Rich Sutter
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{BLP one source|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Sutter in December 2015.
| position = Right Wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 188
| played_for = Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Vancouver Canucks
St. Louis Blues
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay Lightning
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|12|2}}
| birth_place = Viking, Alberta, Canada
| draft = 10th overall
| draft_year = 1982
| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins
| career_start = 1983
| career_end = 1995
}}
Richard G. Sutter (born December 2, 1963) is a Canadian former 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.
Playing career
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
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.https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rich-sutter-88256477 {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1979–80
| AJHL | 60 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1980–81 | 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 |
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| 1982–83 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 64 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 200 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 43 |
| 1982–83
| NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1982–83 | Lethbridge Broncos | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 1983–84
| Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1983–84 | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84
| NHL | 70 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 89 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1984–85
| AHL | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 199 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 1986–87
| NHL | 74 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 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 |
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| 1989–90 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 62 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90
| NHL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
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| 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 |
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| 1992–93 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 84 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 100 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1993–94
| NHL | 83 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994–95 | IHL | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| NHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 874 ! 149 ! 166 ! 315 ! 1411 ! 78 ! 13 ! 5 ! 18 ! 133 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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{{succession box | before = Mike Bullard | title = Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick | years = 1982 | after = Bob Errey}}
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