Were Housely, Arniel and Parker any good?
Housley setting up Teemu for the breakaways was awesome. Arniel was decent, it was his second stint with the Jets. Parker was a throw in, never played for the Jets.
ahem ahem, Huge Housley fan here. I vividly recall Housley many times taking the puck from behind his net and going coast to coast with it. He may not have been Bobby Orr (who is?) but for me seeing Housley then made me think of how fans must have thought about Orr years back.
Those Housley-to-Selanne breakaway set ups were amazing and that was when the 2 line pass still was illegal! They must have tried those passes about twice a game and caught slow moving d-men up ice every second game or so. Maybe Selanne's rookie record season doesn't happen without Housley being a Jet?
Housley was one of the best players ever to wear a Jets crest. It was a very difficult day when the Jets traded him to St. Louis. The Jets were fleeced that day! (Rumour had it that he got into a screaming match with little bit of the wobbly with Jets GM Mike Smith at a team and wives function and that sealed his fate.)
I only heard of that Tkachuk pick just a few years ago. All in all, the Hawerchuk trade was probably Mike Smith's best move as GM even though we lost our Ducky.
By the way think of the two major Jets trades in that era: Dale Hawerchuk for Phil Housley, and Dave Ellett for Eddie Olycyk. In a way, it was Hawerchuk for Olycyk (both forwards) and Ellett for Housley (both d-men)I got a second chance to watch Housley while we lived in Calgary between 1998 and 2001. He was still very impressive and skated faster than most players on the ice. With the Flames in shambles back then, he was a bright spot along with Iggy and VERY few others. Since most of the Flames were pluggers and grinders, Housley didn't fit into the mix.
As such and with a no-trade clause, the Flames waived him while the Hawks waived Jamie Allison, a 5th to 7th d-man. Curiously both teams grabbed the other player. I thought the PA would cry fowl but nothing ever flared up.
Losing Housley twice in a lifetime: priceless!
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Housley was one of top defencemen to play in the NHL. Here is some Housley history from
www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82006.html1982 NHL DRAFT PICK
Phil Housley
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Selected in first round
No. 6 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born March 9, 1964
Position: Defense / Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: South St. Paul (Minnesota H.S.)
Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: South St. Paul, Minnesota
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1978-79 South St. Paul Minn. H.S. -- -- -- -- --
1979-80 South St. Paul Minn. H.S. -- -- -- -- --
1980-81 South St. Paul Minn. H.S. -- -- -- -- --
St. Paul USHL 6 7 7 14 6
1981-82 South St. Paul Minn. H.S. 22 31 34 65 18
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships: 1982 (eighth place)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (sixth place)
Minnesota High School All-State First Team: 1980-81, 1981-82 (South St. Paul)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 10 overall prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Nicknamed "Phantom Phil" during his high school playing days. ... Coached by Doug Woog at South St. Paul High School. ... Played center at times during high school career. ... Also played quarterback and defensive back on South St. Paul varsity football team during high school years.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 6, 1982 (Quebec at Buffalo)
Numbers: 6 (Buffalo); 6 (Winnipeg); 6 (St. Louis); 6 (Calg.); 6 (N.J.); 96 (Washington); 6 (Chicago); 96 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired January 16, 2004
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years Teams GP G A TP PIM
1982-2003 BUF, WIN, STL, CGY,
NJ, WAS, CHI, TOR 1,495 338 894 1,232 822
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years Teams GP G A TP PIM
1983-2003 Buff., Winnipeg, STL,
Calg., Wash., Chi., Tor. 85 13 43 56 36
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NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1991-92 (Winnipeg)
Sporting News All-Star Second Team: 1991-92 (Winnipeg)
NHL All-Rookie Team: 1982-83 (Buffalo)
All-Star Game: 1984, 1989, 1990 (Buffalo), 1991, 1992, 1993 (Win.), 2000 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1998 (Washington)
Buffalo Larkin Trophy (MVP): 1988-89
Buffalo Star of Stars Trophy (Home Three-Stars Leader): 1982-83, 1986-87 (co-winner), 1988-89
Buffalo Hunt Award (Rookie of Year): 1982-83
NHL Records: Most career games played by a U.S.-born player (1,495), most career points by a U.S.-born player (1,232), most career assists by a U.S.-born player (894)
Buffalo Records: Most career points by a defenseman (490), most career goals by a defenseman (156), most career assists by a defenseman (334), most points in season by defenseman (81 in 1989-90), most goals in season by a defenseman (29 in 1987-88), most assists in one season by a defenseman (60 in 1989-90), most assists by a rookie (47 in 1982-83), most points by a rookie defenseman (66 in 1982-83), most career playoff points by a defenseman (27, shares record), most career playoff goals by a defenseman (10)
