Andrew Cameron "Andy" Sutton (born March 10, 1975 in Kingston , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 687 games for the San Jose Sharks , Minnesota Wild , Atlanta Thrashers , New York Islanders , Ottawa Senators , Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender .

Career

Sutton began his career in 1994 at Michigan Technological University with the university team he spent four years in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . After problems in the first three years of the game, mainly due to his height of 1.98 meters and a weight of 111 kilograms, the Canadian managed to develop into a mobile defender in his final year for his physical requirements. In his last year he achieved 40 points scorer after he had only managed 16 points in the three previous years. The achievement was rewarded with the appointment to the Second All-Star Team of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and his first professional contract with the San Jose Sharks , which signed the undrafted Sutton after the end of the college season and him with the Kentucky Thoroughblades , their farm team in the American Hockey League .

Sutton in the jersey of the New York Islanders (2008)

During the 1998/99 season , the defender was able to hold a third of the season in the NHL squad before he had to play again for the Thoroughblades. The season 1999/00 Sutton spent again between Kentucky and San Jose. In June 2000, the Sharks then transferred him to the Minnesota Wild , where the Canadian was able to work out a regular place in the 2000/01 season . After only a few games in the following season, the Wild gave him up for Hnat Domenichelli to the Atlanta Thrashers , in whose squad Sutton was able to develop into a permanent fixture by the end of the 2006/07 season , which has now also been able to set accents on the offensive . His five-year engagement with the Thrashers was only interrupted by a move to Switzerland during the 2004/05 season , as the NHL season had fallen victim to the lockout . In Switzerland, he first signed a contract with the GCK Lions from National League B , which loaned him to the ZSC Lions from National League A during the season .

In the summer of 2007, Sutton did not renew his expiring contract with the Atlanta Thrashers and tested the free agent market. Eventually he switched to the New York Islanders . Since his contract expired after two years at the end of the 2009/10 season, the Islanders transferred him for a right to vote in the second draft round in early March 2010 to the Ottawa Senators . In August 2010, he signed a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks .

On July 1, 2011, the Californians transferred him to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Kurtis Foster . After playing a few more games in the 2011/12 season, he had to sit out the entire 2012/13 season due to a knee injury. As a result, he officially announced the end of his career on May 22, 2013.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1998 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
  • 1998 WCHA Second All-Star Team

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1994/95 Michigan Technological University NCAA 19th 2 1 3 42
1995/96 Michigan Technological University NCAA 32 2 2 4th 38
1996/97 Michigan Technological University NCAA 32 2 7th 9 73
1997/98 Michigan Technological University NCAA 38 16 24 40 97
1997/98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 7th 0 0 0 33 - - - - -
1998/99 San Jose Sharks NHL 31 0 3 3 65 - - - - -
1998/99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 21st 5 10 15th 53 5 0 0 0 23
1999/00 San Jose Sharks NHL 40 1 1 2 80 - - - - -
1999/00 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 3 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2000/01 Minnesota Wild NHL 69 3 4th 7th 131 - - - - -
2001/02 Minnesota Wild NHL 19th 2 4th 6th 35 - - - - -
2001/02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 24 0 4th 4th 46 - - - - -
2002/03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 53 3 18th 21st 114 - - - - -
2003/04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 65 8th 13 21st 94 - - - - -
2004/05 GCK Lions NLB 18th 8th 18th 26th 58
2004/05 ZSC Lions NLA 8th 2 2 4th 32 1 0 1 1 2
2005/06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 76 8th 17th 25th 144 - - - - -
2006/07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 55 2 14th 16 76 4th 0 0 0 10
2007/08 New York Islanders NHL 58 1 7th 8th 86 - - - - -
2008/09 New York Islanders NHL 23 2 8th 10 40 - - - - -
2009/10 New York Islanders NHL 54 4th 8th 12 73 - - - - -
2009/10 Ottawa Senators NHL 18th 1 0 1 34 6th 0 0 0 8th
2010/11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 39 0 4th 4th 87 1 0 0 0 2
2011/12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 52 3 7th 10 80 - - - - -
NCAA overall 121 22nd 34 56 250
AHL total 31 5 11 16 86 5 0 0 0 23
NHL overall 676 38 112 150 1185 11 0 0 0 20th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Andy Sutton  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ducks Sign Sutton to Two-Year Deal
  2. ^ Veteran Blueliner Sutton Retires From NHL , accessed August 12, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Sutton, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sutton, Andrew Cameron (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Ontario , Ontario