Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed forward Brandon Sutter to a 5-year contract extension at an average annual value of 4.375M through end of the 2020.21 NHL season.

Sutter, 26, recorded 33 points (21-12-33) and 14 penalty minutes in 80 games with Pittsburgh during the 2014.15 season. His 21 goals tied a single season career-high and was the sixth consecutive season he has recorded 10 or more goals. Sutter also finished with a team-leading 50.6 percent faceoff efficiency and tied for second in the League with four shorthanded goals. In 495 career NHL games, Sutter has scored 98 goals, 87 assists (98-87-185) and 94 penalty minutes with Pittsburgh and Carolina. He has also recorded 12 points (8-4-12) in 33 playoff games with the Penguins.

The 6’3”, 190-pound centre was born in Huntington, New York and has represented Canada on the international stage on three occasions. He helped Canada capture gold at the 2008 World Junior Championship.

Originally drafted by Carolina 11th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Sutter was traded to Pittsburgh in 2012. He was acquired along with a 2016 third-round pick in exchange for Nick Bonino, Adam Clendening and a 2016 second-round pick on July 28, 2015.

Career Regular Season Statistics

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 2003-2004 Red Deer Chiefs-AMBHL 35 25 34 59 28 2004-2005 Red Deer Optimist Rebels-AMHL 34 4 16 20 28 2004-2005 Red Deer Rebels-WHL 7 0 2 2 1 8 0 0 2005-2006 Red Deer Rebels-WHL 68 22 24 46 -7 36 8 3 2005-2006 Canada-WJ18-A 7 2 0 2 6 2006-2007 Red Deer Rebels-WHL 71 20 37 57 -3 54 6 3 2 2006-2007 Canada-WJ18-A 6 1 1 2 2 2007-2008 Red Deer Rebels-WHL 59 26 23 49 -12 38 10 2 2007-2008 Albany River Rats-AHL 7 1 1 2 -4 2 1 0 2007-2008 Canada-WJC-A 7 0 1 1 2 2008-2009 Hurricanes 50 1 5 6 -1 16 0 0 0 57 1.8 2008-2009 Albany River Rats-AHL 22 4 8 12 2 6 1 2 0 2009-2010 Hurricanes 72 21 19 40 -1 2 5 0 3 168 12.5 2009-2010 Albany River Rats-AHL 7 1 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 2010-2011 Hurricanes 82 14 15 29 13 25 1 0 3 145 9.7 2011-2012 Hurricanes 82 17 15 32 -3 21 2 3 0 171 9.9 2012-2013 Penguins 48 11 8 19 3 4 3 0 5 82 13.4 2013-2014 Penguins 81 13 13 26 -9 12 2 3 1 144 9.0 2014-2015 Penguins 80 21 12 33 6 14 3 4 4 180 11.7 NHL Totals 495 98 87 185 8 94 16 10 16 947 10.3

Career Playoff Statistics