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]
Ahead of the 2023 training camp, the Calgary Flames introduced Huffman as a new professional scout.
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