Lethbridge Hurricanes name the 2008/2009 Hall of Fame inductees
Lethbridge, AB –The Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Lethbridge Hurricanes/Broncos Alumni Committee are pleased to announce that the 2008/2009 Hall of Fame inductees are John Chapman, Brian Sutter, Darryl Sutter, Duane Sutter, Brent Sutter, Rich Sutter and Ron Sutter. The induction ceremony will take place in a special pre game ceremony on Friday, February 20, 2009 before the Canes match up against the Medicine Hat.
John Chapman was the Head Coach of the Lethbridge Broncos from 1980 – 1986, during that time he posted a career winning percentage of 0.563 and over 200 wins. His best regular season record came as coach of the ’81-’82 Lethbridge Broncos who notched 50 wins and 100 points. The next year, he guided the Broncos to a 15-5 record in the playoffs on route to a Memorial Cup final. “Chappy” coached three of the Sutters during his time in Lethbridge; Ron, Rich and Brent.
No family in North America is more prominent in the hockey world than the Sutters. The six Sutter brothers played for the Lethbridge Broncos between the years of 1974-1983. Brian, Darryl, Duane, Brent, Rich and Ron collectively played in over 5,000 NHL games, won six Stanley Cups, scored 2,922 points (1,316 goals, 1, 606 assists), had over 8000 combined penalty minutes, and were inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in May 2000 under the Lifetime Achievement category.
This will be the third year that the Lethbridge Hurricanes/Broncos Alumni Committee, have made inductions into their Hall of Fame. Last year the Hurricanes and the Lethbridge Hurricanes/Broncos Alumni Committee were pleased to induct Steve Tambellini, Jamie “Noodles” McLennan, and Steve “Foggy” Fallwell.