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| Rich Sutter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 2, 1963 Viking, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia Flyers Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL Draft |
10th overall, 1982 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1995 | ||
Richard G. Sutter (born December 2, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is part of the Sutter family, the family that sent 6 brothers to the NHL. He is the twin brother of Ron Sutter.
Contents
- 1 Playing career
- 2 Later life
- 3 Career statistics
- 4 See also
- 5 References
Playing career[edit]
Rich Sutter was drafted 10th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, the same draft that saw his twin brother, Ron, get drafted 4th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers. 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. Sutter was traded again in 1986 to the Vancouver Canucks. He would play four seasons with the Canucks, before being traded again, this time to the St. Louis Blues. Sutter would play for the Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs before retiring in 1995.
Later life[edit]
Rich Sutter is currently a hockey analyst for Rogers Sportsnet. Since 2014, he has primarily appeared on Hockey Central's lunch program Hockey Central at Noon, which is simulcast on TV and radio.[1]
Career statistics[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | 60 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 72 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 255 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 35 | ||
| 1981–82 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 57 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 263 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 55 | ||
| 1982–83 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 64 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 200 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 43 | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Lethbridge Broncos | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 70 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 89 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1984–85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 199 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 74 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 75 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 122 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1989–90 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 62 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 | ||
| 1990–91 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 122 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1991–92 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 84 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 100 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 83 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 874 | 149 | 166 | 315 | 1411 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 133 | ||||
See also[edit]
- Notable families in the NHL
References[edit]
- ^ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rich-sutter-88256477
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Mike Bullard |
Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1982 |
Succeeded by Bob Errey |
