Phillip Francis Housley (born March 9, 1964) is an American professional

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coach and former player. He most recently served an assistant coach for the Arizona Coyotes of the

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(NHL) from 2019 to 2022. Housley was the head coach of the NHL's

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from 2017 until 2019. 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,

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New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The club was founded as the Kans ...

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

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, and

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. As a player, Housley was inducted into 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

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by the

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. 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

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. 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. On February 7, 2007, he was inducted into the

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

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in Stillwater, Minnesota, helping to rebuild the program to respectability. From 2013 to 2017, Housley was an assistant coach for the

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, working primarily with defensemen. On January 5, 2013, Housley coached Team USA to the gold medal at the

2013 IIHF World U20 Championship The 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship (commonly known as the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships) was the 37th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJC). It was hosted in Ufa, Russia. It began on December 26, 2012, and ende ...

in Ufa,

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. He had served as an assistant coach on Team USA's 2007 and 2011 appearances in the World Juniors. On June 15, 2017, it was announced that Housley was hired by the

as their new head coach. 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. On June 26, 2019, it was announced that Housley signed a multi-year contract as assistant coach for the Arizona Coyotes. For the Coyotes, Housley serves as

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and power play coach.

With his contract set to expire, Housley and the Coyotes agreed to part ways on May 1, 2022.

Personal life

Housley grew up in

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. He is married to his high school sweetheart,

Karin Housley Karin Housley ( ; née Locke; born January 20, 1964) is an American politician, businesswoman, and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican, she represents Forest Lake, Stillwater, and the surrounding St. Croix Valley. Housley was the Repu ...

, a Minnesota state senator. The Housleys have four grown children and reside in St. Marys Point, Minnesota.

Career playing statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Head coaching record

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 The 1984 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984. The best-of-three final took place between Canada and Sweden, with Canada winning a two game sweep. Canadian ...

(fourth place) *

1987 Canada Cup The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team C ...

(fifth place) *

1996 World Cup of Hockey The first World Cup of Hockey ( WCH), or ''1996 World Cup of Hockey'', replaced the Canada Cup as one of the premier championships for professional ice hockey. Inaugural ''World Cup of Hockey'' The first edition of the Cup featured eight teams d ...

(first place) *

Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annu ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...

(eight place), 1986 (sixth place), 1989 (sixth place),

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(fifth place),

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

(fourth place),

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(13th place) *

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(Head Coach - Gold Medal) *2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships (Assistant Coach- Bronze Medal)

Transactions

*June 7, 1982 -

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 Dale Martin Hawerchuk (April 4, 1963 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Drafted first overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk played in the National Hockey League (NHL) f ...

and Winnipeg's 1990 1st round draft choice (

Brad May Bradley Scott May (born November 29, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2006–07 NHL season, 2006–07 season he won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Anahe ...

). *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 (

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) and St. Louis' 1997 2nd round draft choice ( John Tripp), to the

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

in exchange for Tommy Albelin,

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and Jocelyn Lemieux. *July 22, 1996 - Signed as a free agent with the

. *July 21, 1998 - Claimed on waivers by the Calgary Flames from the Washington Capitals *September 28, 2001 - Claimed on waivers by the

from the Calgary Flames *March 11, 2003 - Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the

in exchange for Toronto's 2003 9th round draft choice ( Chris Porter) and Toronto's 2004 4th round draft choice (

Karel Hromas Karel Hromas (born January 27, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for Vipers de Montpellier of the FFHG Division 1, the second-tier hockey league in France. Career Hromas w ...

References

External links

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Phil Housley's U.S. Olympic Team bio
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