Phil Housley

Date of Birth: Mar 09, 1964
Age: 62
Place of Birth: St. Paul, MN, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 81 kg / 179 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Phil Housley Facts

Player Type: Offensive DefensemanSpeedster
Drafted: 1982 round 1 #6 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Son: Wilson Housley
Brother: Larry Housley

Housley started his career with 11 straight 60+ point seasons, hitting the 20-goal mark 7 times. The 7x All-Star retired with 1,239 points, the most by an American defenseman in NHL history. Over 21 years, Housley played with Buffalo, Winnipeg, St. Louis, Calgary, New Jersey, Washington, Chicago, and Toronto.

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Phil Housley Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1978-1979	South St. Paul High	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979-1980	South St. Paul High	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980-1981	South St. Paul High	USHS-MN	18	28	26	54	-	-
1980-1981	St. Paul Vulcans	USHL	6	7	7	14	6	-	Playoffs	10	5	5	10	0	-
1981-1982	South St. Paul High	USHS-MN	22	31	34	65	18	-
1981-1982	St. Paul Vulcans	USHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981-1982	USA U20	WJC-20	7	1	0	1	6	-
1981-1982	USA	WC	7	1	0	1	4	-
1982-1983	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	77	19	47	66	39	-4	Playoffs	10	3	4	7	2	-5
1982-1983	Team USA	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983-1984	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	75	31	46	77	33	3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	-1
1984-1985	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	73	16	53	69	28	15	Playoffs	5	3	2	5	2	0
1984-1985	USA	CC	6	0	2	2	0	-2
1985-1986	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	79	15	47	62	54	-9
1985-1986	USA	WC	10	2	6	8	4	-
1986-1987	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	78	21	46	67	57	-2
1987-1988	Buffalo Sabres "A"	NHL	74	29	37	66	96	-17	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	6	-5
1987-1988	USA	CC	5	0	2	2	4	3
1988-1989	Buffalo Sabres "A"	NHL	72	26	44	70	47	6	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	2	0
1988-1989	USA	WC	7	3	4	7	2	-
1989-1990	Buffalo Sabres "A"	NHL	80	21	60	81	32	11	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	4	0
1990-1991	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	78	23	53	76	24	-13
1991-1992	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	74	23	63	86	92	-5	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	0	-6
1992-1993	Winnipeg Jets "A"	NHL	80	18	79	97	52	-14	Playoffs	6	0	7	7	2	-3
1993-1994	St. Louis Blues	NHL	26	7	15	22	12	-5	Playoffs	4	2	1	3	4	-3
1994-1995	Grasshopper Club Zürich Lockout	NLB	10	6	8	14	34	-
1994-1995	Calgary Flames	NHL	43	8	35	43	18	17	Playoffs	7	0	9	9	0	5
1995-1996	Calgary Flames "A"	NHL	59	16	36	52	22	-2
1995-1996	New Jersey Devils	NHL	22	1	15	16	8	-4
1996-1997	Washington Capitals	NHL	77	11	29	40	24	-10
1996-1997	USA	WCup	1	0	1	1	0	1
1997-1998	Washington Capitals	NHL	64	6	25	31	24	-10	Playoffs	18	0	4	4	4	-2
1998-1999	Calgary Flames	NHL	79	11	43	54	52	14
1999-2000	Calgary Flames	NHL	78	11	44	55	24	-12
1999-2000	USA "C"	WC	7	2	3	5	0	2
2000-2001	Calgary Flames	NHL	69	4	30	34	24	-15
2000-2001	USA "C"	WC	9	0	1	1	4	0
2001-2002	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	80	15	24	39	34	-3	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	-1
2001-2002	USA Olympics "A"	OG	6	1	4	5	0	5
2002-2003	Chicago Blackhawks "A"	NHL	57	6	23	29	24	7
2002-2003	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	1	0	0	0	2	-1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-3
2002-2003	USA "C"	WC	6	1	1	2	4	3

Phil Housley Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	2	11	0	4	4	0.36	4	1	0
International	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	21	1495	338	894	1232	0.82	822	-53	13	85	13	43	56	0.66	36	-24
NLB (SL)	1	10	6	8	14	1.40	34	-	0
OG	1	6	1	4	5	0.83	0	5	0
USHL	2	6*	7*	7*	14*	2.33*	6*	-	1	10	5	5	10	1.00	0	-
USHS-MN	4	40*	59*	60*	119*	2.98*	18*	-	0
WC	6	46	9	15	24	0.52	18	5*	0
WCup	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WJC-20	1	7	1	0	1	0.14	6	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Phil Housley Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Buffalo Sabres	8	608	178	380	558	0.92	386	3	6	35	10	17	27	0.77	22	-11
Calgary Flames	5	328	50	188	238	0.73	140	2	1	7	0	9	9	1.29	0	5
Chicago Blackhawks	2	137	21	47	68	0.50	58	4	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	4	-1
Grasshopper Club Zürich	1	10	6	8	14	1.40	34	-	0
New Jersey Devils	1	22	1	15	16	0.73	8	-4	0
South St. Paul High	4	40*	59*	60*	119*	2.98*	18*	-	0
St. Louis Blues	1	26	7	15	22	0.85	12	-5	1	4	2	1	3	0.75	4	-3
St. Paul Vulcans	2	6*	7*	7*	14*	2.33*	6*	-	1	10	5	5	10	1.00	0	-
Team USA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3
USA	6	46	9	15	24	0.52	18	5*	0
USA (CC)	2	11	0	4	4	0.36	4	1	0
USA (WCup)	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
USA Olympics	1	6	1	4	5	0.83	0	5	0
USA U20	1	7	1	0	1	0.14	6	-	0
Washington Capitals	2	141	17	54	71	0.50	48	-20	1	18	0	4	4	0.22	4	-2
Winnipeg Jets (old)	3	232	64	195	259	1.12	168	-32	2	13	1	11	12	0.92	2	-9

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Phil Housley Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1981-1982	World Championship Most Points by U18 Junior (1)
1982-1983	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Most Assists by Rookie (47) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1983-1984	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (6)
1987-1988	NHL Most Goals by Defenseman (29)
1988-1989	NHL All-Star Game
1989-1990	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (4)
1990-1991	NHL All-Star Game
1991-1992	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (4) NHL Most Goals by Defenseman (23) NHL Second All-Star Team
1992-1993	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Assists by Defenseman (79) NHL Most Points by Defenseman (97)
1996-1997	World Cup Gold Medal
1999-2000	NHL All-Star Game
2001-2002	NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (6) Olympic Silver Medal
2004-2005	United States Hockey Hall of Fame
2007-2008	Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy)
2011-2012	IIHF Hall of Fame
2015-2016	Hockey Hall of Fame

Phil Housley Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres
Cult/Star player for Calgary Flames
Cult/Star player for GC Küsnacht Lions
Cult/Star player for South St. Paul High
Cult/Star player for USA
Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals
Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets