Brandon Sutter
| Brandon Sutter | |
|---|---|
 Sutter with the Penguins January 18, 2013. | |
| Born | February 14, 1989 Huntington, NY, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Carolina Hurricanes |
| NHL Draft | 11th overall, 2007 Carolina Hurricanes |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
Brandon Sutter (born February 14, 1989) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the son of former player Brent Sutter, and a member of the famous Sutter family.
Playing career
Sutter played major junior hockey with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) under head coach and father Brent Sutter. During the 2006–07 season, he was selected to represent the WHL at the annual ADT Canada-Russia Challenge. Additionally, Sutter was selected to play in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game in January. In the off-season, Sutter was drafted 11th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
After a brief stint with Carolina's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany River Rats, at the end of his 2007–08 WHL season, Sutter debuted in the NHL with the Hurricanes in 2008–09. He scored his first NHL goal on October 23, 2008 against Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The next game, on October 25, Sutter suffered a concussion after a collision with former Hurricane Doug Weight of the New York Islanders. Sutter had his head down as he was leaning forward for a loose puck in the neutral zone when Weight caught him with his shoulder. Although the hit was ruled as legal and Weight was not assessed any penalty, it re-sparked the debate in the NHL on head shots.[1] Sutter returned to the lineup after missing eight games.[2]
On July 12, 2011, Sutter signed a three-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes worth $6.2 million.[3]
On June 22, 2012, Sutter was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with Brian Dumoulin and Carolina's 2012 NHL Entry Draft first round pick (which the Penguins used to select Derrick Pouliot), in return for Jordan Staal.[4]
On March 12, 2013, In a game against the Boston Bruins Sutter scored two goals, 3 minutes & 24 seconds apart, in the 3rd period that led to a 3-2 comeback victory for the Penguins. [5]
On August 5, 2014, the Penguins announced they had re-signed Sutter to a two-year contract, worth $6.6 million.[6]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 | Czech Republic |
Sutter, who has dual citizenship of both the United States and Canada, elected to play for Canada in international competition. Sutter represented Team Canada extensively during his junior career at the under-18 and under-20 levels. He competed in two IIHF World U18 Championships in 2006 and 2007, losing the bronze medal game in both tournaments.
Shortly after being drafted into the NHL in the summer of 2007, Sutter was chosen to represent Team Canada at the 2007 Super Series, an eight-game showdown between Canada and Russia's under-20 teams, where father Brent was head coach. Playing Game 7 in his hometown Red Deer, he scored a goal and was named player of the game. The match, coincidentally, also marked the last junior game Brent coached in Red Deer, where he had previously just completed a seven-year coaching career with the Rebels.[7] Sutter made his second under-20 appearance for Team Canada at the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic, where he helped Canada win gold, overcoming Sweden 3-2 in overtime.
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Family
Sutter is part of the famous Sutter hockey family. He is the son of Brent Sutter, who coached him in junior with the Red Deer Rebels and Team Canada at the 2007 Super Series; Brent is a former head coach of the Calgary Flames. He has an older brother, Merrick who currently serves as the Rebels video coach and a younger sister, Brooke.
His cousin Brett was a teammate of his with the Rebels who was drafted two years ahead of him by the Calgary Flames, and is currently the captain of the Charlotte Checkers with the Carolina Hurricanes organization. Another cousin, Brody, was formerly a forward for the Western Hockey League's Lethbridge Hurricanes and was drafted 193rd overall by Carolina in the 2011 draft. Brody is still with the organization playing the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.
Brandon grew up in Huntington, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Red Deer, Alberta.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 68 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 71 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 59 | 26 | 23 | 48 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 72 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 48 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 495 | 98 | 87 | 185 | 94 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada Pacific | WHC17 | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Canada | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Weight-ing in on head shots". The Province. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ↑ "Hurricanes activate C Sutter". National Post. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ↑ "Hurricanes re-signs Brandon Sutter to three-year deal". NBC Sports. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ↑ "Penguins trade Staal to Hurricanes for Sutter, Dumoulin". The Sports Network'. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ↑ Penguins, Pittsburgh. "Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins". Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ "Brandon Sutter re-signs with Penguins". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Canada's Super Series streak snapped". TSN. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
External links
- Brandon Sutter's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Brandon Sutter's player profile at NHL.com
| Preceded by Jack Johnson |
Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick 2007 |
Succeeded by Zach Boychuk |