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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Phil Housley
Selected in first round
No.
6 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born March 9, 1964
 | Position:
Defense / Center
Height: 5-10 Weight:
180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
South St. Paul (Minnesota H.S.)
Birthplace:
St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: South St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
South St. Paul | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1979-80 |
South St. Paul | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
South St. Paul | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
St. Paul | USHL |
6 | 7 |
7 | 14 |
6 | | 1981-82 |
South St. Paul | Minn. H.S. |
22 | 31 |
34 | 65 |
18 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships: 1982 (eighth place)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (sixth place)
Minnesota High School All-State First Team: 1980-81, 1981-82 (South St.
Paul)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 10 overall prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Nicknamed "Phantom
Phil" during
his high school playing days. ... Coached by Doug Woog at South St. Paul
High School. ... Played center at times during high school career. ... Also
played quarterback and defensive back on South St. Paul varsity football
team during high school years. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1982 (Quebec at Buffalo)
Numbers: 6 (Buffalo); 6
(Winnipeg); 6 (St. Louis); 6 (Calg.); 6 (N.J.); 96 (Washington); 6
(Chicago); 96 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired January 16, 2004 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-2003 |
BUF, WIN, STL, CGY,
NJ, WAS, CHI, TOR | 1,495 |
338 | 894 |
1,232 | 822 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-2003 |
Buff., Winnipeg, STL,
Calg., Wash., Chi., Tor. | 85 |
13 | 43 |
56 | 36 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1991-92 (Winnipeg)
Sporting News
All-Star Second Team: 1991-92 (Winnipeg)
NHL All-Rookie Team: 1982-83 (Buffalo)
All-Star Game: 1984,
1989, 1990 (Buffalo), 1991, 1992, 1993 (Win.), 2000 (Calgary)
Stanley
Cup Finals (Lost): 1998 (Washington)
Buffalo Larkin Trophy (MVP): 1988-89
Buffalo Star of Stars Trophy (Home Three-Stars Leader): 1982-83,
1986-87 (co-winner), 1988-89
Buffalo Hunt Award (Rookie of Year): 1982-83
NHL Records: Most career games played by a U.S.-born player (1,495),
most career points by a U.S.-born player (1,232), most career assists by a
U.S.-born player (894)
Buffalo Records: Most career points by a defenseman (490), most
career goals by a defenseman (156), most career assists by a defenseman
(334), most points in season by defenseman (81 in 1989-90), most goals in
season by a defenseman (29 in 1987-88), most assists in one season by a
defenseman (60 in 1989-90), most assists by a rookie (47 in 1982-83), most
points by a rookie defenseman (66 in 1982-83), most career playoff points by
a defenseman (27, shares record), most career playoff goals by a defenseman
(10)
Winnipeg/Phoenix Records: Most
assists in a season (79 in 1992-93), most assists in season, including
playoffs (86 in 1992-93), most points in season by defenseman (97 in
1992-93), most goals in one season by defenseman (23 in 1990-91 and
1991-92), most assists in season by defenseman (79 in 1992-93), most assists
in one game by a defenseman (5 vs. Hartford on Jan. 18, 1993), most
consecutive games with at least one assist (14 from Dec. 26, 1992, through
Jan. 19, 1993), most assists in one playoff series (7 vs. Vancouver in 1993,
shares record), most points in one period of a playoff game (3 vs. Vancouver
on April 23, 1993, shares record), most assists in a period of one playoff
game (3 vs. Vancouver on April 23, 1993, shares record)
Buffalo Assists
Leader: 1982-83 (47), 1984-85 (53, tie)
Winnipeg Points
Leader: 1990-91 (76), 1991-92 (86)
Winnipeg Assists
Leader: 1990-91 (53), 1991-92 (63), 1992-93 (79)
Winnipeg Playoffs
Points Leader: 1993 (7)
Winnipeg Playoffs Assists Leader: 1993
(7)
St. Louis Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1994 (2, tie)
Calgary Assists
Leader: 1995 (35), 1998-99 (43), 1999-00 (44)
Calgary Playoffs
Assists
Leader: 1995 (9)
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Led all NHL rookie
defensemen in points (66), goals (19) and assists (47) in 1982-83. ... Was
runner-up to Steve Larmer in voting for 1982-83 Calder Trophy. ... Missed
part of 1983-84 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered in January
1984. ... Set Buffalo single-season record (since broken) for goals by
a defenseman with 24 in 1983-84. ... Often played forward during early
years in Buffalo. He had 13 points at forward in 1983-84, 37 points at
forward in 1984-85, and 18 points at forward in 1985-86. ... Suspended first three games of 1984-85 NHL
season for being first man off bench to join brawl during Buffalo's Sept.
