The Calgary Flames’ second Darryl Sutter era may have technically begun, but it still won’t quite feel real until the 62-year-old Viking, AB product makes his presence felt behind the team’s bench.
Former Stockton Heat coach and current Flames assistant Ryan Huska served as the acting bench boss in Saturday’s contest against the Edmonton Oilers while Sutter finishes his quarantine process. Huska will also fill that capacity on Sunday when his Flames take on the Ottawa Senators.
Sutter and Huska combined to play 458 NHL contests exclusively with the Chicago Blackhawks, with the incoming head coach representing all but one game of that collective experience.