Doug Bodger

Doug Bodger
Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Championships

Doug Bodger
Doug Bodger
Born	June 18, 1966 (age 57); Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins ; Buffalo Sabres ; San Jose Sharks ; New Jersey Devils ; Los Angeles Kings ; Vancouver Canucks
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	9th overall, 1984 ; Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1984–2000

Last updated April 23, 2024

Douglas Paul Bodger (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League. Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins ninth overall in the 1984 NHL Draft he would play in over 1,000 games in the NHL with the Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, and the Vancouver Canucks.

Playing career

Bodger played his minor hockey with the Cowichan Midget Capitals before joining the Kamloops Junior Oilers of the Western Hockey League. In his first season with Kamloops, he scored 26 goals and 92 points, being named to the WHL Second All-Star Team.^[1] The following season, Bodger scored 21 goals and added 77 assists for 98 points, earning First All-Star Team honours.^[1] Both seasons he was named the team's top defenceman.^[2] With 190 points in two seasons of junior hockey, Bodger was one of the top prospects going into the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, being ranked the seventh greatest prospect by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.^[2]

As a top prospect, Bodger was expecting to be selected early in the draft. He had earlier conversations with the Detroit Red Wings, who told Bodger there was a "90 per cent chance" they would pick him at seventh overall, going so far as to ask he wear a red tie to match the team colours.^[2] However, the Red Wings instead chose Shawn Burr. Instead, the Pittsburgh Penguins made Bodger their second choice of the draft; they had selected Mario Lemieux, who would become one of the greatest players in NHL history, first overall.

Bodger made his NHL debut alongside Lemieux on October 11, 1984, against the Boston Bruins. A shoulder separation limited his first season to 65 games, in which he had 5 goals and 26 assists. Bodger cited Lemieux, who led the team with 100 points, for helping him earn a lot of assists.^[2] The next season, he appeared in 79 games, scoring 37 points.

Starting the 1988–89 season with the Penguins, Bodger was traded along with Darrin Shannon to the Buffalo Sabres on November 12, 1988, for Tom Barrasso and a third-round draft choice in the 1990 draft. He played 61 games with the Sabres that season, scoring 7 goals and 40 assists, to make a total of 8 goals and 44 assists for the entire year. Bodger would become a mainstay in Buffalo and spent the next seven years patrolling the Sabres blue line before a 1995-96 trade sent him to San Jose. Bodger played parts of three seasons with the Sharks and was then dealt to the New Jersey Devils. In 1998, he played the final playoff games of his career as a Devil and then got traded to the Los Angeles Kings in the off-season. Following his year as a King, Bodger became a free agent and contemplated retirement but eventually signed as free agent with the Vancouver Canucks; bringing him home to British Columbia. Bodger would play 13-games with the Canucks, recording a single assist before deciding to retire on December 14, 1999, with the Vancouver Canucks as the highest scoring defenceman from British Columbia.^[3]

Off the ice

Bodger has a wife, Tracy, and two children, son Ryne and daughter Rachel.^[4]

In 2006, he was inducted into the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame.^[3]

International play

Bodger played for Canada at three World Championships, in 1987, 1996, and 1999. Joining the Canadian national team for the first time in 1987, Bodger played in all ten games, scoring one goal and one assist as Canada finished fourth in the tournament. His next appearance in the World Championships was in 1996. In eight games, Bodger contributed three assists and was named the team's best defenceman as Canada won the silver medal.^[4] His third and final appearance for the national team was at the 1999 World Championships, where he scored three assists in ten games for the fourth place Canadians.^[5]

Awards

WHL

Award	Year
WHL Second All-Star Team	1983
WHL West First All-Star Team	1984

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	Cowichan Valley Capitals	Bantam	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Kamloops Junior Oilers	WHL	72	26	66	92	98	7	0	5	5	2
1983–84	Kamloops Junior Oilers	WHL	70	21	77	98	90	17	2	15	17	12
1983–84	Kamloops Junior Oilers	MC	—	—	—	—	—	4	0	1	1	2
1984–85	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	65	5	26	31	67	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	79	4	33	37	63	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	76	11	38	49	52	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	69	14	31	45	103	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	10	1	4	5	7	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	61	7	40	47	52	5	1	1	2	11
1989–90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	71	12	36	48	64	6	1	5	6	6
1990–91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	58	5	23	28	54	4	0	1	1	0
1991–92	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	73	11	35	46	108	7	2	1	3	2
1992–93	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	81	9	45	54	87	8	2	3	5	0
1993–94	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	75	7	32	39	76	7	0	3	3	6
1994–95	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	44	3	17	20	47	5	0	4	4	0
1995–96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	16	0	5	5	18	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	San Jose Sharks	NHL	57	4	19	23	50	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	San Jose Sharks	NHL	81	1	15	16	64	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL	28	4	6	10	32	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	New Jersey Devils	NHL	49	5	5	10	25	5	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	65	3	11	14	34	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	13	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			1,071	106	422	528	1,007	47	6	18	24	25

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	Canada	WC	4th	10	1	1	2	4
1996	Canada	WC		8	0	3	3	0
1999	Canada	WC	4th	10	0	2	2	4
Senior totals				28	1	6	7	8

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References

1 2 NHL.com (2008). "NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.^{[ dead link ]}
1 2 3 4 Lomon, Chris (2006). "Doug Bodger: Dressed for success, Part 1 of 2". NHLAlumni.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
1 2 BCHHOF (2006). "2006 BCHHF Inductees". BCHHOF.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
1 2 Newmans, Ken (2008). "Doug Bodger Page". Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
↑ Legends of Hockey (2008). "Doug Bodger Page". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

External links

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1984	Succeeded by Roger Belanger

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[NHL_Bio-1] 1 2 NHL.com (2008). "NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.^{[ dead link ]}

[Alumni_1-2] 1 2 3 4 Lomon, Chris (2006). "Doug Bodger: Dressed for success, Part 1 of 2". NHLAlumni.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

[BCHHOF-3] 1 2 BCHHOF (2006). "2006 BCHHF Inductees". BCHHOF.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

[Oldtimers-4] 1 2 Newmans, Ken (2008). "Doug Bodger Page". Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-08-06.

[Legends_of_Hockey-5] Legends of Hockey (2008). "Doug Bodger Page". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

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