Ken Sutton

Kenneth William Sutton (born November 5, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Sutton played defence in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks and New York Islanders.

Ken Sutton
Born	(1969-11-05) November 5, 1969 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks New York Islanders ERC Ingolstadt
NHL draft	98th overall, 1989 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1989–2006

Playing career

Junior career

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Ken Sutton played one season for the Saskatoon Blades in 1988–89 helping the team to the Memorial Cup final.

Professional career

He began his career with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) where he would play for two seasons before being called up to the Buffalo Sabres in 1991. He stayed with Buffalo until he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Scott Pearson on April 7, 1995.

Sutton played parts of two seasons for Edmonton in between stints with the Worcester IceCats. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues along with Igor Kravchuk for Jeff Norton and Donald Dufresne on January 4, 1996. He only played a total of seven games for the Blues spending the rest of the season with the IceCats.

Sutton was traded to the New Jersey Devils with St. Louis' second-round choice (Brett Clouthier) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft for Mike Peluso and Ricard Persson on November 26, 1996. Sutton would spend the entire 1997 in the minors between the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League (IHL) and the AHL's Albany River Rats.

Sutton played 13 games for New Jersey in the 1997–98 season before being traded to the San Jose Sharks with John MacLean for Doug Bodger and Dody Wood on December 7, 1997. He only played eight games for San Jose before being sent back to New Jersey on August 26, 1998 for future considerations. Sutton played the next season for the Albany River Rats. Sutton was claimed by the Washington Capitals in the Waiver Draft on September 27, 1999 before being sent back to New Jersey for future considerations on October 5. Sutton again played the majority of the season in Albany before being called up to the Devils for the playoffs. He would help New Jersey win the Stanley Cup in 2000. Sutton's name was included on the Stanley Cup in 2000 even though he did not qualify as he had played only six regular season games, and did not dress in the playoffs. Sutton played the next season for the Devils, this time playing in the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals where the Devils lost to the Colorado Avalanche in seven games.

Sutton signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on July 5, 2001. He split the 2001–02 season between the NHL and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL. Sutton went back to the Devils for the 2002–03 season playing the whole year for the Albany River Rats. After 2003, he left the NHL and went to play in Europe.

Europe

From 2003–2006, Sutton played for ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL.

Awards and achievements

• 1999 Eddie Shore Award (AHL Best Defenceman)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Calgary Canucks	AJHL		53	13	43	56	226		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		71	22	31	53	104		8	2	5	7	12
1988–89	Saskatoon Blades	MC		—	—	—	—	—		4	3	2	5	6
1989–90	Rochester Americans	AHL		57	5	14	19	83		11	1	6	7	15
1990–91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		15	3	6	9	13		6	0	1	1	2
1990–91	Rochester Americans	AHL		62	7	24	31	65		3	1	1	2	14
1991–92	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		64	2	18	20	71		7	0	2	2	4
1992–93	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		63	8	14	22	30		8	3	1	4	8
1993–94	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		78	4	20	24	71		4	0	0	0	2
1994–95	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		12	1	2	3	30		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		12	3	1	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		32	0	8	8	39		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		6	0	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Worcester IceCats	AHL		32	4	16	20	60		4	0	2	2	21
1996–97	Manitoba Moose	IHL		20	3	10	13	48		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Albany River Rats	AHL		61	6	13	19	79		16	4	8	12	55
1997–98	New Jersey Devils	NHL		13	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Albany River Rats	AHL		10	0	7	7	15		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL		8	0	0	0	15		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	New Jersey Devils	NHL		5	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Albany River Rats	AHL		75	13	42	55	118		5	0	2	2	12
1999–2000	New Jersey Devils	NHL		6	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Albany River Rats	AHL		57	5	16	21	129		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	New Jersey Devils	NHL		53	1	7	8	37		6	0	0	0	13
2001–02	New York Islanders	NHL		21	0	2	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		28	1	10	11	51		20	2	8	10	24
2002–03	Albany River Rats	AHL		74	6	26	32	70		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		47	3	13	16	157		3	0	0	0	25
2004–05	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		51	7	19	26	80		11	2	4	6	34
2005–06	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		49	4	22	26	112		7	0	4	4	8
2007–08	Dundas Real McCoys	MLH		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				456	47	168	215	670		59	8	27	35	141
NHL totals				388	23	80	103	338		32	3	4	7	29
DEL totals				147	14	54	68	349		21	2	8	10	67

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Picture of Ken Sutton's Name on the 2000 Stanley Cup Plaque