Sutter re-signs with Nailers

Action photo of Aidan Sutter of the Wheeling Nailers

WHEELING, W.Va. - The Wheeling Nailers, ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, announced the team has re-signed defenseman Aidan Sutter to a contract for the 2025-26 season.

Sutter, 22, joined the Nailers during the back half of the 2024-25 season, after beginning the year at the University of Calgary. He appeared in 17 games on Wheeling's blueline, and dished out a pair of assists.

The Kamloops, British Columbia native collected four assists and 36 penalty minutes in ten games at the University of Calgary, which included a game in the University Cup Playoffs. Prior to turning pro, the blueliner played four seasons of junior hockey with the Western Hockey League's Everett Silvertips. Sutter's best offensive season with the Silvertips was his final campaign in 2022-23, when he was the club's top scoring defenseman with 38 points in 62 games.