Doug Sulliman

Doug Sulliman
Doug Sulliman
Born August 29, 1959 (1959-08-29) (age 52)
Glace Bay, NS, CAN
Height 5 ft 09 in (1.75 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Hartford Whalers
New Jersey Devils
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 13th overall, 1979
New York Rangers
Playing career 1979–1990

Simon Douglas Sulliman (born August 29, 1959) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger, and is currently an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. He played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979–80 until 1989–90.

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Playing career

Sulliman was drafted 13th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, after a standout junior career with the Kitchener Rangers. He played 631 career NHL games, scoring 160 goals and 168 assists for 328 points.

In 1981–82, Sulliman enjoyed a career year for the Hartford Whalers, establishing career highs in goals (29), assists (40), points (69), PIM (39) and games played (77). Following the 1986–87 season, he received several team awards from the New Jersey Devils, including the Players’ MVP, Fan Club MVP, Good Guy Award, and was the team’s Masterton Trophy nominee, awarded to the player who best exemplifies "perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication" to hockey. He also won the team’s Three Star award in 1984–85.

Coaching career

Upon retirement, Sulliman served as an assistant coach with the Devils from 1990–1993, including one season as an assistant under Herb Brooks during the 1992–93 season. During Sulliman’s tenure as a coach with the Devils, the team posted a regular season record of 110-101-33 and qualified for the playoffs each year.

After coaching for the Devils, Sulliman spent the next decade and a half working on Wall Street and in the insurance industry. He also worked with Mike Emrick from 1995 to 1996 as a broadcast analyst. On July 10, 2008, Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced that Sulliman had been hired by the Coyotes as an Assistant Coach for Head Coach Wayne Gretzky's staff.

Personal life

Sulliman has a wife Barbara, as well as five daughters: Samantha, Teddy, Scarlett, Vivian and Thomason.[1]

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Preceded by
Ron Duguay
New York Rangers first round draft pick
1979
Succeeded by
Jim Malone

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