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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Duane Sutter
Selected in first round
No.
17 overall by New York Islanders
Born March
16, 1960
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Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lethbridge (WHL)
Birthplace: Viking, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Viking, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
60 | 9 |
26 | 35 |
76 | | |
Lethbridge | WCHL |
1 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
2 | | 1977-78 |
Red Deer | AJHL |
59 | 47 |
53 | 100 |
218 | | |
Lethbridge | WCHL |
5 | 1 |
5 | 6 |
19 | | 1978-79 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
71 | 50 |
75 | 125 |
212 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Lethbridge Star Performer (3-Stars Leader): 1978-79
(co-winner)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 6 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 30, 1979 (N.Y. Islanders at
Edmonton)
Numbers: 12 (N.Y. Islanders); 16, 12 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup:
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Playing Status: Retired July 6, 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1979-1990 |
N.Y. Islanders, Chicago | 731 |
139 | 203 |
342 | 1,333 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-1990 |
N.Y. Islanders, Chicago | 161 |
26 | 32 |
58 | 405 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1984 (NYI), 1996
(Florida) (asst. coach)
NYI Saraceno Award (Best Preseason Rookie): 1979 (first winner)
N.Y. Islanders Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983-84 (94), 1984-85 (174),
1985-86 (157)
N.Y. Islanders Playoffs PIM Leader: 1983 (43), 1985
(47)
Scouting Career: Named Chicago amateur scout for Western Canada region
on July 6, 1990, and remained in that position until July 15, 1992. ... Named
Florida pro scout prior in July 1998 and remained in that position until Dec.
28, 2000. ... Named Florida pro scout in December 2001 and remained in that
position until June 20, 2002.
Coaching Career: Named Florida
assistant coach on Aug. 25, 1995, and remained in that position until June 26,
1998. ... Named Florida interim head coach on Dec. 28, 2000, and remained in
position until June 7, 2001. ... Named Florida head coach on June 7, 2001, and
remained in position until Dec. 3, 2001. ... Named Florida assistant coach on
March 6, 2003, and held position through 2002-03 season.
Management
Career: Named Florida director of player development on June 20, 2002, and
remained in position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored two goals and added assist for remarkable three
points in first NHL game. His goals came at 12:33 and 15:06 of the second
period against Oilers goaltender Eddie Mio. ... Missed most of 1980-81 season
with damaged ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered during N.Y.
Islanders' Nov. 11, 1980, game vs. Minnesota. The injury required surgery. ...
Missed end of 1980-81 season and start of 1981 playoffs with dislocated right
shoulder, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' April 2, 1981, game vs.
N.Y. Rangers. The injury required surgery during summer of 1981. ... Played on
line with Brent Sutter and Clark Gillies for N.Y. Islanders in 1981-82. ...
Played on line with Brent Sutter and Bob Bourne for N.Y. Islanders in 1982-83.
... Missed part of 1983-84 season with strained ligaments in left knee, an
injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Nov. 22, 1983, game vs. Quebec. ... Had
postseason surgery on left shoulder in May 1986. ... Played on line with Pat
LaFontaine for N.Y. Islanders in 1985-86. ... Scored goal in first game in
Chicago uniform, on Oct. 8, 1987, vs. Toronto. ... Missed most of 1987-88
season with damaged cartilage in right knee, an injury suffered during
Chicago's Oct. 24, 1987, game at Hartford. ... Suspended five games by NHL
during 1988-89 season for high-sticking against Neil Sheehy during Chicago's
Feb. 15, 1989, game vs. Washington. He served suspension from March 1 to March
11, 1989. ... Openly criticized his Chicago teammates after team lost to
Edmonton in 1990 Campbell Conference final series. He chose to retire in the
weeks following that playoff loss. ... Never missed playoffs during his NHL career.
... Suffered right eye injury (cracked orbital bone) when hit by a deflected
puck while coaching at a Florida hockey clinic on March 21, 2003. The injury
required surgery. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Lethbridge (WHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Achievement Award: 2000
Coaching Career: Named Medicine Hat (WHL)
head coach on July 15, 1992, and remained in that position until Jan. 3, 1993.
... Named Indianapolis (IHL) head coach on March 17, 1993, and remained in
that position until June 1995.
Miscellaneous: Was active in
charitable causes during his years with N.Y. Islanders, including extensive
fund-raising work as
honorary chairman for Long Island Easter Skates.
Personal: Nicknamed "Dog." ... Full
name is Duane Calvin Sutter. ... Younger brother of former
NHL players Brian Sutter and Darryl Sutter. ... Older brother of former NHL
players Brent Sutter, Ron Sutter and Rich Sutter. ... Uncle of junior player
Brett Sutter. ... Uncle of minor-leaguer Shaun Sutter. ... Descended from same
ancestry as Gen. John A. Sutter, the man whose discovery of gold in California
led to the famous 1848 gold rush. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: N.Y. Islanders traded Sutter to
Chicago in exchange for future considerations (1988 No. 2 pick -- Wayne Doucet)
on Sept. 9,
1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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