Position	Defenceman/Forward
Height Weight	ft  in ( m) 185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team	Retired
Pro Clubs	Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets St. Louis Blues Calgary Flames New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs
Nationality	United States
Born	March 9 1964 (1964--) (age 43), St. Paul, MN, U.S.
NHL Draft	6th overall, 1982 Buffalo Sabers
Pro Career	1982 – 2003

Phillip F. Housley (born March 9, 1964 in South St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Housley currently coaches high school hockey for the Stillwater Ponies of Stillwater, Minnesota.^[1]

Housley is the top scoring U.S.-born player, with 1,232 points (338-894).

He is considered one of the best American defenceman ever, alongside fellow Americans Chris Chelios and Brian Leetch. However, Housley never won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's Top Defenceman, thanks in large part to playing in the same era and reaching his peak years at the same time as the likes of Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Chelios and Leetch (the four combined to win every Norris Trophy between 1985 and 1997), and that he spent considerable time during his career playing forward.

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. He played more NHL games without winning the Stanley Cup than any player in NHL history. Luke Richardson is the active NHL player who has played the most games without winning the coveted trophy: 1,339 at the end of the 2006-07 season.

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 is currently eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame. 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.

Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season              
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
    
1982-83 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   77   19  47   66   39  
1983-84 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   75   31  46   77   33   
1984-85 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   73   16  53   69   28   
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   69   15  47   62   54 
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   78   21  46   67   57  
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   74   29  37   66   96    
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   72   26  44   70   47   
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   80   21  60   81   32  
1990-91 Winnipeg Jets           NHL   78   23  53   76   24  
1991-92 Winnipeg Jets           NHL   74   23  63   86   92  
1992-93 Winnipeg Jets           NHL   80   18  79   97   52 
1993-94 St. Louis Blues         NHL   26   7   15   22   12
1994-95 Calgary Flames          NHL   43   8   35   43   18
1995-96 Calgary/New Jersey      NHL   81   17  51   68   30
1996-97 Washington Capitals     NHL   77   11  29   40   24
1997-98 Washington Capitals     NHL   64   6   25   31   24
1998-99 Calgary Flames          NHL   79   11  43   54   52
1999-00 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
2002-03 Chicago/Toronto         NHL   58   6   23   29   26

                   NHL Totals         1495 338 894  1232 822

See also

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

References

1. ^ http://mshsl.org/mshsl/schoolactpage.asp?actnum=410&school=440

External links

• Career Stats
• Phil Housley's U.S. Olympic Team bio

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