Andy Sutton

Andy Sutton
Sutton with the Oilers in 2012
Born	(1975-03-10) March 10, 1975 (age 41) London, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild Atlanta Thrashers New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1998–2012

Andrew Cameron Sutton (born March 10, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild, Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators and Anaheim Ducks in a 14-year career.

Sutton was born in London, Ontario, and played most of his youth hockey with the Greater London Hockey Association and the rep London Sabres AAA program.

At the age of 14, Sutton moved with his family to Kingston, Ontario. He played Junior "B" hockey in Gananoque, Ontario, at age 16, later playing in the Metro Toronto Junior Hockey League for St. Mike's B's. His play with St. Mike's earned him a scholarship to play collegiate hockey for Michigan Technological University in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA. Sutton played four seasons with Michigan Tech, where he switched from left wing to defence.

Six weeks before he was to finish his degree in environmental engineering, Sutton was signed as a free agent by the NHL's San Jose Sharks on March 20, 1998. He made his NHL debut with the Sharks in the 1998–99 season and played in 71 games in his two seasons with San Jose before being selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft.