Phil Housley

Phil Housley
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2015
Born (1964-03-09) March 9, 1964
St. Paul, MN, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Winnipeg Jets
St. Louis Blues
Calgary Flames
New Jersey Devils
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
National team  United States
NHL Draft 6th overall, 1982
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19822003
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's ice hockey
World Cup of Hockey
1996 World Cup of Hockey
Winter Olympics
2002 Salt Lake City

Phillip Francis Housley (born March 9, 1964) is an American former ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Housley is currently an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators.

Playing career

Housley is the second leading scorer amongst U.S.-born players, with 1,232 points (338–894). He held the record for most points by an American-born NHL player until Mike Modano surpassed it on November 7, 2007.

Housley never won the Stanley Cup, coming closest with the Capitals in 1998, where they were swept in the Stanley Cup Finals by the Detroit Red Wings. He played more NHL games without winning the Stanley Cup than any player in NHL history.

On January 21, 2000, Housley played in his 1,257th NHL Game, the most ever at the time by an American, breaking the record held by Craig Ludwig. Housley went on to play in 1,495 NHL games. He held the record for games played by an American-born player for nearly seven years, until it was broken, on November 24, 2006, by Chris Chelios.

Housley was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 9, 2015.[1][2] On February 7, 2007, he was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame, commemorated in a pre-game ceremony with former head coach Scotty Bowman on hand.

On January 5, 2013, Housley coached Team USA to the gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ufa, Russia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 South Saint Paul High-MN 18 28 26 54
1980–81 St. Paul Vulcans USHL 6 7 7 14 6 10 5 5 10 0
1981–82 South Saint Paul High-MN 22 31 34 65 18
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 19 47 66 39 10 3 4 7 2
1983–84 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75 31 46 77 33 3 0 0 0 6
1984–85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 16 53 69 28 5 3 2 5 2
1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 15 47 62 54
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78 21 46 67 57
1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74 29 37 66 96 6 2 4 6 6
1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 26 44 70 47 5 1 3 4 2
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 21 60 81 32 6 1 4 5 4
1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 23 53 76 24
1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 74 23 63 86 92 7 1 4 5 0
1992–93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 18 79 97 52 6 0 7 7 2
1993–94 St. Louis Blues NHL 26 7 15 22 12 4 2 1 3 4
1994–95 Zürcher SC NDA 10 6 8 14 34
1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 43 8 35 43 18 7 0 9 9 0
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 59 16 36 52 22
1995–96 New Jersey Devils NHL 22 1 15 16 8
1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 77 11 29 40 24
1997–98 Washington Capitals NHL 64 6 25 31 24 18 0 4 4 4
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 79 11 43 54 52
1999–2000 Calgary Flames NHL 78 11 44 55 24
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 69 4 30 34 24
2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 15 24 39 34 5 0 1 1 4
2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 6 23 29 24
2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 1495 338 894 1232 822 85 13 43 56 36

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1982 United States WJC 7 1 0 1 6
1982 United States WC 7 1 0 1 4
1984 United States CC 6 0 2 2 0
1986 United States WC 10 2 6 8 4
1987 United States CC 5 0 2 2 4
1989 United States WC 7 3 4 7 2
1996 United States WCH 1 0 1 1 0
2000 United States WC 7 2 3 5 0
2001 United States WC 9 0 1 1 4
2002 United States OLY 6 1 4 5 0
2003 United States WC 6 1 1 2 4
Junior totals 7 1 0 1 6
Senior totals 64 10 24 34 22

Awards and achievements

International record for Team USA

Transactions

See also

References

  1. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/06/hall_of_fame.html
  2. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=787201&navid=DL|BUF|home
Preceded by
Jiří Dudáček
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
1982
Succeeded by
Paul Cyr
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