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The Sutter family, originally from Viking, Alberta, Canada, are one of the most famous families in the National Hockey League (NHL). Six brothers: Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich and Ron, reached the NHL in the 1970s and 80s. Four brothers, Brian, Duane, Darryl and Brent, have gone on to become coaches and general managers as well. All brothers played either for the Chicago Blackhawks or the St. Louis Blues at one point or another. A seventh brother named Gary is said by his brothers to have been the best hockey player of all seven boys. Rather than making his living as a hockey player, Gary stayed home to work on the family farm, as Rich remarked on an episode of the Canadian sports show ''Off the Record''. Collectively, the Sutter brothers played nearly 5,000 games and won the Stanley Cup six times as players (two times as head coach). The second generation of Sutters have reached the NHL, as Brandon Sutter and cousin Brett Sutter were members of the Carolina Hurricanes organization for a few seasons. The first generation of Sutters had at least one brother playing in the NHL for 24 seasons - from 1976–77 to 2000–01 (with all six playing from 1982–83 to 1986–87). The brothers' father, Louis John Sutter, died on February 10, 2005, at the age of 73, following a lengthy illness. Many established hockey figures attended his funeral, including then Edmonton Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe, then Oilers coach Craig MacTavish, Mike Keenan, Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald and a busload of players from the Calgary Flames.〔()〕〔()〕 ==First generation== All 7 brothers took the same path to the NHL. Each player began their junior careers with the Red Deer Rustlers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League before moving onto the WHL's Lethbridge Broncos. A seventh brother, Gary, who was the oldest, was offered a tryout with the Rustlers at the same time Brian was, however he declined, choosing not to pursue a career playing hockey professionally. Gary's brothers have suggested that he may have been the best player of all of them.〔Francis, Eric, (Big brother is watching ), Calgary Sun, February 6, 2004, accessed December 29, 2006.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sutter family」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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