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Brett Sutter announced that he is retiring from professional hockey and will join the Calgary Wranglers coaching staff as an assistant under head coach Trent Cull.
Sutter played 1,090 regular season games in 17 AHL seasons, ranking fourth on the league’s all-time list. He had 198 goals and 265 assists for 463 points playing for the Wranglers (2022-24), Ontario Reign (2015-22), Iowa Wild (2014-16), Charlotte Checkers (2010-14), Abbotsford Heat (2009- 10). ) and the Quad City Flames (2007-08).
Sutter also skated in 69 postseason games in the AHL, recording 11 goals and 22 assists.
The native of Viking, Alta., was the recipient of the AHL’s Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award in 2018-19 as a player who best exemplifies sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey. He served as a team captain for 10 AHL seasons, and was selected by the league to captain the Western Conference team in the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic.
Sutter was selected by the Calgary Flames in the sixth round of the 2005 NHL Draft. He appeared in 60 NHL games with Calgary, Carolina and Minnesota, tallying two goals and eight assists.
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