| Andy Sutton | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1975 London, ON, CAN[1][2] |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Edmonton Oilers San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild Atlanta Thrashers New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Anaheim Ducks |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
Andrew Cameron "Andy" Sutton (born March 10, 1975)[1][2] is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers. He has previously played with the San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild, Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators and Anaheim Ducks.
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Sutton was born in London, Ontario and played most of his youth hockey with the Greater London Hockey Association and the rep London Sabres AAA program.
He moved with his family to Kingston, Ontario at age 14.[2] Sutton played Junior "B" hockey in Gananoque, Ontario at age 16, later playing in the Metro Toronto Junior Hockey League for St. Mike's B's.[1] His play with St. Mike's earned him a scholarship to play collegiate hockey for Michigan Tech in the WCHA. Sutton played four seasons with Michigan Tech, where he switched from left wing to defence.[2]
Six weeks before he was to finish his degree in environmental engineering, Sutton was signed as a free agent by the San Jose Sharks on March 20, 1998.[2] Sutton made his NHL debut with the Sharks in the 1998–99 season and played in 71 games in his two seasons with San Jose before moving to the Minnesota Wild in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft.
Sutton played parts of two seasons with the Wild before he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Hnat Domenichelli on January 22, 2002. Sutton played over four and a half years with the Thrashers, appearing in 273 games and established himself as an imposing physical defender at the NHL level. In the 2005–06 season, Sutton registered a career high 8 goals and 25 points.
Sutton became an unrestricted free agent after the 2006–07 season and signed a three-year contract with the New York Islanders on August 10, 2007.[3] In the 2008–09 season, his second year with the Islanders, Sutton played in only 23 games before a broken foot sidelined him for the remainder of the season.[4]
Sutton returned for the 2009–10 season, scoring 4 goals in 54 games with the Islanders before being traded to the Ottawa Senators for a second round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft on March 2, 2010. TV commentator Don Cherry called it the "biggest" trade of the year in reference to Sutton's size and physical play.[5][6]
On August 2, 2010, Sutton signed as a free agent to a two-year, $4.25 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[7]
On July 1, 2011 Sutton was sent to The Edmonton Oilers in a trade that sent Kurtis Foster to the Anaheim Ducks.
On October 28, 2011 Sutton delivered an illegal check to the head on Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog. He was suspended five games.
On December 8, 2011 Sutton was suspended indefinitely pending a hearing after a leaping hit to the head on Carolina Hurricanes Alexei Ponikarovsky.[8] He ended up receiving an 8 game suspension.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Michigan Tech | NCAA | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan Tech | NCAA | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Michigan Tech | NCAA | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Michigan Tech | NCAA | 38 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 21 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 69 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 53 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 65 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | ZSC Zurich Lions | NLA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | GCK Lions | NLB | 18 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 55 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 58 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Islanders | NHL | 54 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 624 | 35 | 105 | 140 | 1105 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||