Calgary Flames Fire Coach Geoff Ward, Name Darryl Sutter New Head Coach by Matt Loede March 5, 2021, 8:52 am updated March 5, 2021, 9:00 am 1 Comment The NHL had a shakeup in the coaching ranks late Thursday night, as the Calgary Flames fired head coach Geoff Ward, replacing him with former coach and two-time Stanley Cup champion Darryl Sutter. Here, he hoists the Stanley Cup after leading the Kings to glory in 2014. Sutter⦠Darryl Sutter is Alberta born and bred. When Darryl Sutter was re-introduced to the Calgary media 11 years after he was let go as GM of the team and 15 years after the last time he served as ⦠#Flames â Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) March 5, 2021. The club announced him as the new head coach Friday. For those keeping track, Sutter is the fifth coach for Treliving as GM (and the fifth coach for many of the teamâs core players). Darryl Sutter addresses the media in this file photo from May 26, 2009, back when he was general manager of the Calgary Flames. CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Calgary Flames name Darryl Sutter head coach after relieving Geoff Ward of duties. The Flames have named Darryl Sutter as head coach after relieving Geoff Ward of his coaching duties. Sutter coached the Los Angeles Kings from 2011-2017, winning the ⦠The Calgary Flames fired head coach Geoff Ward on Thursday night, replacing him with former coach and two-time Stanley Cup champion Darryl Sutter. The Flames announced the hiring of Darryl Sutter ⦠Darryl Sutterâs teams get results. 3:05 Darryl Sutter reintroduced as head coach of Calgary Flames The sting of defeat still smarts for Darryl Sutter. Darryl Sutter was born in Canada on Saturday, April 19, 1958 (Baby Boomers Generation). He also spent 210 games behind the Flamesâ bench between 2002 and 2006, guiding the team to Game 7 ⦠Darryl Sutter, 62, who replaced fired Geoff Ward, took the Calgary Flames to the 2004 Stanley Cup Final and won two titles with the Los Angeles Kings. He is 62 years old and is a Aries. His teams have missed the playoffs just three times in 17 years. Says conversations started with Darryl Sutter specifically in the last two or three days. Darryl Sutter, who led the Flames to the Stanley Cup Final in 2004, is returning as head coach in Calgary after the team fired Geoff Ward on Thursday. The Calgary Flames have rehired the coach that brought the organization its greatest playoff success since winning the 1989 Stanley Cup.