29, 1984, preseason game vs. Detroit in Lake Placid, N.Y. ... Missed part of
1984-85 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during Buffalo's
Dec. 1, 1984, game at Montreal. ... Became Buffalo's all-time leader in goals by a defenseman during 1985-86 season.
... Became Buffalo's all-time leader in assists by a defenseman during
1986-87 season. ... Named Buffalo Player of Month for October 1987. ... Set
NHL record for most goals by a defenseman in first 15 games of season with
10 in 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with back injury, suffered
in November 1987. ... Became Buffalo's all-time leader in points by a
defenseman during 1987-88 season. ... Led all NHL defensemen with 29 goals
in 1987-88. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with bruised back, an injury
suffered during Buffalo's Jan. 12, 1989, game at Chicago, and with
re-aggravation of back bruise and hip-pointer injury, suffered during
Buffalo's March 18, 1989, game at Minnesota. ... Set Buffalo record (since
broken) for points by a defenseman in one season with 70 in 1988-89. ...
Left Buffalo in 1990 with career record (since broken) for regular-season
overtime goals (3). ... Set Winnipeg single-season records (since broken)
for points (76) and goals (21) by a defenseman in 1990-91. ... Missed part
of 1991-92 season with strained abdomen, an injury suffered during
Winnipeg's Feb. 26, 1992, game at Edmonton. ... Was finalist for 1991-92
Norris Trophy. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with strained groin, an
injury suffered during Winnipeg's Oct. 31, 1992, game at Quebec, and with
sprained wrist, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Jan. 19, 1993, game vs.
Chicago. ... Served as Winnipeg interim captain from Feb. 21, 1993, until
March 18, 1993. ... Led all NHL defensemen with 97 points in 1992-93. ...
Missed most of 1993-94 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during
St. Louis' Oct. 26, 1993, game at Chicago, and re-aggravated during St.
Louis's Nov. 18, 1993, game vs. Calgary. The injury required surgery on Jan.
4, 1994, and he did not return to action until St. Louis' March 22, 1994,
game vs. Philadelphia, having missed more than four months. ... Had assist
in his first game with Calgary, at Winnipeg on Jan. 20, 1995. ... Missed
part of 1995 season with crushed right pinky finger, an injury suffered
in Calgary's Feb. 9, 1995, game vs. Anaheim. ... Missed part of 1995-96
season with the flu, contracted in January 1996. ... Signed
with Washington as Group III unrestricted free agent on July 22, 1996. ...
Played in his 1,000th career NHL game for Washington on Oct. 30, 1996, vs.
Philadelphia. ... Played one game at left wing for Washington in 1996-97.
... Missed part of 1996-97 season with strained groin, an injury suffered
during Washington's March 16, 1997, game vs. Hartford. .... Scored his
1,000th career NHL point (assists) for Washington on Nov. 8, 1997, vs.
Edmonton. He became only the fifth defenseman in NHL history to reach 1,000-point mark (joining Paul Coffey, Ray Bourque, Larry Murphy and Denis Potvin). ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with broken finger, suffered during Washington's March 7, 1998, game vs. Florida. ...
Waived by Washington and claimed by Calgary on July 21, 1998. ... Missed
part of 1998-99 season with abdominal injury, suffered in Calgary's
March 28, 1999, game at Anaheim. ... Scored 300th career NHL goal for
Calgary on March 17, 1999, at Chicago. He became only fourth defenseman in
NHL history to score 300 goals (joining Coffey, Bourque and Potvin). ...
Became NHL's all-time leader in career points by a U.S.-born player when he
passed Joe Mullen with his 1,066th career point during Calgary's March 13,
1999, game at Washington. ... Recorded 800th career NHL assist for Calgary
on Jan. 21, 2000, vs. Nashville. ... Missed parts of 2000-01 season with
foot injury, suffered in Calgary's Nov. 12, 2000, practice, with
concussion, suffered during Calgary's Nov. 18, 2000, game vs. N.Y.
