ANAHEIM DUCKS SIGN DEFENSEMAN ANDY SUTTON TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT

AUGUST 2, 2010 -- ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed defenseman Andy Sutton to a two-year contract. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed.

Sutton, 35 (3/10/75), appeared in 72 games with the New York Islanders and Ottawa last season, collecting 5-8=13 points with 107 penalty minutes (PIM). The 6-6, 245-pound defenseman finished the regular season ranked second among all NHL players with 204 blocked shots and eighth among NHL defensemen with 197 hits. Sutton averaged 23:01 minutes during the 2010 playoffs with the Senators and played 20-or-more minutes on 45 occasions during the regular season.

A native of Kingston, Ontario, Sutton began the 2009-10 season with the Islanders before being acquired by the Senators in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft on Mar. 2, 2010. In 54 games with the Islanders, Sutton ranked first among team defensemen in PIM (73), second in time-on-ice (20:48) and tied for second in goals (4).

Originally signed by San Jose as an undrafted free agent on Mar. 20, 1998, Sutton has played 12 NHL seasons with San Jose (1998-00), Minnesota (2000-02), Atlanta (2001-07), New York Islanders (2007-10) and Ottawa (2009-10). In 585 career NHL games, Sutton has compiled 35-101=136 points with 1,018 PIM.

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