Brandon Sutter Brandon Sutter ( born February 14 , 1989 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He is the son of Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter , and a member of the famous Sutter family . Playing career . Sutter played major junior hockey with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) under head coach and father Brent Sutter . During the 2006 – 07 season , he was selected to represent the WHL at the annual ADT Canada - Russia Challenge . Additionally , Sutter was selected to play in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game in January . In the off - season , Sutter was drafted 11th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft . After a brief stint with Carolina ' s American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Albany River Rats , at the end of his 2007 – 08 WHL season , Sutter debuted in the NHL with the Hurricanes in 2008 – 09 . He scored his first NHL goal on October 23 , 2008 against Marc - André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins . The next game , on October 25 , Sutter suffered a concussion after a collision with former Hurricane Doug Weight of the New York Islanders . Sutter had his head down as he was leaning forward for a loose puck in the neutral zone when Weight caught him with his shoulder . Although the hit was ruled as legal and Weight was not assessed any penalty , it re - sparked the debate in the NHL on head shots . Sutter returned to the lineup after missing eight games . On July 12 , 2011 , Sutter signed a three - year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes worth $ 6 . 2 million . On June 22 , 2012 , Sutter was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins , along with Brian Dumoulin and Carolina ' s 2012 NHL Entry Draft first round pick ( which the Penguins used to select Derrick Pouliot ) , in return for Jordan Staal . On March 12 , 2013 , In a game against the Boston Bruins , Sutter scored two goals , 3 minutes & 24 seconds apart , in the 3rd period that led to a 3 - 2 comeback victory for the Penguins . On August 5 , 2014 , the Penguins announced they had re - signed Sutter to a two - year contract , worth $ 6 . 6 million . On July 28 , 2015 , Sutter was traded by the Penguins along with a 2016 NHL Entry Draft 3rd - round pick to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Nick Bonino , Adam Clendening , and a 2nd - round pick in 2016 . On August 4 , 2015 , the Canucks had announced they had signed Sutter to a 5 - year , $ 21 . 875 million deal . International play . Sutter , who has dual citizenship of both the United States and Canada , elected to play for the latter in international competition . Sutter represented Team Canada extensively during his junior career at the under - 18 and under - 20 levels . He competed in two IIHF World U18 Championships in 2006 and 2007 , losing the bronze medal game in both tournaments . Shortly after being drafted into the NHL in the summer of 2007 , Sutter was chosen to represent Team Canada at the 2007 Super Series , an eight - game showdown between Canada and Russia ' s under - 20 teams , where father Brent was head coach . Playing Game 7 in his hometown Red Deer , he scored a goal and was named player of the game . The match , coincidentally , also marked the last junior game Brent coached in Red Deer , where he had previously just completed a seven - year coaching career with the Rebels . Sutter made his second under - 20 appearance for Team Canada at the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic , where he helped Canada win gold , overcoming Sweden 3 - 2 in overtime . Family . Sutter is part of the famous Sutter hockey family . He is the son of Brent Sutter , who coached him in junior with the Red Deer Rebels and Team Canada at the 2007 Super Series ; he is the current head coach of the Calgary Flames . He has an older brother , Merrick who currently serves as the Rebels video coach and a younger sister , Brooke . His cousin Brett was a teammate of his with the Rebels and was drafted two years ahead of him by the Calgary Flames , and currently plays in the Hurricanes organization after a trade on November 17 , 2010 . Another cousin , Brody , is currently a forward for the Western Hockey League ' s Lethbridge Hurricanes and was drafted 193rd overall by Carolina in the 2011 draft . Brandon grew up in Huntington , New York , Chicago and Red Deer , Alberta .