Rangers, and with second concussion, an injury suffered during Calgary's
Dec. 13, 2000, game at Montreal. He did not return to action until Calgary's Jan. 6, 2001, game at Los Angeles. ... Left
unprotected by Calgary for 2001 NHL Waiver Draft. He was claimed by Chicago
on Sept. 28, 2001. ... Scored two goals in his first game with Chicago on
Oct. 4, 2001, at Vancouver. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with mild
concussion, an injury suffered during Chicago's Oct. 25, 2001, game vs. San Jose. ... Was
Chicago's nominee for 2001-02 Masterton Trophy. ... Was involved in Jan. 19,
2003, altercation with bouncers outside a Columbus strip club that resulted
in suspension to Chicago teammate Theoren Fleury and Housley's loss of
assistant captain status. ... Missed part of 2002-03 season with
broken foot, suffered blocking shot in Chicago's Feb. 14, 2003, game vs. San
Jose. He did not return to action until Toronto's regular-season finale vs.
Ottawa on April 5, 2003. ... Became Group III unrestricted free agent on July 2, 2003,
after Toronto chose not to pick up his $2 million option for 2003-04 season.
... Retired in January 2004 after failing to catch on with a new team.
Housley's Holdout:
After recording his best statistical season with 97 points for Winnipeg in
1992-93, Housley became a Group II restricted free agent on July 1, 1993. He
had originally signed a four-year deal with WInnipeg after the 1990-91
season, but exercised his option prior a deadline of Nov. 30, 1992, to cut the deal down to two years when he
decided he was unhappy paying high Canadian taxes. Winnipeg made Housley a qualifying offer of $1.3 million in June 1993, assuring that the
team would receive compensation if he signed somewhere else. Angered by the
fact that his free-agent potential was limited by the qualifying offer,
Housley and agent Larry Kelly insisted the Jets trade him to a U.S.-based
team instead of going
through the painful negotiating process both sides had endured in 1991. To
emphasize his point, Housley put his home in Winnipeg up for sale. The
stalemate continued for nearly three months. During this time, Housley
refused to report to the Jets' training camp. Winnipeg finally broke down
and traded Housley to St. Louis in exchange for Nelson Emerson and Stephane
Quintal on Sept. 24, 1993. Four days after the trade, Housley signed a
three-year, $6 million contract with the Blues. That made him the
highest-paid defenseman in NHL history until Ray Bourque passed him with a
5-year, $13 million deal on Nov. 1, 1993. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Zurich (Switzerland)
Olympics: 2002 (silver medal)
Canada Cup: 1984
(fourth place), 1987 (fifth place)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996
(first place)
World Championships: 1986 (sixth place),
1989 (sixth place), 2000 (5-8 place), 2001 (fourth place), 2003 (13th place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
United States Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted
2004
USA Hockey Bob Johnson Award (U.S.
Hockey MVP): 1999-00
Team USA World Championships MVP: 1986
Coaching Career: Named Stillwater (Minn. H.S.) head coach prior to
2004-05 season and remained in position through 2004-05 season.
Miscellaneous: Married girlfriend (Karin) shortly after graduation from South St. Paul
High School. ... Turned down
scholarship offer from University of Minnesota to enter NHL in 1982. ...
Missed remainder of 1989 World Championships with pulled shoulder ligaments,
suffered playing for Team USA in April 1989. ...
Played 10 games for Zurich (Switzerland) during 1994 NHL lockout. ...
Returned home to Afton, Minnesota, after failing to catch on with NHL team for 2003-04 season.
Personal: Full name is Phillip F. Housley.
... Husband of Karin Housley, who sells real estate through KarinHousley.com
site, wrote Chicks Laying
Nest Eggs and founded ChicksLayingNestEggs.com website that helps
married women invest their family's earnings. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Buffalo traded Housley, Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker and 1990 first-round pick
(Keith Tkachuk) to Winnipeg in exchange for Dale Hawerchuk, 1990
first-round pick (Brad May) and future considerations (later canceled) on June 16, 1990. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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