Flames announce multi-year contract extension for coach Darryl Sutter
Darryl Sutter is staying put.Ā
The Calgary Flames announced a multi-year contract extension for Sutter, the reigning Jack Adams Award winner.Ā
The 64-year-old has a record of 65-36-11 since rejoining the Flames during the 2020-21 season and led Calgary to its second-most successful regular season in franchise history in 2021-22. The Flames finished with a 50-21-11 record for 111 points and a first-place finish in the Pacific Division.
“I think first off Brad [Treliving] and I talked about it all summer,” Sutter said. “The plan was to get our players taken care of. Talk to him and (owner) Murray (Edwards) and it’s not that hard to figure out. It’s still the basis of what I said when I came here. Good team. Good city. Good owners. It wasn’t that hard.”
Sutter was originally hired on March 5, 2021 to replace Geoff Ward.
“To me, it was a no-brainer,” Treliving said. “It was just getting something that he and I were comfortable with. We were able to do it. That was one of the priorities on the list when last year ended and we were able to get it done.”
His career record as Calgary’s head coach sits at 172-109-15-26 — the second most wins in franchise history behind Bob Johnson (1982-83 ā 1986-87, 193 wins).
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The #Flames have announced a multi-year contract extension for Darryl Sutter.
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“I felt really obligated to Brad,” Sutter said. “When I came here I promised we would get this straightened back out again. It’s not just a straighten-out one-year thing. It’s the long haul. All the things that are said from the outside from all over the place and people that don’t watch us, stuff like that, they can have all the opinions and predictions they want, but in order to become a legitimate contender you have to do it over and over and over to get there.
“The way you do that is you have to build that and you have to establish an identity or a style of play or a core group of players that are committed to the long-term.
“All those things are involved in that, and I think in some ways I feel like I have a responsibility to be a steward in that.”
Sutter, aĀ two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Los Angeles Kings, has the 11th-most wins as a head coach (699) in NHL history and is one shy from cracking the 700-mark. He’s also coached the 11th-most games in NHL history at 1,397.
He has a career coaching record of 699-503-101-94 since his start as a head coach in the 1992-93 season with the Chicago Blackhawks.