Darryl Sutter is one of seven Sutter brothers, six of whom made the NHL (Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich and Ron). As of the 2005-06 NHL Season, he is the head coach and general manager of the Calgary Flames. He has also coached San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks, the team with which he spent his entire NHL playing career.

As a player, Darryl spent 5 years in the minor league including a year in Japan where he was rookie of the year. He stands 5 foot 11 inches and his playing weight was 176 pounds. He was a well respected hard working left winger but he was never an all star and he never won the Stanley Cup.

Darryl was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1978 in the 11th round as the 179th pick overall. In his NHL career as a player, he only played for the Blackhawks and scored a total of 279 points (161+118) in 406 regular season games + 43 points (24+19) in 51 playoffs games. His last season, as a player, was in 1986/87.

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