Doug Sulliman

Simon Douglas Sulliman (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979–80 until 1989–90.

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. Notably, he logged his only hat trick on January 22, 1987 for the Devils against the Calgary Flames at Brendan Byrne Arena in a game where a massive snowstorm meant that only 334 attended the game, making it the lowest-attended game in league history.

Coaching career Upon retirement, Sulliman served as an assistant coach with the Devils from 1990 to 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 with the New Jersey Devils. On July 10, 2008, the Phoenix Coyotes announced that Sulliman had been hired as an assistant coach on head coach Wayne Gretzky's staff.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1975–76 Glace Bay Metros NSAHA 35 44 53 97 42 — — — — — 1976–77 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 65 30 41 71 123 3 0 2 2 2 1977–78 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 68 50 39 89 87 9 5 7 12 24 1978–79 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 68 38 77 115 88 10 5 7 12 7 1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 31 4 7 11 2 — — — — — 1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 31 9 7 16 9 — — — — — 1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 32 4 1 5 32 3 1 0 1 0 1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 45 10 16 26 18 1 0 0 0 0 1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 77 29 40 69 39 — — — — — 1982–83 Hartford Whalers NHL 77 22 19 41 14 — — — — — 1983–84 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 6 13 19 20 — — — — — 1984–85 New Jersey Devils NHL 57 22 16 38 4 — — — — — 1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 21 22 43 20 — — — — — 1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 78 27 26 53 14 — — — — — 1987–88 New Jersey Devils NHL 59 16 14 30 22 9 0 3 3 2 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 52 6 6 12 8 4 0 0 0 0 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 3 4 7 0 — — — — — NHL totals 631 160 168 328 175 16 1 3 4 2