Playing career

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.

Housley never won the Stanley Cup, coming closest with the Capitals in 1998, where they were swept in the Stanley Cup Finals by the Detroit Red Wings. He played more NHL games without winning the Stanley Cup than any player in NHL history.

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 was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 9, 2015. 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.

On January 5, 2013, Housley coached Team USA to the gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ufa, Russia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980-81	South Saint Paul	High-MN		18	28	26	54	—		—	—	—	—	—
1980-81	St. Paul Vulcans	USHL		6	7	7	14	6		10	5	5	10	0
1981-82	South Saint Paul	High-MN		22	31	34	65	18		—	—	—	—	—
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	Zürcher SC	NDA		10	6	8	14	34		—	—	—	—	—
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		—	—	—	—	—
1999-2000	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				1495	338	894	1232	822		85	13	43	56	36

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	United States	WJC		7	1	0	1	6
1982	United States	WC		7	1	0	1	4
1984	United States	CC		6	0	2	2	0
1986	United States	WC		10	2	6	8	4
1987	United States	CC		5	0	2	2	4
1989	United States	WC		7	3	4	7	2
1996	United States	WCH		1	0	1	1	0
2000	United States	WC		7	2	3	5	0
2001	United States	WC		9	0	1	1	4
2002	United States	OLY		6	1	4	5	0
2003	United States	WC		6	1	1	2	4
Junior totals				7	1	0	1	6
Senior totals				64	10	24	34	22

Awards and achievements

• Member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame (2004)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (1983)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1992)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)
• Second runner-up Norris Trophy (1992)
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (2015)

International record for Team USA

• 1984 Canada Cup (fourth place)
• 1987 Canada Cup (fifth place)
• 1996 World Cup of Hockey (first place)
• Ice Hockey World Championships: 1982 (eight place), 1986 (sixth place), 1989 (sixth place), 2000 (fifth place), 2001 (fourth place), 2003 (13th place)
• IIHF World U20 Championship: 2013 (Head Coach - Gold Medal)
• 2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships (Assistant Coach- Bronze Medal)

Transactions

• June 7, 1982 - Buffalo Sabres 1st round draft choice (6th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
• June 16, 1990 - Traded by the Buffalo Sabres, along with Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker and Buffalo's 1990 1st round choice (Keith Tkachuk), to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Dale Hawerchuk and Winnipeg's 1990 1st round draft choice (Brad May).
• September 23, 1993 - Traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Nelson Emerson and Stéphane Quintal.
• July 4, 1994 - Traded by the St. Louis Blues, along with St. Louis' 1996 2nd round draft choice (Steve Bégin) and St. Louis' 1997 2nd round draft choice (John Tripp), to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Al MacInnis and Calgary's 1997 4th round draft choice.
• February 26, 1996 - Traded by the Calgary Flames, along with Dan Keczmer, to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Tommy Albelin, Cale Hulse and Jocelyn Lemieux.
• July 22, 1996 - Signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals.
• July 21, 1998 - Claimed on waivers by the Calgary Flames from the Washington Capitals
• September 28, 2001 - Claimed on waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks from the Calgary Flames
• March 11, 2003 - Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Toronto's 2003 9th round draft choice (Chris Porter) and Toronto's 2004 4th round draft choice (Karel Hromas).

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