Brian Sutter

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Brian Sutter (Born October 7, 1956 in Viking, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian and current head coach and former forward in the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft, Second Round, Twentieth Overall. He played for the St. Louis Blues and was also head coach for the Blues, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks. He has been the head coach of the Blackhawks since May 3, 2001. Sutter was fired as head coach on June 21, 2005. The same day the team hired Dale Tallon as the new general manager.

Preceded by: Jacques Martin	Head Coaches of the St. Louis Blues 1988–1992	Succeeded by: Bob Plager
Preceded by: Rick Bowness	Head Coaches of the Boston Bruins 1992–1995	Succeeded by: Steve Kasper
Preceded by: Pierre Page	Head Coaches of the Calgary Flames 1997–2000	Succeeded by: Don Hay
Preceded by: Denis Savard	Head Coaches of the Chicago Blackhawks 2001-	Succeeded by: none

See also

• List of NHL head coaches
• List of NHL players

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