Kerry Huffman

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Kerry Huffman
Born (1968-01-03) January 3, 1968 (age 56)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Quebec Nordiques
Ottawa Senators
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 20th overall, 1986
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1987–1998

Kerry Huffman (born January 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL) and was a professional scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins until June 2023.

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Biography

As a youth, Huffman played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario. [1]

Huffman was drafted in the first-round, 20th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and spent six seasons with the team. On June 30, 1992, he was involved in the Eric Lindros trade, involving 1991's first overall pick Eric Lindros. The deal saw Huffman traded to the Quebec Nordiques, along with Peter Forsberg, Mike Ricci, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Steve Duchesne, a first-round pick in the 1993 and 1994 Drafts and $15,000,000 for Lindros, who refused to play for the Nordiques. He later played for the Ottawa Senators before returning to Philadelphia in a trade in 1996. In total, Huffman played 401 regular season games, scoring 37 goals and 108 assists for 145 points and collecting 361 penalty minutes.[ citation needed ]

Since the 2016–17 season, Huffman had served as an assistant coach for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League under Scott Gordon. In the 2018–19 season, Huffman was promoted to interim head coach after Gordon departed for the interim head coaching position with the Philadelphia Flyers. Upon Gordon's return to the Phantoms at the end of the season, Huffman resumed his duties as an assistant coach., [2] until Gordon stepped down as head coach on May 18, 2021. [3]

Huffman headed across the state to work with the Pittsburgh Penguins and was relieved of his duties as the Director of Pro Scouting by Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas on June 2, 2023. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Peterborough Roadrunners MetJHL 2425753—————
1985–86 Guelph Platers OHL 563242735201101110
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 90002—————
1986–87 Guelph PlatersOHL44431352050228
1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL 3011040000
1987–88 Philadelphia FlyersNHL52617233420000
1988–89 Philadelphia FlyersNHL290111131—————
1988–89 Hershey BearsAHL292131516—————
1989–90 Philadelphia FlyersNHL431121334—————
1990–91 Hershey BearsAHL45529342071230
1990–91 Philadelphia FlyersNHL1012310—————
1991–92 Philadelphia FlyersNHL6014183241—————
1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL52418225430000
1993–94 Quebec NordiquesNHL2806628—————
1993–94 Ottawa Senators NHL34481212—————
1994–95 Ottawa SenatorsNHL3724646—————
1995–96 Ottawa SenatorsNHL434111563—————
1995–96Philadelphia FlyersNHL4112260002
1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 44519243830002
1997–98 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL73423276030002
1998–99 Grand Rapids GriffinsIHL40116—————
NHL totals40137108145361110002

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1987 Canada WJC 60114
1992 Canada WC 61012
Junior totals60114
Senior totals61012

Head coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
LHV 2018–19 502421—5534th in Atlantic—
LHV Totals502421–5530 division titles0 playoff appearances
AHL Totals502421–5530 division titles0 playoff appearances

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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 2019-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Flyers finalize 2019-20 Coaching Staff". NHL.com. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/phantoms-flyers-organization-mutually-agree-to-part-ways-with-phantoms-head-coach-scott-gordon/n-5693293".{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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