- Rich Sutter
Richard Sutter (born
2 December , 1963 in Viking,Alberta ,Canada ) is a retired NHL player who played right wing. He is part of theSutter family , the family that sent 6 brothers to the NHL. He is the twin brother ofRon Sutter . He is currently a scout for thePhoenix Coyotes .Playing career
Rich Sutter was drafted 10th overall by the
Pittsburgh Penguins in the1982 NHL Entry Draft , the same draft that saw his twin brother, Ron, get drafted 4th overall by thePhiladelphia Flyers . Ron and Rich both played on theLethbridge Broncos in the WHL, and together they led that team to theMemorial Cup in1983 . Rich would only play 9 games for the Penguins after Junior, before being traded to Ron's Flyers. Sutter was traded again in1986 to theVancouver Canucks . He would play four seasons with the Canucks, before being traded again, this time to the St. Louis Blues. Sutter would play for theChicago Blackhawks ,Tampa Bay Lightning , andToronto Maple Leafs before retiring in1995 .Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1980–81 Lethbridge Broncos 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 1982–83 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 64 37 30 67 200 17 14 9 23 43 1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 2 0 1 1 0 - - - - - 1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 16 12 28 93 3 0 0 0 15 1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 56 6 10 16 89 11 3 0 3 10 1984–85 Hershey Bears AHL 13 3 7 10 14 - - - - - 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 14 25 39 199 5 2 0 2 19 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74 20 22 42 113 - - - - - 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 1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 62 9 9 18 133 - - - - - 1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 12 2 0 2 22 12 2 1 3 39 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 1992–93 St. Louis Blues NHL 84 13 14 27 100 11 0 1 1 10 1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 83 12 14 26 108 6 0 0 0 2 1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 15 0 0 0 28 - - - - - 1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 4 0 5 5 0 - - - - - 1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 0 3 3 10 4 0 0 0 2 13 seasons NHL career 874 149 166 315 1411 78 13 5 18 133 ee also
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