Phil Housley

Phil Housley
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2015
Housley in 2017
Born	(1964-03-09) March 9, 1964 (age 61) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets St. Louis Blues Calgary Flames New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs
National team	United States
NHL draft	6th overall, 1982 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1982–2003
Medal record Representing   United States Men's ice hockey World Cup of Hockey 1996 World Cup of Hockey {{{2}}} Winter Olympics 2002 Salt Lake City {{{2}}}

Phillip Francis Housley (born March 9, 1964) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player who is currently an associate coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously served as assistant coach for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2019 to 2022. ^{[1] [2]} Housley was the head coach of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres from 2017 until 2019. ^[3]

Playing as a defenseman, Housley was drafted by the Sabres in the first round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and had a long and illustrious career playing for the Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. As a player, Housley was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.

Playing career

Housley is the second leading scorer amongst American-born players, with 1,232 points (338–894). He held the record for most points by an American-born NHL player until Mike Modano surpassed it on November 7, 2007.

Housley never won the Stanley Cup, coming closest with the Capitals in 1998, where they were swept in the Stanley Cup Finals by the Detroit Red Wings. At the time of retirement, Housley had played more NHL games without winning the Stanley Cup than any other player in NHL history until the retirement of Shane Doan in 2017, Jarome Iginla in 2018 and Patrick Marleau in 2022.

On January 21, 2000, Housley played in his 1,257th NHL game, the most ever at the time by an American, breaking the record held by Craig Ludwig. Housley went on to play in 1,495 NHL games. He held the record for games played by an American-born player for nearly seven years, until it was broken, on November 24, 2006, by Chris Chelios.

Housley was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 9, 2015. ^{[4] [5]} On February 7, 2007, he was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame, commemorated in a pre-game ceremony with former head coach Scotty Bowman on hand.

Coaching career

From 2004 to 2013, Housley coached high school hockey at Stillwater Area High School in Stillwater, Minnesota, helping to rebuild the program to respectability. ^[6] From 2013 to 2017, Housley was an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators, working primarily with defensemen. ^{[7] [8]}

On January 5, 2013, Housley coached Team USA to the gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship in Ufa, Russia. He had served as an assistant coach on Team USA's 2007 and 2011 appearances in the World Juniors. ^[6]

On June 15, 2017, it was announced that Housley was hired by the Buffalo Sabres as their new head coach. ^[9] He led the Sabres to a 31st-place finish in his first season and saw the Sabres attain a 10-game winning streak early in his second season before the team collapsed down the stretch. Housley was fired by the Sabres after the 2018–19 season on April 7, 2019. ^{[10] [11]}

On June 26, 2019, it was announced that Housley signed a multi-year contract as assistant coach for the Arizona Coyotes. ^[12] For the Coyotes, Housley served as defensive coordinator and power play coach. ^[13]

With his contract set to expire, Housley and the Coyotes agreed to part ways on May 1, 2022. He joined the New York Rangers as an associate coach in June 2023. ^[14]

Personal life

Housley grew up in South St. Paul, Minnesota. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Karin Housley, a Minnesota state senator. ^[15] The Housleys have four grown children and reside in St. Marys Point, Minnesota. ^[16]

Career playing statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	South Saint Paul	HS-MN		18	28	26	54	—		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	St. Paul Vulcans	USHL		6	7	7	14	6		10	5	5	10	0
1981–82	South Saint Paul	HS-MN		22	31	34	65	18		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		77	19	47	66	39		10	3	4	7	2
1983–84	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		75	31	46	77	33		3	0	0	0	6
1984–85	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		73	16	53	69	28		5	3	2	5	2
1985–86	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		79	15	47	62	54		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		78	21	46	67	57		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	29	37	66	96		6	2	4	6	6
1988–89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		72	26	44	70	47		5	1	3	4	2
1989–90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		80	21	60	81	32		6	1	4	5	4
1990–91	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		78	23	53	76	24		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		74	23	63	86	92		7	1	4	5	0
1992–93	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		80	18	79	97	52		6	0	7	7	2
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL		26	7	15	22	12		4	2	1	3	4
1994–95	Zürcher SC	NDA		10	6	8	14	34		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Calgary Flames	NHL		43	8	35	43	18		7	0	9	9	0
1995–96	Calgary Flames	NHL		59	16	36	52	22		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	New Jersey Devils	NHL		22	1	15	16	8		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Washington Capitals	NHL		77	11	29	40	24		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Washington Capitals	NHL		64	6	25	31	24		18	0	4	4	4
1998–99	Calgary Flames	NHL		79	11	43	54	52		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Calgary Flames	NHL		78	11	44	55	24		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Calgary Flames	NHL		69	4	30	34	24		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		80	15	24	39	34		5	0	1	1	4
2002–03	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		57	6	23	29	24		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				1,495	338	894	1,232	822		85	13	43	56	36

