Position Defense Name Phil Housley Height 1.78 m Playing career Career end 2003 | Career start 1982 Shot Left Role Ice hockey player | |
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Born March 9, 1964 (age 60) St. Paul, MN, USA ( 1964-03-09 ) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) NHL Draft 6th overall, 1982Buffalo Sabres Children Avery Housley, Reide Housley Similar People Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick, Pat LaFontaine, Dave Andreychuk, Ted Nolan Profiles | ||
Team usa coach phil housley players after win over canada at 2013 iihf world junior championship
Phillip Francis Housley (born March 9, 1964) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing as a defenseman, Housley was drafted by the Sabres in the first round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and had a long and illustrious career playing for the Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. As a player, Housley was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.
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- Team usa coach phil housley players after win over canada at 2013 iihf world junior championship
- Team usa coach phil housley players after gold medal win over sweden at 2013 iihf world juniors
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Awards and achievements
- International play
- Transactions
- References
Team usa coach phil housley players after gold medal win over sweden at 2013 iihf world juniors
Playing career
Housley is the second leading scorer amongst American-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. 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.
Coaching career
From 2004 to 2013, Housley coached high school hockey at Stillwater Area High School in Stillwater, Minnesota, helping to rebuild the program to respectability. From 2013 to 2017, Housley was an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators, working primarily with defensemen.
On January 5, 2013, Housley coached Team USA to the gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship in Ufa, Russia. He had served as an assistant coach on Team USA's 2007 and 2011 appearances in the World Juniors.
On June 15, 2017, it was announced that Housley was hired by the Buffalo Sabres as their new head coach.