Brandon Sutter

Brandon Sutter
Sutter with the Canucks in October 2015
Born	(1989-02-14) February 14, 1989 (age 28) Huntington, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Vancouver Canucks Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	11th overall, 2007 Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career	2008–present

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2008	Czech Republic

Brandon Sutter (born February 14, 1989) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the son of former player Brent Sutter, and a member of the famous Sutter family.

Sutter played major junior hockey with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) under head coach and father Brent Sutter. During the 2006–07 season, he was selected to represent the WHL at the annual ADT Canada-Russia Challenge. Additionally, Sutter was selected to play in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game in January. In the off-season, Sutter was drafted 11th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

After a brief stint with Carolina's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany River Rats, at the end of his 2007–08 WHL season, Sutter debuted in the NHL with the Hurricanes in 2008–09. He scored his first NHL goal on October 23, 2008 against Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The next game, on October 25, Sutter suffered a concussion after a collision with former Hurricane Doug Weight of the New York Islanders. Sutter had his head down as he was leaning forward for a loose puck in the neutral zone when Weight caught him with his shoulder. Although the hit was ruled as legal and Weight was not assessed any penalty, it re-sparked the debate in the NHL on head shots. Sutter returned to the line-up after missing eight games.