Sutter wins NHL coach of the year
Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter won the 2022 Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year on Thursday, beating out finalists Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers' Gerard Gallant. The NHL's Broadcasters Association votes on the award, which is given to the coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." With his first Adams award, the 63-year-old Sutter follows in the footsteps of his brother, Brian Sutter, who won the award in 1991 while with St. Louis. Brian presented this year's award to Darryl in the televised ceremony before game two of the Western Conference finals between Edmonton and Colorado. In his first full season at the helm, Sutter guided the Flames to their second 50-win season. They finished 50-21-11 to win the Pacific Division. Their 111 points are second in Calgary/Atlanta Flames history behind the 117 by the 1989 Stanley Cup champions and put them fifth overall in the NHL standings. They beat the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs before falling to Edmonton. Of the Jack Adams finalists, only Gallant's Rangers made it to the conference finals. Sutter was a finalist for the award with the Flames in 2003-04, when he guided them to game seven of the Stanley Cup Final. He coached the Los Angeles Kings to Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014. (AFP)