| Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |
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William Fraser Sutherland
- Born: November 10, 1934 in Regina, Saskatchewan
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Died: April 9, 2017 at Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Son: Ken Sutherland
- Position: Center
He scored the first goal in Philadelphia Flyers history on October 11, 1967.
After several seasons in the minor leagues, Sutherland made a first appearance in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1963 Stanley Cup playoffs, playing two games for Montreal and registering zero points. He would go on to play four more seasons in the American Hockey League with the Quebec Aces before earning his chance in the NHL as a regular with the expansion Philadelphia Flyers, og which he scored the first goal in history on October 11 1967 . He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings, before finishing his career in the World Hockey Association with the Winnipeg Jets.
In 1979, Sutherland took on coaching duties with the Winnipeg Jets. He has been assistant coach with the Jets for a decade, and has been interim coach twice. He also have been assistant coach with the Maine Mariners for one season in 1989-90.
Career Statistics[]
Playing[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1952-53 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1953-54 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 25 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | ||
| Memorial Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 1954-55 | St. Boniface Canadiens "C" | MJHL | 25 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1955-56 | Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 53 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1956-57 | Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 58 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1957-58 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 60 | 55 | 39 | 94 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 1958-59 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Montreal Royals | QHL | 47 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 1959-60 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | 65 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 1960-61 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 58 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1961-62 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 70 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1962-63 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 45 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963-64 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 49 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 1964-65 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 58 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1965-66 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 48 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1966-67 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 67 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1967-68 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 60 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1968-69 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 44 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1969-70 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 51 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1970-71 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| St. Louis Blues | NHL | 68 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971-72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Tidewater Wings | AHL | 40 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1972-73 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | ||
| 1973-74 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL Totals | 250 | 70 | 58 | 128 | 99 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| WHA Totals | 60 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | ||||
Coaching[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1978-79 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | Assist | 49 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 52 | 3rd | 10 | 8 | 2 | Won League | ||
| 1979-80 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 20 | 49 | 11 | 51 | 5th Smythe | DNQ | |||||
| 1980-81 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 28 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | - | - | |||||
| Head | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 15 | - | - | ||||||||
| Assoc | 23 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5th Smythe | DNQ | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 80 | 2nd Norris | 4 | 1 | 3 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1982-83 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 74 | 4th Smythe | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1983-84 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 73 | 4th Smythe | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1984-85 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 96 | 2nd Smythe | 8 | 3 | 5 | Lost Div Final | ||
| 1985-86 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 59 | 3rd Smythe | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1986-87 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 88 | 3rd Smythe | 10 | 4 | 6 | Lost Div Final | ||
| 1987-88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 77 | 3rd Smythe | 5 | 1 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1988-89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | Assist | 80 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 64 | 5th Smythe | DNQ | |||||
| 1989-90 | Maine Mariners | AHL | Assist | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 73 | 5th North | DNQ | |||||
| NHL Head Coaching Totals | 28 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1954)
- MJHL Second All-Star Team (1955)
- International Hockey League Championship (1957)
- IHL Goal Scoring Leader (1958)
- IHL Second All-Star Team (1958)
- Quebec Hockey League Championship (1959)
- Eastern Professional Hockey League Championship (1960)
- Avco Cup World Hockey Association Championship (1979)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame