Phil Housley
| Phil Housley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Housley in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
March 9, 1964 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets St. Louis Blues Zürcher SC Calgary Flames New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft |
6th overall, 1982 Buffalo Sabres | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1982–2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 previously served as assistant coach for the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL from 2019 to 2022, and assistant coach of the New York Rangers from 2023 to 2025. Housley was the head coach of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres from 2017 until 2019.
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, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. As a player, Housley was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.
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. 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.