Before Darryl Sutter was called upon to coach the Flames in 2021 for his second go-round as head coach, he remembers watching two teams with high standards and success rates: the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Begins in 2023-24; won Jack Adams Award after leading Calgary to Pacific Division title last season.
The Sutter Family farm – about 15 minutes Northeast of Viking, Alberta and where at the end of every hockey season, you’ll find the Head Coach of the Calgary Flames his true element.
Sutter says last year was a big step forward for the franchise and now, the standard has been set.
Darryl Sutter is the recipient of the 2021-22 Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year
Winner to be announced during conference finals.
Conservative with praise and words, his unfiltered assessments land with weight
Brunette, McLellan among other favorites by NHL.com panel
The 2020-21 season was, in a word, rough for the Calgary Flames. The team wasn’t all that good and they ended up using three different coaches at various types.
“Wherever he was, he became part of the crowd, part of the team”
The Calgary Flames have been the hottest team in the league since Jan. 18, with only five regulation losses in their last 26 games.
As an up-and-coming coach, however, Cail MacLean is “happy to be benched for the third.”
MacLean is another call-up from the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat.
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