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by Kelsey Hipkin |
| The Sutter family is synonymous with hockey. When Ma and Pa Sutter had seven sons I’m sure they could never have imagined that six of them, Darryl, Duane, Brent, Ron and Rich would go on to play in the NHL and their grandsons too would carry that hockey yes I’ll go ahead and say it, legacy. Between the six Sutters there are 2,934 points and six Stanley Cups, four for Duane and two for Brent. Eldest son Brian was selected in the second round, 20th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in 1976 and stayed with the team for his entire 12-year career. The team retired his No.11 jersey in 1988. Most famous round these parts would be Darryl. He’s the Flames current GM and the coach that led them during the Cinderella season of 03/04 before those damned Tampa Bay Lightning won the Cup (that puck was in!). It was signs like “In Darryl we trust,” that sealed his fame in the Sea of Red. Darryl started his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks when he was drafted 179th in the 11th round, 1978. Darryl spent eight seasons as a ’Hawk before taking a coaching position with the team and several other teams before joining the Flames in the 02/03 season. The Flames drafted Darryl’s son Brett in 2005. He wore the ‘C’ for the Red Deer Rebels and earned 89 points in two seasons with the team. Brett has played three games with the Flames to date; notching an NHL goal in his first outing, but these days is playing with the Quad City Flames. Brett was the eighth Sutter to play in the NHL and the second, second generation Sutter to do so. (Cousin Brandon, Brent’s son, plays for the Carolina Hurricanes.) Duane Sutter is currently director of player personnel with the Calgary Flames (the Sutters are a group that like to stay close.) His NHL career started when the New York Islanders picked him up in the first round, 17th overall in 1979. He played 11 seasons with the Islanders and the Blackhawks. Duane’s son Brody, 15, plays for the AAA midget Calgary Rangers and was picked up by the WHL Saskatoon Blades in the bantam draft. He was recently traded to the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the 10th Sutter to go through the WHL system. Brent Sutter is the head coach of the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders also drafted him, first round, 17th pick in 1980. Brent won two cups with the Islanders, one with his brother Duane. His team posts a record of 24-15-3 record (at press time) good enough for sixth in the Eastern Conference. And lastly, the Sutter twins, Ron and Rich. The Philadelphia Flyers drafted Ron in the first round fourth pick in 1982. He made his way around the NHL playing for first the Flyers then the Blues, Nordiques, Islanders, Bruins, Sharks and Flames. The Pittsburgh Penguins drafted Rich the same year as Ron in the first round, 10th overall. Like his twin he made pretty good tracks all over the NHL playing for the Pens, Flyers, Canucks, Blues, Blackhawks, Leafs and Lightning. There are other young Sutter’s making their ways up the hockey ranks and only time will tell how many more cups will be added to the Sutter dynasty of hockey. |
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