Greg Joly

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Greg Joly
Greg Joly Detroit Red Wings Press Photo 1979-80 (cropped).jpg
Joly in 1979.
Born (1954-05-30) May 30, 1954 (age 70)
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
Detroit Red Wings
NHL draft 1st overall, 1974
Washington Capitals
WHA draft 31st overall, 1974
Phoenix Roadrunners
Playing career 1974–1986

Gregory James Joly (born May 30, 1954) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings. He won the 1974 Memorial Cup with the Regina Pats [1] and the 1981 Calder Cup with the AHL's Adirondack Red Wings.

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Joly was drafted first overall in the 1974 NHL amateur draft by the Washington Capitals from the Regina Pats. Washington's general manager, Milt Schmidt, referred to Joly at the time as "the next Bobby Orr", [2] but over his nine seasons playing with Washington (1974–76) and the Detroit Red Wings (1976–83), Joly spent parts of seven seasons on the American Hockey League (AHL) farm teams of those two organizations. After playing 365 National Hockey League (NHL) games over the course of those nine seasons, Joly played his final three years of professional hockey in the AHL. [2] He is considered to have been a draft bust. [3] [4] [5] Joly scored the last goal at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium. [6]

Joly was born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 Regina Pats WCJHL 6763844411503310
1972–73 Regina PatsWCJHL671454689440334
1973–74 Regina PatsWCJHL6721719210316713208
1973–74 Regina Pats M-Cup —————32354
1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 4417844—————
1975–76 Richmond Robins AHL 33254—————
1975–76 Washington CapitalsNHL548172528—————
1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL2208816—————
1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL531111214—————
1977–78 Detroit Red WingsNHL79720277350008
1978–79 Detroit Red WingsNHL200446—————
1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL833610—————
1979–80 Detroit Red WingsNHL593101345—————
1980–81 Adirondack Red WingsAHL6233437158174121638
1980–81 Detroit Red WingsNHL1702210—————
1981–82 Adirondack Red WingsAHL363222559—————
1981–82 Detroit Red WingsNHL3715630—————
1982–83 Adirondack Red WingsAHL718404811861010
1982–83 Detroit Red WingsNHL20000—————
1983–84 Adirondack Red WingsAHL78103343133701119
1984–85 Adirondack Red WingsAHL7694049111—————
1985–86 Adirondack Red WingsAHL6502222681604438
NHL totals36521769725050008
AHL totals42139204243677465172295

Awards

References

  1. ↑ https://sasksportshalloffame.com/inductees/1974-regina-pats-hockey-club/
  2. 1 2 White, Russ (25 December 1983). "Gregg Joly: Accolades, but Few Regrets". Washington Post . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Proteau, Adam (10 September 2010). "Who is the biggest draft bust of all-time? - TheHockeyNews". The Hockey News . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Lozo, Dave (23 March 2016). "From the Bust Era to the Golden Age: A Historical Look at the No. 1 Overall Pick". Sports. Vice News . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Muir, Alan (22 June 2015). "Worst NHL draft pick ever made by each Eastern Conference team". SI.com. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Wimmer, Robert (2000). Detroit's Olympia Stadium. Arcadia Publishing. p. 118. ISBN   9780738507873 . Retrieved 29 December 2018.
Preceded by NHL first overall draft pick
1974 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Washington Capitals first round draft pick
1974 		Succeeded by
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