Editing Brent Sutter (section)

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey coach}}
{{distinguish|text=his nephew, [[Brett Sutter]], or with [[Brent Suter]]}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Brent Sutter - Switzerland vs. Canada, 29th April 2012-3.jpg 
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Sutter in 2012
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| played_for = [[New York Islanders]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| shoots = Right
| draft = 17th overall
| draft_year = 1980
| draft_team = [[New York Islanders]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 188
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|6|10}}
| birth_place = [[Viking, Alberta|Viking]], [[Alberta]], Canada
| career_start = 1980
| career_end = 1998
| halloffame = 
}}
'''Brent Colin Sutter''' (born June 10, 1962) is a Canadian former [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) player and former head coach of the [[New Jersey Devils]] and [[Calgary Flames]]. Selected by the [[New York Islanders]] 17th overall at the [[1980 NHL entry draft]], Sutter played over [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played|1,000 games]] for the Islanders and [[Chicago Blackhawks]] during his 18-year career. Regarded as one of the best [[face-off]] specialists of his generation, Sutter won the [[Stanley Cup]] twice with the Islanders and was an [[NHL All-Star Game|All-Star]]. He represented Canada on numerous occasions, winning the [[Canada Cup]] three times.

After retiring as a player in 1998, Sutter bought the [[Red Deer Rebels]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] and served as the team's head coach and general manager for eight seasons, winning the [[Memorial Cup]] in 2001. He coached the Canadian junior team to gold medals at the [[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] and [[2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] [[IIHF World U20 Championship|World Junior Hockey Championships]], as well as winning the [[2007 Super Series]]. Sutter compiled a 19–0–1 record in three years as the national junior team coach. He joined the [[New Jersey Devils]] as their head coach in 2007. He led the Devils to one division title in two seasons before leaving New Jersey to take on the same position in Calgary, working for brother Darryl, who was at the time, the Flames' general manager.

He is a member of the famous [[Sutter family]]. He was one of six brothers, along with [[Brian Sutter|Brian]], [[Darryl Sutter|Darryl]], [[Duane Sutter|Duane]], [[Ron Sutter|Ron]], and [[Rich Sutter|Rich]], to play in the NHL. Brent and Duane played together for the Islanders when the team won the Stanley Cup in [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals|1982]] and [[1983 Stanley Cup Finals|1983]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McEvoy |first=Colin |title=The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships |work=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]] |date=February 9, 2023 |url=https://www.biography.com/athletes/a42805051/brothers-who-have-faced-off-in-championships |accessdate=February 12, 2023}}</ref> Brent coached his son [[Brandon Sutter|Brandon]] and nephew [[Brett Sutter|Brett]] while with Red Deer; both have also gone on to play in the NHL. His daughter Brooke played volleyball for Red Deer College and was a first team conference all star in 2013.

Sutter was inducted into the New York Islanders Hall of Fame on January 18, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macias |first=Russ |date=2025-01-18 |title=Brent Sutter Officially Inducted Into Islanders’ Hall of Fame |url=https://nyihockeynow.com/brent-sutter-officially-inducted-into-islanders-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=New York Islanders Hockey Now |language=en-US}}</ref>