Flames sign Darryl Sutter's son Brett to minor league extension

Canadian PressJuly 25, 2023 - 1:24pm

Calgary Flames centre Brett Sutter, right, celebrates his goal with teammate forward Blake Coleman during second period NHL pre-season hockey action against the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (Jeff McIntosh/CP)

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed former coach Darryl Sutter's son Brett to a minor-league contract extension.

Brett Sutter and the American Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers agreed to a one-year contract, the Flames said Tuesday in a statement.

The 36-year-old centre from Viking, Alta., was the Wranglers' captain this past season when the club topped the AHL regular-season standings at 51-17-3-1.

The Wranglers were eliminated from the playoffs May 19 in the third round.

The Flames fired Darryl Sutter on May 1 after missing the NHL playoffs by two points. He's since been replaced by Ryan Huska.

Darryl Sutter drafted Brett in the sixth round in 2005, when Darryl was both coach and general manager of the Flames in his first stint with the NHL club.

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