Charlie Huddy

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Charlie Huddy
Born (1959-06-02) June 2, 1959 (age 65)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres
St. Louis Blues
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1979–1997

Charles William Huddy (born June 2, 1959) is a Canadian former NHL defenceman and former assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets. He is also one of only seven Edmonton Oilers to be a member of all 5 of the franchise's Stanley Cup-winning teams (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 & 1990).

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Biography

As a youth, he played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Dorset Park, Toronto. [1]

His greatest success came with the Oilers with whom he played from the start of his career in the 1980–81 season until the end of the 1990–91 season. He would tally 368 points in 694 regular season games, and 77 points in 138 playoff games. In 1983, Huddy won the NHL's first Plus/Minus Award, presented annually to the player who (in at least sixty games) leads the NHL in Plus/Minus statistics. [2]

After he left Edmonton, Huddy would play four seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, which included former Oilers, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley, and Paul Coffey. He played an important role in LA's march to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals. Huddy would later finish his career with the St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres, eventually retiring after the 1996–97 campaign.

He previously held an assistant coaching position with the New York Rangers and was the head coach of the ECHL Huntington Blizzard. Charlie was relieved of his duties for the Edmonton Oilers as an assistant coach with the personnel changes that took place on May 26, 2009. He was subsequently an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars but was let go on June 24, 2011. Huddy was hired as the new assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets on July 8, 2011. Huddy's time as an assistant coach with the Jets came to an end after the 2021-22 season. [3]

Awards and achievements

Stanley Cup

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Markham Waxers OPJHL 4814203480—————
1977–78 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 5917183581621310
1978–79 Oshawa GeneralsOMJHL64203858108534712
1979–80 Houston Apollos CHL 791434484661012
1980–81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 122576—————
1980–81 Wichita Wind CHL478364471173111410
1981–82 Edmonton OilersNHL414111546512314
1982–83 Edmonton OilersNHL76203757581516710
1983–84 Edmonton OilersNHL7583442431219108
1984–85 Edmonton OilersNHL807445146183172017
1985–86 Edmonton OilersNHL76635415570220
1986–87 Edmonton OilersNHL5841519352117821
1987–88 Edmonton OilersNHL77132841711345910
1988–89 Edmonton OilersNHL761133445272024
1989–90 Edmonton OilersNHL7012324562206610
1990–91 Edmonton OilersNHL53522273218371010
1991–92 Los Angeles Kings NHL564192343611210
1992–93 Los Angeles KingsNHL8222527642314512
1993–94 Los Angeles KingsNHL795131871—————
1994–95 Los Angeles KingsNHL90116—————
1994–95 Buffalo Sabres NHL322463630000
1995–96 Buffalo SabresNHL52551059—————
1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL120006131018
1996–97 Buffalo SabresNHL10000—————
1996–97 Rochester Americans AHL 6368143640000
NHL totals1,01799354453785183196685134

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1984 Canada CC 70222

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. ↑ http://www.razulusstreet.com/hockey/nhl/awards/_detail.php?name=Plus-Minus%5B%5D
  3. ↑ https://edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers/after-43-years-ex-oiler-charlie-huddy-says-its-time-to-kick-back [ bare URL ]
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