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Ron Sutter

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: December 2, 1963 in Viking, Alberta

Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 10:16AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #456. Gus Mortson… #456. Chico Maki… #456. Bob Goldham… #456. RON SUTTER… #456. Al MacAdam… #456. Shawn McEachern… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 19 PHI NHL 10 1 1 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 1 4 25.0
1983-84 20 PHI NHL 79 19 32 51 19 4 101 11 5 3 3 145 13.1
1984-85 21 PHI NHL 73 16 29 45 17 13 94 14 2 0 5 140 11.4
1985-86 22 PHI NHL 75 18 42 60 21 26 159 18 0 0 4 145 12.4
1986-87 23 PHI NHL 39 10 17 27 10 10 69 10 0 0 0 68 14.7
1987-88 24 PHI NHL 69 8 25 33 11 -9 146 7 1 0 0 107 7.5
1988-89 25 PHI NHL 55 26 22 48 20 25 80 21 4 1 2 106 24.5
1989-90 26 PHI NHL 75 22 26 48 19 2 104 20 0 2 6 157 14.0
1990-91 27 PHI NHL 80 17 28 45 17 2 92 15 2 0 1 149 11.4
1991-92 28 STL NHL 68 19 27 46 17 9 91 10 5 4 1 106 17.9
1992-93 29 STL NHL 59 12 15 27 11 -11 99 8 4 0 3 90 13.3
1993-94 30 TOT NHL 73 15 25 40 15 2 90 10 5 0 2 108 13.9
1993-94 30 STL NHL 36 6 12 18 7 -1 46 5 1 0 2 42 14.3
1993-94 30 QUE NHL 37 9 13 22 9 3 44 5 4 0 0 66 13.6
1994-95 31 NYI NHL 27 1 4 5 2 -8 21 1 0 0 1 29 3.4
1995-96 32 BOS NHL 18 5 7 12 5 10 24 4 0 1 0 34 14.7
1996-97 33 SJS NHL 78 5 7 12 5 -8 65 2 1 2 1 78 6.4
1997-98 34 SJS NHL 57 2 7 9 3 -2 22 2 0 0 1 57 3.5
1998-99 35 SJS NHL 59 3 6 9 3 -8 40 3 0 0 1 67 4.5 584 9:54
1999-00 36 SJS NHL 78 5 6 11 4 -3 34 4 0 1 1 68 7.4 746 9:34
2000-01 37 CGY NHL 21 1 3 4 1 4 12 1 0 0 0 16 6.3 248 11:49
Career NHL 1093 205 329 534 201 58 1352 162 29 14 33 1674 12.2 1578 9:59

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1982-83 19 PHI NHL 10 0.10 0.10 0.20 0.08 0.90 0.40 1 1 2 1 4 0 4 0 0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1983-84 20 PHI NHL 79 0.24 0.41 0.65 0.24 1.28 1.84 15 25 40 15 76 20 71 19 4 1.8 0.7 2.5
1984-85 21 PHI NHL 73 0.22 0.40 0.62 0.23 1.29 1.92 13 23 36 13 66 5 66 18 13 1.5 1.0 2.5
1985-86 22 PHI NHL 75 0.24 0.56 0.80 0.28 2.12 1.93 14 33 47 17 75 3 62 16 26 2.4 1.6 4.0
1986-87 23 PHI NHL 39 0.26 0.44 0.69 0.26 1.77 1.74 8 14 22 8 33 0 35 12 10 1.3 0.7 1.9
1987-88 24 PHI NHL 69 0.12 0.36 0.48 0.16 2.12 1.55 7 21 28 10 43 1 78 27 -9 0.4 0.6 1.0
1988-89 25 PHI NHL 55 0.47 0.40 0.87 0.37 1.45 1.93 21 18 39 16 62 6 51 20 25 3.3 1.4 4.7
1989-90 26 PHI NHL 75 0.29 0.35 0.64 0.25 1.39 2.09 18 22 40 16 68 1 94 29 2 2.2 1.0 3.2
1990-91 27 PHI NHL 80 0.21 0.35 0.56 0.21 1.15 1.86 15 25 40 15 65 7 93 37 2 1.8 1.2 3.0
1991-92 28 STL NHL 68 0.28 0.40 0.68 0.26 1.34 1.56 17 24 41 16 71 18 60 16 9 2.4 1.1 3.5
1992-93 29 STL NHL 59 0.20 0.25 0.46 0.18 1.68 1.53 10 12 22 9 43 15 43 4 -11 0.7 0.6 1.3
1993-94 30 TOT NHL 73 0.21 0.34 0.55 0.21 1.23 1.48 13 23 36 13 65 15 63 15 2 1.9 1.0 2.8
1993-94 30 STL NHL 36 0.17 0.33 0.50 0.18 1.28 1.17 5 11 16 6 28 5 27 3 -1 0.6 0.5 1.1
1993-94 30 QUE NHL 37 0.24 0.35 0.59 0.23 1.19 1.78 8 12 20 8 37 10 36 12 3 1.2 0.5 1.7
1994-95 31 NYI NHL 27 0.04 0.15 0.19 0.06 0.78 1.07 2 7 9 3 7 0 25 10 -8 -0.5 0.1 -0.4
1995-96 32 BOS NHL 18 0.28 0.39 0.67 0.26 1.33 1.89 5 7 12 5 20 0 15 5 10 0.8 0.5 1.3
1996-97 33 SJS NHL 78 0.06 0.09 0.15 0.06 0.83 1.00 5 7 12 5 22 1 46 17 -8 -1.4 0.9 -0.5
1997-98 34 SJS NHL 57 0.04 0.12 0.16 0.05 0.39 1.00 2 8 10 3 14 0 25 9 -2 -1.0 0.7 -0.4
1998-99 35 SJS NHL 59 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.06 0.68 1.14 3 7 10 4 11 1 26 8 -8 -0.3 0.4 0.1
1999-00 36 SJS NHL 78 0.06 0.08 0.14 0.06 0.44 0.87 5 6 11 4 18 1 28 8 -3 -0.4 0.7 0.3
2000-01 37 CGY NHL 21 0.05 0.14 0.19 0.06 0.57 0.76 1 3 4 1 7 0 14 11 4 -0.2 0.5 0.3
Career NHL 1093 0.19 0.30 0.49 0.18 1.24 1.53 175 286 461 173 770 94 899 281 58 16.3 14.8 31.2

