Phil Housley

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Phillip Francis Housley (born March 9, 1964) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He currently serves as an associate coach for the Los Angeles Kings. He played 21 seasons in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. An offensive-minded defenseman, Housley was drafted by the Sabres as an 18-year-old teenager from high school in the first round of the 1982 NHL entry draft and immediately made the team, spending no time in the minor leagues. In a career that went from 1982 to 2003 that saw him play 1,495 games, Housley recorded 338 goals and 894 assists for a total of 1,232 points. His points and games played were records for an American-born player when he retired; each record was subsequently surpassed. Housley was selected to the NHL All-Star Game seven times as a player. Internationally, he won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey as part of the American team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015. After retiring as a player, Housley became a head coach at Stillwater Area High School in his home state of Minnesota, serving from 2004 to 2013. He also served as an assistant coach for Team USA and their appearances in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in 2007 and 2011. In 2013, he served as head coach for Team USA for the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, who won the gold medal. Later that year, he was hired to become an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators. In 2017, he was hired to serve as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, which saw him...