Bill Sutherland

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William Fraser Sutherland 
*Born: November 10, 1934 in Regina, Saskatchewan
*Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Died: April 9, 2017 at Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Son: Ken Sutherland
*Position: Center
He scored the first goal in Philadelphia Flyers history on October 11, 1967.
After several seasons in the minor leagues, Sutherland made a first appearance in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1963 Stanley Cup playoffs, playing two games for Montreal and registering zero points. He would go on to play four more seasons in the American Hockey League with the Quebec Aces before earning his chance in the NHL as a regular with the expansion Philadelphia Flyers, og which he scored the first goal in history on October 11 1967 . He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings, before finishing his career in the World Hockey Association with the Winnipeg Jets.
In 1979, Sutherland took on coaching duties with the Winnipeg Jets. He has been assistant coach with the Jets for a decade, and has been interim coach twice. He also have been assistant coach with the Maine Mariners for one season in 1989-90.
==Career Statistics==
===Playing===
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1952-53 	St. Boniface Canadiens 	MJHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1953-54 	St. Boniface Canadiens 	MJHL 	 	25 	25 	18 	43 	42 	 	10 	5 	12 	17 	14
1953-54 	St. Boniface Canadiens 	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	8 	6 	7 	13 	10
1954-55 	St. Boniface Canadiens "C" 	MJHL 	 	25 	25 	35 	60 	33 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1955-56 	Cincinnati Mohawks 	IHL 	 	53 	25 	31 	56 	24 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1956-57 	Cincinnati Mohawks 	IHL 	 	58 	27 	26 	53 	30 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	4
1957-58 	Shawinigan Falls Cataractes	QHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1957-58 	Cincinnati Mohawks 	IHL 	 	60 	55 	39 	94 	43 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	2
1958-59 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1958-59 	Montreal Royals 	QHL 	 	47 	27 	16 	43 	32 	 	7 	7 	3 	10 	13
1959-60 	Montreal Royals 	EPHL 	 	65 	35 	40 	75 	40 	 	14 	3 	7 	10 	13
1960-61 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	58 	19 	14 	33 	30 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	12
1961-62 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	70 	20 	28 	48 	49 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	4
1962-63 	Quebec Aces 	AHL 	 	45 	21 	17 	38 	22 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1962-63 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1963-64 	Quebec Aces 	AHL 	 	49 	22 	33 	55 	32 	 	9 	2 	7 	9 	22
1964-65 	Quebec Aces 	AHL 	 	58 	35 	25 	60 	50 	 	5 	3 	2 	5 	6
1965-66 	Quebec Aces 	AHL 	 	48 	24 	25 	49 	24 	 	6 	3 	3 	6 	2
1966-67 	Quebec Aces 	AHL 	 	67 	40 	38 	78 	27 	 	5 	3 	4 	7 	4
1967-68 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	60 	20 	9 	29 	6 	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	0
1968-69 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	44 	7 	5 	12 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1968-69 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	12 	7 	3 	10 	4 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0
1969-70 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	51 	15 	17 	32 	30 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1970-71 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1970-71 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	68 	19 	20 	39 	41 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1971-72 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	9 	2 	3 	5 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971-72 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971-72 	Tidewater Wings 	AHL 	 	40 	6 	10 	16 	26 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1972-73 	Winnipeg Jets 	WHA 	 	48 	6 	16 	22 	34 	 	14 	5 	9 	14 	9
1973-74 	Winnipeg Jets 	WHA 	 	12 	4 	5 	9 	6 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	250 	70 	58 	128 	99 	 	14 	2 	4 	6 	0
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals 	 	60 	10 	21 	31 	40 	 	18 	5 	9 	14 	13
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Coaching===
  	  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	Type 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts 	Finish 	 	GP 	W 	L 	Results
1978-79 	Winnipeg Jets 	WHA 	Assist 	 	49 	25 	22 	2 	52 	3rd 	 	10 	8 	2 	Won League
1979-80 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	20 	49 	11 	51 	5th Smythe 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
1980-81 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	28 	1 	20 	7 	9 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1980-81 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Head 	 	29 	6 	20 	3 	15 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
1980-81 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assoc 	 	23 	2 	17 	4 	8 	5th Smythe 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
1981-82 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	33 	33 	14 	80 	2nd Norris 	 	4 	1 	3 	Lost Div Semi
1982-83 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	33 	39 	8 	74 	4th Smythe 	 	3 	0 	3 	Lost Div Semi
1983-84 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	31 	38 	11 	73 	4th Smythe 	 	3 	0 	3 	Lost Div Semi
1984-85 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	43 	27 	10 	96 	2nd Smythe 	 	8 	3 	5 	Lost Div Final
1985-86 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	26 	47 	7 	59 	3rd Smythe 	 	3 	0 	3 	Lost Div Semi
1986-87 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	40 	32 	8 	88 	3rd Smythe 	 	10 	4 	6 	Lost Div Final
1987-88 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	33 	36 	11 	77 	3rd Smythe 	 	5 	1 	4 	Lost Div Semi
1988-89 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	Assist 	 	80 	26 	42 	12 	64 	5th Smythe 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
1989-90 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	Assist 	 	80 	31 	38 	11 	73 	5th North 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
NHL Head Coaching Totals	NHL Head Coaching Totals	NHL Head Coaching Totals	NHL Head Coaching Totals	 	28 	5 	20 	3 	13 	- 	 	0 	0 	0 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards & Achievements==
*Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1954)
*MJHL Second All-Star Team (1955)
*International Hockey League Championship (1957)
*IHL Goal Scoring Leader (1958)
*IHL Second All-Star Team (1958)
*Quebec Hockey League Championship (1959)
*Eastern Professional Hockey League Championship (1960)
*Avco Cup World Hockey Association Championship (1979)
*Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
==External Links==
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Category:Born in 1934
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:St. Boniface Canadiens players
Category:Cincinnati Mohawks players
Category:Shawinigan-Falls Cataractes players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Montreal Royals players
Category:Cleveland Barons (AHL, 1937-1973) players
Category:Quebec Aces players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Tidewater Wings players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Winnipeg Jets players
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Winnipeg Jets coaches
Category:Maine Mariners coaches
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster