Darryl Sutter : biography
Darryl John Sutter (born August 19, 1958) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward and currently head coach of the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings. He is one of seven Sutter brothers, six of whom made the NHL (Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich and Ron); all but Rich and Gary (the seventh Sutter brother) worked alongside Darryl in some capacity with the Calgary Flames. Sutter has also coached for the San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks, the team with which he spent his entire NHL playing career.
Playing career
As a player, Sutter spent five years in the minor leagues, including a year in Japan, where he was rookie of the year. He stands 5 foot 11 inches and his playing weight was 176 pounds. Sutter was drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks in 1978 in the 11th round as the 179th pick overall. In his NHL career as a player, he suited up only for the Blackhawks and scored 279 points (161+118) in 406 career regular season games, plus 43 points (24+19) in 51 playoffs games. He was a well respected, hard working left winger but was never an All-Star and never won the Stanley Cup as a player. His last season as a player was in 1986–87.
Head coaching record
NHL coaching record
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
CHI | 1992–93 | 84 | 47 | 25 | 12 | — | 106 | 1st in Norris | Lost in first round |
CHI | 1993–94 | 84 | 39 | 36 | 9 | — | 87 | 5th in Central | Lost in first round |
CHI | 1994–95 | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | — | 53 | 3rd in Central | Lost in third round |
SJ | 1997–98 | 82 | 34 | 38 | 10 | — | 78 | 4th in Pacific | Lost in first round |
SJ | 1998–99 | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18 | — | 80 | 4th in Pacific | Lost in first round |
SJ | 1999–2000 | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 4th in Pacific | Lost in second round |
SJ | 2000–01 | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 95 | 2nd in Pacific | Lost in first round |
SJ | 2001–02 | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 99 | 1st in Pacific | Lost in second round |
SJ | 2002–03 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5th in Pacific | Fired after 24 games |
CGY | 2002–03 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 5th in Northwest | Missed playoffs |
CGY | 2003–04 | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 94 | 3rd in Northwest | Lost in Stanley Cup final |
CGY | 2005–06 | 82 | 46 | 25 | – | 11 | 103 | 1st in Northwest | Lost in first round |
LA | 2011–12 | 49 | 25 | 13 | – | 11 | 95 | 3rd in Pacific | Won Stanley Cup |
LA | 2012–13 | 27 | 16 | 5 | – | 59 | 2nd in Pacific | Lost in Western Conference Final | |
Totals | 909 | 434 | 333 | 101 | 41 | 1010 |
Minor league coaching record
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
SAG | 1988–89 | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | 2nd in East | Lost in first round |
IND | 1989–90 | 82 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 114 | 1st in West | Won Turner Cup |