Ron Sutter

Ron Sutter
Born	(1963-12-02) December 2, 1963 Viking, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers St. Louis Blues Quebec Nordiques New York Islanders Boston Bruins San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	4th overall, 1982 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1982–2001

Ronald T. Sutter (born December 2, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the Player Development coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the brother of Brian, Brent, Darryl, Duane and Rich Sutter, all of whom played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the twin brother of Rich and was the last Sutter brother to retire from the NHL.

Playing career

Ron Sutter was drafted 4th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, the same draft that saw his twin brother, Rich, get drafted 10th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ron and Rich both played on the Lethbridge Broncos in the WHL, and together they led that team to the Memorial Cup in 1983. Rich would only play 9 games for the Penguins after Junior, before being traded to Ron's Flyers. The three seasons that the pair played on the same team in Philadelphia were three of the best years of Ron's career.

Ron played with the Flyers until the 1991–92 season, when he was traded to the St. Louis Blues along with Murray Baron, for Dan Quinn and Rod Brind'Amour. Moreover, Rich was playing on the Blues at that time, and the two played two more seasons together. After that, Ron became somewhat of a journeyman in the NHL, playing for St. Louis, the Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, and San Jose Sharks within 4 seasons.

Sutter played 4 seasons with the Sharks, being coached by older brother Darryl Sutter, but most of his offensive skills had eroded, and he primarily became a defensive centre. Sutter only averaged 10 points a season in San Jose. Sutter would finish off his career with the Calgary Flames, and retired in 2001.

After retiring, Sutter worked for several seasons as a scout for the Calgary Flames.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Red Deer Rustlers	AJHL		60	12	33	45	44		13	6	12	18	26
1980–81	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		72	13	32	45	152		9	2	5	7	29
1981–82	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		59	38	54	92	207		12	6	5	11	28
1982–83	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		10	1	1	2	9		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		58	35	48	83	98		20	22	19	41	45
1982–83	Lethbridge Broncos	MC		—	—	—	—	—		3	2	2	4	4
1983–84	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		79	19	32	51	101		3	0	0	0	22
1984–85	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		73	16	29	45	94		19	4	8	12	28
1985–86	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		75	18	42	60	159		5	0	2	2	10
1986–87	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		39	10	17	27	69		16	1	7	8	12
1987–88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		69	8	25	33	146		7	0	1	1	26
1988–89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		55	26	22	48	80		19	1	9	10	51
1989–90	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		75	22	26	48	104		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	17	28	45	92		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	St. Louis Blues	NHL		68	19	27	46	91		6	1	3	4	8
1992–93	St. Louis Blues	NHL		59	12	15	27	99		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL		36	6	12	18	46		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		37	9	13	22	44		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	New York Islanders	NHL		27	1	4	5	21		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		25	6	13	19	28		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Boston Bruins	NHL		18	5	7	12	24		5	0	0	0	8
1996–97	San Jose Sharks	NHL		78	5	7	12	65		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL		57	2	7	9	22		6	1	0	1	14
1998–99	San Jose Sharks	NHL		59	3	6	9	40		6	0	0	0	4
1999–2000	San Jose Sharks	NHL		78	5	6	11	34		12	0	2	2	10
2000–01	Calgary Flames	NHL		21	1	3	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1093	205	328	533	1352		104	8	32	40	193

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Canada	WC		10	1	1	2	4

See also

• Captain (ice hockey)
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played
• Sutter family

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or ESPN.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Steve Smith	Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick 1982	Succeeded by Glen Seabrooke
Preceded by Dave Poulin	Philadelphia Flyers captain 1989–91	Succeeded by Rick Tocchet