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	United States	WJC		7	1	0	1	6
1982	United States	WC		7	1	0	1	4
1984	United States	CC		6	0	2	2	0
1986	United States	WC		10	2	6	8	4
1987	United States	CC		5	0	2	2	4
1989	United States	WC		7	3	4	7	2
1996	United States	WCH		1	0	1	1	0
2000	United States	WC		7	2	3	5	0
2001	United States	WC		9	0	1	1	4
2002	United States	OLY		6	1	4	5	0
2003	United States	WC		6	1	1	2	4
Junior totals				7	1	0	1	6
Senior totals				64	10	24	34	22

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Postseason
		G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
BUF	2017–18	82	25	45	12	62	8th in Atlantic	Missed playoffs
BUF	2018–19	82	33	39	10	76	6th in Atlantic	Missed playoffs
Total		164	58	84	22	138

Awards and achievements

• Member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame (2004)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (1983)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1992)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)
• Second runner-up Norris Trophy (1992)
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (2015)
• Youngest Defencemen in NHL History to Score (30) Goals in a Single Season @ (20 Years/9 Days) in Edmonton on 03/18/1984 in a 4-3 loss to the Oilers.

International play

• 1984 Canada Cup (fourth place)
• 1987 Canada Cup (fifth place)
• 1996 World Cup of Hockey (first place)
• Ice Hockey World Championships: 1982 (eight place), 1986 (sixth place), 1989 (sixth place), 2000 (fifth place), 2001 (fourth place), 2003 (13th place)
• IIHF World U20 Championship: 2013 (Head Coach - Gold Medal)
• 2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships (Assistant Coach- Bronze Medal)
• Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012 ^{[17] [18]}

Transactions

• June 7, 1982 - Buffalo Sabres 1st round draft choice (6th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
• June 16, 1990 - Traded by the Buffalo Sabres, along with Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker and Buffalo's 1990 1st round choice (Keith Tkachuk), to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Dale Hawerchuk and Winnipeg's 1990 1st round draft choice (Brad May).
• September 23, 1993 - Traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Nelson Emerson and Stéphane Quintal.
• July 4, 1994 - Traded by the St. Louis Blues, along with St. Louis' 1996 2nd round draft choice (Steve Bégin) and St. Louis' 1997 2nd round draft choice (John Tripp), to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Al MacInnis and Calgary's 1997 4th round draft choice.
• February 26, 1996 - Traded by the Calgary Flames, along with Dan Keczmer, to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Tommy Albelin, Cale Hulse and Jocelyn Lemieux.
• July 22, 1996 - Signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals.
• September 28, 2001 - Claimed by the Chicago Blackhawks from the Calgary Flames in the 2001 NHL Waiver Draft.
• March 11, 2003 - Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Toronto's 2003 9th round draft choice (Chris Porter) and Toronto's 2004 4th round draft choice (Karel Hromas).

See also

• List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played
• List of NHL players with 1000 points

References

1. "Arizona Coyotes & Assistant Coach Phil Housley Agree to Part Ways". October 11, 2023.
2. Layman, Matt (June 26, 2019). "Arizona Coyotes hire former Sabres head coach Phil Housley as assistant". Arizona Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
3. Morin, Richard (June 20, 2019). "Arizona Coyotes to hire former Sabres coach Phil Housley as assistant". azcentral. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
4. Khan, Ansar (June 30, 2015). "Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov selected to Hall of Fame; nine Red Wings players from 2002 are in". mlive.com.
5. LaBarber, Jourdon (November 9, 2015). "Housley Took First Steps Toward Hockey Hall While With the Sabres". NHL.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016.
6. Vogl, John (June 15, 2017). "Sabres hire Phil Housley as coach, bring back piece of history". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
7. LaBarber, Jourdon (June 15, 2017). "Get to know Sabres coach Phil Housley". NHL.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
8. Bove, Matt (June 15, 2017). "Bove: Housley – the perfect fit for the Sabres". WKBW. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
9. "Phil Housley named head coach of Buffalo Sabres". NHL.com. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
10. "Sabres relieve Housley of coaching duties". NHL.com. April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
11. Blackburn, Peter (April 7, 2019). "Buffalo Sabres fire coach Phil Housley one day after he said he expected to be back with team". CBSSports.com.
12. "Housley joins Coyotes as assistant". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
13. "Phil Housley happy for Sabres' success, doesn't want to dwell on past". October 28, 2019.
14. "Coyotes, assistant coach Phil Housley part ways".
15. "The thoroughly modern marriage of Phil and Karin Housley". The Buffalo News. November 23, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
16. "Minnesotans Phil and Karin Housley make sports and politics mix". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
17. Podnieks, Andrew (May 20, 2012). "IIHF class of 2012 honoured". International Ice Hockey Federation . Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
18. "Pavel Bure heads IIHF Hall of Fame inductees". CBC Sports . Toronto, Ontario. Associated Press. December 2, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  Legends of Hockey , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• Phil Housley at the United States Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived December 31, 2006)
• Phil Housley at Olympedia
• Phil Housley at Olympics.com

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jiří Dudáček	Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 1982	Succeeded by Paul Cyr
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dan Bylsma	Head coach of the Buffalo Sabres 2017–2019	Succeeded by Ralph Krueger