Winnipeg/Phoenix Records: Most assists in a season (79 in 1992-93), most assists in season, including playoffs (86 in 1992-93), most points in season by defenseman (97 in 1992-93), most goals in one season by defenseman (23 in 1990-91 and 1991-92), most assists in season by defenseman (79 in 1992-93), most assists in one game by a defenseman (5 vs. Hartford on Jan. 18, 1993), most consecutive games with at least one assist (14 from Dec. 26, 1992, through Jan. 19, 1993), most assists in one playoff series (7 vs. Vancouver in 1993, shares record), most points in one period of a playoff game (3 vs. Vancouver on April 23, 1993, shares record), most assists in a period of one playoff game (3 vs. Vancouver on April 23, 1993, shares record)
Buffalo Assists Leader: 1982-83 (47), 1984-85 (53, tie)
Winnipeg Points Leader: 1990-91 (76), 1991-92 (86)
Winnipeg Assists Leader: 1990-91 (53), 1991-92 (63), 1992-93 (79)
Winnipeg Playoffs Points Leader: 1993 (7)
Winnipeg Playoffs Assists Leader: 1993 (7)
St. Louis Playoffs Goals Leader: 1994 (2, tie)
Calgary Assists Leader: 1995 (35), 1998-99 (43), 1999-00 (44)
Calgary Playoffs Assists Leader: 1995 (9)
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Led all NHL rookie defensemen in points (66), goals (19) and assists (47) in 1982-83. ... Was runner-up to Steve Larmer in voting for 1982-83 Calder Trophy. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered in January 1984. ... Set Buffalo single-season record (since broken) for goals by a defenseman with 24 in 1983-84. ... Often played forward during early years in Buffalo. He had 13 points at forward in 1983-84, 37 points at forward in 1984-85, and 18 points at forward in 1985-86. ... Suspended first three games of 1984-85 NHL season for being first man off bench to join brawl during Buffalo's Sept. 29, 1984, preseason game vs. Detroit in Lake Placid, N.Y. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Dec. 1, 1984, game at Montreal. ... Became Buffalo's all-time leader in goals by a defenseman during 1985-86 season. ... Became Buffalo's all-time leader in assists by a defenseman during 1986-87 season. ... Named Buffalo Player of Month for October 1987. ... Set NHL record for most goals by a defenseman in first 15 games of season with 10 in 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with back injury, suffered in November 1987. ... Became Buffalo's all-time leader in points by a defenseman during 1987-88 season. ... Led all NHL defensemen with 29 goals in 1987-88. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with bruised back, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Jan. 12, 1989, game at Chicago, and with re-aggravation of back bruise and hip-pointer injury, suffered during Buffalo's March 18, 1989, game at Minnesota. ... Set Buffalo record (since broken) for points by a defenseman in one season with 70 in 1988-89. ... Left Buffalo in 1990 with career record (since broken) for regular-season overtime goals (3). ... Set Winnipeg single-season records (since broken) for points (76) and goals (21) by a defenseman in 1990-91. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with strained abdomen, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Feb. 26, 1992, game at Edmonton. ... Was finalist for 1991-92 Norris Trophy. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with strained groin, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Oct. 31, 1992, game at Quebec, and with sprained wrist, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Jan. 19, 1993, game vs. Chicago. ... Served as Winnipeg interim captain from Feb. 21, 1993, until March 18, 1993. ... Led all NHL defensemen with 97 points in 1992-93. ... Missed most of 1993-94 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Oct. 26, 1993, game at Chicago, and re-aggravated during St. Louis's Nov. 18, 1993, game vs. Calgary. The injury required surgery on Jan. 4, 1994, and he did not return to action until St. Louis' March 22, 1994, game vs. Philadelphia, having missed more than four months. ... Had assist in his first game with Calgary, at Winnipeg on Jan. 20, 1995. ... Missed part of 1995 season with crushed right pinky finger, an injury suffered in Calgary's Feb. 9, 1995, game vs. Anaheim. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with the flu, contracted in January 1996. ... Signed with Washington as Group III unrestricted free agent on July 22, 1996. ... Played in his 1,000th career NHL game for Washington on Oct. 30, 1996, vs. Philadelphia. ... Played one game at left wing for Washington in 1996-97. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with strained groin, an injury suffered during Washington's March 16, 1997, game vs. Hartford. .... Scored his 1,000th career NHL point (assists) for Washington on Nov. 8, 1997, vs. Edmonton. He became only the fifth defenseman in NHL history to reach 1,000-point mark (joining Paul Coffey, Ray Bourque, Larry Murphy and Denis Potvin). ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with broken finger, suffered during Washington's March 7, 1998, game vs. Florida. ... Waived by Washington and claimed by Calgary on July 21, 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with abdominal injury, suffered in Calgary's March 28, 1999, game at Anaheim. ... Scored 300th career NHL goal for Calgary on March 17, 1999, at Chicago. He became only fourth defenseman in NHL history to score 300 goals (joining Coffey, Bourque and Potvin). ... Became NHL's all-time leader in career points by a U.S.-born player when he passed Joe Mullen with his 1,066th career point during Calgary's March 13, 1999, game at Washington. ... Recorded 800th career NHL assist for Calgary on Jan. 21, 2000, vs. Nashville. ... Missed parts of 2000-01 season with foot injury, suffered in Calgary's Nov. 12, 2000, practice, with concussion, suffered during Calgary's Nov. 18, 2000, game vs. N.Y. Rangers, and with second concussion, an injury suffered during Calgary's Dec. 13, 2000, game at Montreal. He did not return to action until Calgary's Jan. 6, 2001, game at Los Angeles. ... Left unprotected by Calgary for 2001 NHL Waiver Draft. He was claimed by Chicago on Sept. 28, 2001. ... Scored two goals in his first game with Chicago on Oct. 4, 2001, at Vancouver. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with mild concussion, an injury suffered during Chicago's Oct. 25, 2001, game vs. San Jose. ... Was Chicago's nominee for 2001-02 Masterton Trophy. ... Was involved in Jan. 19, 2003, altercation with bouncers outside a Columbus strip club that resulted in suspension to Chicago teammate Theoren Fleury and Housley's loss of assistant captain status. ... Missed part of 2002-03 season with broken foot, suffered blocking shot in Chicago's Feb. 14, 2003, game vs. San Jose. He did not return to action until Toronto's regular-season finale vs. Ottawa on April 5, 2003. ... Became Group III unrestricted free agent on July 2, 2003, after Toronto chose not to pick up his $2 million option for 2003-04 season. ... Retired in January 2004 after failing to catch on with a new team.
Housley's Holdout: After recording his best statistical season with 97 points for Winnipeg in 1992-93, Housley became a Group II restricted free agent on July 1, 1993. He had originally signed a four-year deal with WInnipeg after the 1990-91 season, but exercised his option prior a deadline of Nov. 30, 1992, to cut the deal down to two years when he decided he was unhappy paying high Canadian taxes. Winnipeg made Housley a qualifying offer of $1.3 million in June 1993, assuring that the team would receive compensation if he signed somewhere else. Angered by the fact that his free-agent potential was limited by the qualifying offer, Housley and agent Larry Kelly insisted the Jets trade him to a U.S.-based team instead of going through the painful negotiating process both sides had endured in 1991. To emphasize his point, Housley put his home in Winnipeg up for sale. The stalemate continued for nearly three months. During this time, Housley refused to report to the Jets' training camp. Winnipeg finally broke down and traded Housley to St. Louis in exchange for Nelson Emerson and Stephane Quintal on Sept. 24, 1993. Four days after the trade, Housley signed a three-year, $6 million contract with the Blues. That made him the highest-paid defenseman in NHL history until Ray Bourque passed him with a 5-year, $13 million deal on Nov. 1, 1993.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Zurich (Switzerland)
Olympics: 2002 (silver medal)
Canada Cup: 1984 (fourth place), 1987 (fifth place)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996 (first place)
World Championships: 1986 (sixth place), 1989 (sixth place), 2000 (5-8 place), 2001 (fourth place), 2003 (13th place)
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NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
United States Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted 2004
USA Hockey Bob Johnson Award (U.S. Hockey MVP): 1999-00
Team USA World Championships MVP: 1986
Coaching Career: Named Stillwater (Minn. H.S.) head coach prior to 2004-05 season and remained in position through 2004-05 season.
Miscellaneous: Married girlfriend (Karin) shortly after graduation from South St. Paul High School. ... Turned down scholarship offer from University of Minnesota to enter NHL in 1982. ... Missed remainder of 1989 World Championships with pulled shoulder ligaments, suffered playing for Team USA in April 1989. ... Played 10 games for Zurich (Switzerland) during 1994 NHL lockout. ... Returned home to Afton, Minnesota, after failing to catch on with NHL team for 2003-04 season.
Personal: Full name is Phillip F. Housley. ... Husband of Karin Housley, who sells real estate through KarinHousley.com site, wrote Chicks Laying Nest Eggs and founded ChicksLayingNestEggs.com website that helps married women invest their family's earnings.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Buffalo traded Housley, Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker and 1990 first-round pick (Keith Tkachuk) to Winnipeg in exchange for Dale Hawerchuk, 1990 first-round pick (Brad May) and future considerations (later canceled) on June 16, 1990.
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