Phil Housley

Phillip F. Housley (born March 9, 1964 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former 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 Minnesota high school boys hockey for the Stillwater Area High School of Stillwater, Minnesota. 
Housley is the second leading scorer amongst U.S.-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.
He is considered to be one of the best American defenseman ever, alongside fellow Americans Chris Chelios and Brian Leetch. However, Housley never won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's Top Defenseman, 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 1998 Stanley Cup Finals by the Detroit Red Wings. He played more NHL games without winning the Stanley Cup than any player in NHL history. Teppo Numminen is now the active NHL player who had play the most games without winning the coveted trophy: 1,372 at the end of the 2008–09 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
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 	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 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1999–00 	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 	 	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1495 	338 	894 	1232 	822 	 	85 	13 	43 	56 	36
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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