Last month, Calgary Flames legend Jarome Iginla was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. His induction was extremely well-deserved, as his resume was one of the most sterling in hockey history. But with Iginla now in the Hall, attention can be turned to the next potential Flames inductee.
And it turns out, that person may currently be behind their bench: Darryl Sutter. Let’s discuss how Sutter stacks up among all-time NHL coaches and assess his candidacy.
Games as a head coach
Including Thursday’s game, Sutter has coached 1,338 regular season NHL games. That puts him 14th all-time in games coached.