Phil Housley has some of the most impressive career offensive totals of any NHL defenceman, especially an American. He is also -53 for his career. Should the Hall of Fame inducted a player who appears, on first glance, to have not been very good in his own end? We discuss in our latest episode. Listen here:
Housley’s stats:
Career:
- NHL: 1982-2003; 21 seasons, at least 19 quality
- 338G (4th D All Time), 894A (20th All Time, 5th D, 1st American) for 1232P (4th D, 2nd American excluding that traitor Brett Hull), -53 in 1495 games (Among all NHL players to play in at least 1400 games since 1967-68, Housley has the 3rd worst plus minus); 20:52 ATOI (since 1998-99); 170.7 PS (17th All Time)
- Housley is 23rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares
- Among defensemen, Housley is 8th All Time in GPG, 10th in APG and 9th in PPG
- In his draft class (1982), Housley, drafted 6th overall, is
- 8th in Goals
- 2nd in Assists
- 3rd in Points and Games Played
- 14th worst in Plus/Minus
- Era: Of the 21 players to play in at least 1250 games between 1982 and 2003, Housley is
- 15th in Goals and GPG
- 9th in Assists and APG
- 11th in Points
- 12th in PPG
- 3rd last in Plus/Minus
- 8th in Offensive Point Shares
- 6th in Defensive Point Shares
- 3rd in Point Shares
- 82-game average: 19G, 49A for 67P, -3
- 3-year peak (1989-92): 92-game average of 24G, 62A for 86P, -2; 11.4 PS
- No possession stats
- Playoffs: 13G, 43A for 56P, -23 in 85 games
- Adjusted: 308G, 840A (22nd All Time) for 1148P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 17G, 46A for 63P
- Housley is not in the Top 25 in Adjusted PPG
- Traded 4 times in his prime.
Accomplishments:
- Top 5 in Norris voting four times
- Top 5 in Calder voting
- Top 10 Player (by PS) three times (‘84, ‘90, ‘92)
- Top 10 Defensive Player (by DPS) twice (‘85, ‘90)
- Scored 30 goals once (1 of only 9 D ever), 25 goals three times (1 of only 5 D), 20 goals seven times (1 of only 6 D), 15 goals thirteen times (only Ray Bourque has done it more frequently)
- Tallied 70 assists once (1 of only 9 D ever), 60 assists three times (1 of only 9 D), 50 assists six times (1 of only 9 D), 40 assists thirteen times (1 of only 6 D)
- Scored 90 points once (1 of only 8 D ever), 80 points three times (1 of only 7 D), 70 points six times (1 of only 7 D), 60 points twelve times (1 of only 4 D), 50 points fourteen times (1 of only 6 D)
- Top 10 in Assists three times
- Top 10 in APG twice
- 1st Team All Rookie
- 2nd Team All Star once
- 7 All Star Appearances.
Great Teams
- Top 4 D (by points) on one Stanley Cup Runner Up (‘98 Capitals)
- Top 2? D (by points) on one Olympic Runner Up (‘02 USA)
- Injured or reserve on one World Cup Champion (‘96 USA)