Ron Sutter

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CanadaCanada  Ron Sutter Ice hockey player
Date of birth 2nd December 1963
place of birth Viking , Alberta , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 82 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1982 , 1st round, 4th position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
1979-1980 Red Deer Rustlers
1980-1983 Lethbridge Broncos
1983-1991 Philadelphia Flyers
1991-1994 St. Louis Blues
1994 Nordiques de Québec
1994-1995 New York Islanders
1995-1996 Boston Bruins
Phoenix Roadrunners
1996-2000 San Jose Sharks
2000-2001 Calgary Flames

Ronald T. Sutter (born December 2, 1963 in Viking , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and scout as well as current official who played 1197 games for the Philadelphia Flyers , St. Louis during his active career between 1979 and 2001 Blues , Quebec Nordiques , New York Islanders , Boston Bruins , San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Sutter, who in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft was selected already in fourth overall position and eighth captain of the franchise was -History of Philadelphia Flyers, pursued after his career end a role as a scout and official. Since 2001 he has worked in various positions for the Calgary Flames.

Career

Ron Sutter began his career in 1980 with the Lethbridge Broncos in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League , where he played with his twin brother Rich and older brother Brent . Sutter had a solid first year. In the 1981/82 season he was able to more than double his point yield and was selected in the summer of the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL Entry Draft 1982 in the first round in fourth position. In the same year, the Pittsburgh Penguins secured the rights to his twin brother in the same round, but six positions later. Ron Sutter made his debut in the 1982/83 season , but was mainly used in the WHL for Lethbridge and played an important role in the play-offs with 22 goals and 19 assists in 20 games. In the end they won the President's Cup , the championship of the WHL.

In the fall of 1983 he finally made the jump into the NHL squad of the Philadelphia Flyers and was only a little later reunited with his twin brother, who was transferred to Philadelphia from the Pittsburgh Penguins in October. Ron Sutter preferred a defensive and physically tough game and moved in 1985 with the Flyers in the final of the Stanley Cup , where they failed, however, at the Edmonton Oilers . 1985/86 he had the best season of his career when he scored 59 points. The following year he was again in the Stanley Cup final, but again the Edmonton Oilers won the cup.

Ron Sutter struggled with injuries from a young age and was unable to play a few games almost every year. Only in 1990/91 he was able to play the full 80 games of the season as the Flyers team captain . In the fall of 1991 he was transferred to the St. Louis Blues with Murray Baron for Rod Brind'Amour and Dan Quinn , where he played under the direction of his older brother Brian . Two and a half years he played rather unsuccessfully for St. Louis and was transferred to the Nordiques de Québec in January 1994 , but only a few months later in the summer of 1994 to the New York Islanders .

During the 1994/95 season , Sutter was only able to play 27 games due to injury in the season that was already shortened by the lockout and the New York Islanders did not extend his contract in the summer of 1995. He then had problems finding a place in another NHL team and finally signed a contract with the Phoenix Roadrunners from the lower class International Hockey League in the fall . After good performance with the Roadrunners, he was committed in March 1996 by the Boston Bruins for the rest of the season and scored five goals and seven assists in 18 NHL games . At the end of the season he left Boston again and signed with the San Jose Sharks .

In San Jose he played for a long time under the direction of his older brother Darryl Sutter . Ron Sutter was now lacking the offensive skills and he only scored more than ten points in two seasons. Instead, he was mainly used as a defensive center . After four years he finally had to leave the Sharks because his contract, which expired in the summer of 2000, was not renewed. He did not succeed in being signed to another NHL team, but continued to keep fit in San Jose. In February 2001 he was finally committed to the Calgary Flames , where he played until the end of the season and then ended his career.

From fall 2001 to summer 2011, Ron Sutter was a Scout with the Calgary Flames before being promoted to Director of Player Development .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1979/80 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 60 12 33 45 44 13 6th 12 18th 26th
1980/81 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 72 13 32 45 152 9 2 5 7th 29
1981/82 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 59 38 54 92 207 12 6th 5 11 28
1982/83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10 1 1 2 9 - - - - -
1982/83 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 58 35 48 83 98 20th 22nd 19th 41 45
1983 Lethbridge Broncos Memorial Cup 3 2 2 4th 4th
1983/84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 19th 32 51 101 3 0 0 0 22nd
1984/85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 16 29 45 94 19th 4th 8th 12 28
1985/86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 18th 42 60 159 5 0 2 2 10
1986/87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 39 10 17th 27 69 16 1 7th 8th 12
1987/88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 8th 25th 33 146 7th 0 1 1 26th
1988/89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 55 26th 22nd 48 80 19th 1 9 10 51
1989/90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 22nd 26th 48 104 - - - - -
1990/91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 17th 28 45 92 - - - - -
1991/92 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 19th 27 46 91 6th 1 3 4th 8th
1992/93 St. Louis Blues NHL 59 12 15th 27 99 - - - - -
1993/94 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 6th 12 18th 46 - - - - -
1993/94 Nordiques de Québec NHL 37 9 13 22nd 44 - - - - -
1994/95 New York Islanders NHL 27 1 4th 5 21st - - - - -
1995/96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 25th 6th 13 19th 28 - - - - -
1995/96 Boston Bruins NHL 18th 5 7th 12 24 5 0 0 0 8th
1996/97 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 5 7th 12 65 - - - - -
1997/98 San Jose Sharks NHL 57 2 7th 9 22nd 6th 1 0 1 14th
1998/99 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 3 6th 9 40 6th 0 0 0 4th
1999/00 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 5 6th 11 34 12 0 2 2 10
2000/01 Calgary Flames NHL 21st 1 3 4th 12 - - - - -
WHL overall 89 86 134 220 457 41 30th 29 59 102
NHL overall 1093 205 328 533 1352 104 8th 32 40 193

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1990 Canada WM 4th Place 10 1 1 2 4th
Men overall 10 1 1 2 4th

( 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 )

family

Ron Sutter has six brothers, five of whom made it to the NHL. His twin brother Rich Sutter played with him for three years in Philadelphia and was active in over 900 games in the NHL. Both were trained by their older brother Darryl Sutter while they were active in the NHL . He completed 406 games, scored 279 points and was later employed as general manager and coach of several teams. Brian Sutter , who had played 779 games for the St. Louis Blues and led the team as captain for nine years, was also active as a coach after his active career .

Brent Sutter played 1,111 games and scored 829 points. With the New York Islanders , of which he was captain for four years, he won the Stanley Cup twice. Brent played with his older brother Duane , who won the Stanley Cup four times. Duane played 731 times in the NHL and got 342 points. From 2000 to 2002 he trained the Florida Panthers and later also worked as a functionary.

Several players from the second generation of the family also moved to the NHL. While Shaun Sutter , Brian's son, was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft , but never ran into the NHL, Brett Sutter , Darryl's son, Brandon Sutter , Brent's son, and Brody Sutter , the son of Duane, the leap into the highest league in North America. Moreover played Luke Sutter , son of Rich, also briefly in the professional sector, while Riley Sutter is active (1999 *), the son of Ron at youth level.

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personal data
SURNAME Sutter, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sutter, Ronald T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and scout
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd December 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Viking , Alberta