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 20 PHI NHL 3 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1984-85 21 PHI NHL 19 4 8 12 -1 28 4 0 0 1 43 9.3
1985-86 22 PHI NHL 5 0 2 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1986-87 23 PHI NHL 16 1 7 8 -3 12 1 0 0 0 22 4.5
1987-88 24 PHI NHL 7 0 1 1 -7 26 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1988-89 25 PHI NHL 19 1 9 10 5 51 1 0 0 0 39 2.6
1991-92 28 STL NHL 6 1 3 4 -1 8 0 1 0 0 9 11.1
1995-96 32 BOS NHL 5 0 0 0 -2 8 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1997-98 34 SJS NHL 6 1 0 1 -1 14 1 0 0 0 7 14.3
1998-99 35 SJS NHL 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 62 10:20
1999-00 36 SJS NHL 12 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 114 9:32
Career NHL 104 8 32 40 -9 193 7 1 0 1 162 4.9 176 9:48

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 16 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 60 12 33 45 44
1980-81 17 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 72 13 32 45 152
1981-82 18 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 59 38 54 92 207
1982-83 19 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 58 35 48 83 98
1989-90 26 Canada WEC-A 10 1 1 2 4
1995-96 32 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 25 6 13 19 28
Career 1 Season AJHL 60 12 33 45 44
Career 1 Season IHL 25 6 13 19 28
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 1 1 2 4
Career 3 Seasons WHL 189 86 134 220 457

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 16 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 13 6 12 18 26
1980-81 17 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 9 2 5 7 29
1981-82 18 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 12 6 5 11 28
1982-83 19 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 20 22 19 41 45
1982-83 19 Lethbridge Broncos M-Cup 3 2 2 4 4
Career 1 Season AJHL 13 6 12 18 26
Career 1 Season M-Cup 3 2 2 4 4
Career 3 Seasons WHL 41 30 29 59 102

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 19 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ron Sutter 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5
Doug Risebrough 92.5 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 0.7 -0.1
Shawn Burr 90.9 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.4
Bruce MacGregor 90.3 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 -0.3
Joel Otto 89.9 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.7 0.1 -0.8
Eddie Shack 89.6 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.6
Claude Larose 87.9 6.0 4.6 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3
Tiger Williams 87.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.3 -0.5
Kelly Miller 87.2 4.3 3.6 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.2
Nick Mickoski 87.1 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 -0.4
Nick Metz 86.4 4.2 3.7 3.1 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.2 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ron Sutter 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5
Doug Risebrough 92.5 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 0.7 -0.1
Shawn Burr 90.9 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.4
Bruce MacGregor 90.3 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 -0.3
Joel Otto 89.9 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.7 0.1 -0.8
Eddie Shack 89.6 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.6
Claude Larose 87.9 6.0 4.6 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3
Tiger Williams 87.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.3 -0.5
Kelly Miller 87.2 4.3 3.6 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.2
Nick Mickoski 87.1 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 -0.4
Nick Metz 86.4 4.2 3.7 3.1 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.2 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1990-91 NHL 80 (3)

Short-Handed Goals

1991-92 NHL 4 (4)

Shooting Percentage

1988-89 NHL 24.5 (5)

Transactions

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September 22, 1991: Traded to St. Louis by Philadelphia with Murray Baron for Dan Quinn and Rod Brind'Amour, September 22, 1991.

January 23, 1994: Traded to Quebec by St. Louis with Garth Butcher and Bob Bassen for Steve Duchesne and Denis Chasse, January 23, 1994.

June 28, 1994: Traded to NY Islanders by Quebec with Quebec's 1st round choice (Brett Lindros) in 1994 Entry Draft for Uwe Krupp and NY Islanders' 1st round choice (Wade Belak) in 1994 Entry Draft, June 28, 1994.

March 9, 1996: Signed as a free agent by Boston, March 9, 1996.

October 12, 1996: Signed as a free agent by San Jose, October 12, 1996.

February 16, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Calgary, February 16, 2001.

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