Doug Bodger Doug Bodger ( born June 18 , 1966 in Chemainus , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian defenceman in the National Hockey League . Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins ninth overall in the 1984 NHL Draft he would play in over 1 , 000 games in the NHL with the Penguins , Buffalo Sabres , San Jose Sharks , New Jersey Devils , Los Angeles Kings , and the Vancouver Canucks . A standout junior player in the Western Hockey League , Bodger was twice named the best defenceman on the Kamloops Junior Oilers . He was also named a WHL all - star in both his junior seasons . He also represented Canada at three World Championships , winning a silver medal at the 1996 tournament . Playing career . Bodger played his minor hockey with the Cowichan Midget Capitals before joining the Kamloops Junior Oilers of the Western Hockey League . In his first season with Kamloops , he scored 26 goals and 92 points , being named to the WHL Second All - Star Team . The following season , Bodger scored 21 goals and added 77 assists for 98 points , earning First All - Star Team honours . Both seasons he was named the team ' s top defenceman , With 190 points in two seasons of junior hockey , Bodger was one of the top prospects going into the 1984 NHL Entry Draft , being ranked the seventh greatest prospect by the NHL ' s Central Scouting Bureau . As a top prospect , Bodger was expecting to be selected early in the draft . He had earlier conversations with the Detroit Red Wings , who told Bodger there was a " 90 per cent chance " they would pick him at seventh overall , going so far as to ask he wear a red tie to match the the team colours . However , the Red Wings instead chose Shawn Burr . Instead , the Pittsburgh Penguins made Bodger their second choice of the draft ; they had selected Mario Lemieux , who would become one of the greatest players in NHL history , first overall . Bodger made his NHL debut alongside Lemieux on October 11 , 1984 against the Boston Bruins . A shoulder separation limited his first season to 65 games , in which he had 5 goals and 26 assists . Bodger cited Lemieux , who led the team with 100 points , for helping him earn a lot of assists . The next season he appeard in 79 games , scoring 37 points . Starting the 1988 – 89 season with the Penguins , Bodger was traded along with Darrin Shannon to the Buffalo Sabres on November 12 , 1988 for Tom Barasso and a third - round draft choice in the 1990 draft . He played 61 games with the Sabres that season , scoring 7 goals and 40 assists , to make a total of 8 goals and 44 assists for the entire year . He would retire on December 14 , 1999 with the Vancouver Canucks as the highest scoring defenceman from British Columbia . International play . Bodger played for Canada at three World Championships , in 1987 , 1996 , and 1999 . Joining the Canadian national team for the first time in 1987 , Bodger played in all ten games , scoring one goal and one assist as Canada finished fourth in the tournament . His next appearance in the World Championships was in 1996 . In eight games , Bodger contributed three assists and was named the team ' s best defenceman as Canada won the silver medal . His third and final appearance for the national team was at the 1999 World Championships , where he scored three assists in ten games for the fourth place Canadians .