Stanley Cup
He was one of the referees for the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals along Bill McCreary, Dan O'Halloran, and Stephen Walkom. He was selected again to officiate the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, 2016 Stanley Cup Finals, 2018 Stanley Cup Finals, 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, and the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals. Sutherland officiated the gold medal game men's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.