Brian Sutter

Brian Sutter (born October 7, 1956) is a retired Canadian forward and former head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Sutter was born in Viking, Alberta, Canada, the second oldest of the famous Sutter brothers, six of whom have played in the NHL.

Player
Sutter was drafted by the St. Louis Blues during the 2nd round (20th overall) in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Blues until 1988, when he retired as a player. During his on ice career, he played in three NHL All-Star Games &mdash; 1982, 1983, and 1985. His jersey, #11, was retired by the St. Louis Blues on December 30, 1988.

Coaching
After retiring, he became the Blues head coach (1988–1992). In 1991, he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's best coach. Sutter subsequently held head coaching positions with the Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks (2001–2005). On June 21, 2005, the Blackhawks hired Dale Tallon as their new general manager; Tallon and the rebuilding Blackhawks decided not to renew Sutter's contract.

Sutter was named the head coach of the Western Hockey League's Red Deer Rebels on July 12, 2007, replacing his younger brother Brent, who left the Rebels to become the head coach of the NHL's New Jersey Devils.

On March 24, 2008, the Rebels announced that Brian Sutter had resigned as head coach of the team, citing personal reasons.

As of April, 2009, Sutter is coaching the Bentley Generals of the Chinook Hockey League.The Generals are the 2009 winners of the Allan Cup, Canada's senior men's hockey championship.

Career Statistics
Regular Season Season Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM 1974-75 Lethbridge Broncos     WCHL  53   34  47   81   134 1975-76 Lethbridge Broncos     WCHL  72   36  56   92   233 1976-77 St. Louis Blues        NHL   35   4   10   14   82 Kansas City Blues      CHL   38   15  23   38   47 1977-78 St. Louis Blues        NHL   78   9   13   22   123 1978-79 St. Louis Blues        NHL   77   41  39   80   165 1979-80 St. Louis Blues        NHL   71   23  35   58   156 1980-81 St. Louis Blues        NHL   78   35  34   69   232 1981-82 St. Louis Blues        NHL   74   39  36   75   239 1982-83 St. Louis Blues        NHL   79   46  30   76   254 1983-84 St. Louis Blues        NHL   76   32  51   83   162 1984-85 St. Louis Blues        NHL   77   37  37   74   121 1985-86 St. Louis Blues        NHL   44   19  23   42   87 1986-87 St. Louis Blues        NHL   14   3   3    6    18 1987-88 St. Louis Blues        NHL   76   15  22   37   147

NHL Totals        779  303 333  636  1786