Playing career

Woolley attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI before the Washington Capitals selected him 61st overall in the 1989 NHL Draft. Woolley's most productive NHL season was his 1998-99 campaign with the Buffalo Sabres in which he netted 10 goals and 33 assists (43 points). Fittingly, that year was also Woolley's finest playoff performance (4 goals, 11 assists, 15 points) as his Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals before falling to the Dallas Stars in six games. Woolley scored a dramatic game-winning OT goal in Game 1 of that series, labelled as "the shot heard round the hockey world" by Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret.

During Woolley's tenure with the Red Wings, they would play Sam The Sham & Pharoh's Woolly Bully when he scored at Joe Louis Arena. Woolley was also a participant in the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Alumni Winter Showdown at Comerica Park on December 31, 2013, representing the Detroit Red Wings.

International

He played for Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Woolley recorded five assists in eight games with the team, scored a shootout goal, and won a silver medal.

Post-playing career

Woolley was part of a group of several NHL players who were scammed out of several million dollars over the span of a decade; the alleged perpetrators were caught in 2013 and are facing trial.

Woolley now operates The Players Group Hockey, a player agency based in Birmingham, Michigan.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988-89	Michigan State Spartans	NCAA		47	12	25	37	26		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	Michigan State Spartans	NCAA		45	10	38	48	26		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Michigan State Spartans	NCAA		40	15	44	59	24		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		15	1	10	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Washington Capitals	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Washington Capitals	NHL		26	0	2	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		29	14	27	41	22		1	0	2	2	0
1993-94	Washington Capitals	NHL		10	1	2	3	4		4	1	0	1	4
1993-94	Portland Pirates	AHL		41	12	29	41	14		9	2	2	4	4
1994-95	Detroit Vipers	IHL		48	8	28	36	38		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Florida Panthers	NHL		34	4	9	13	18		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Florida Panthers	NHL		52	6	28	34	32		13	2	6	8	14
1996-97	Florida Panthers	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		57	6	30	36	28		5	0	3	3	0
1997-98	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		71	9	26	35	35		15	2	9	11	12
1998-99	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		80	10	33	43	62		21	4	11	15	10
1999-00	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	8	25	33	52		5	0	2	2	2
2000-01	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		67	5	18	23	46		8	1	5	6	2
2001-02	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		59	8	20	28	34		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		14	0	3	3	29		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		62	6	17	23	22		4	1	0	1	0
2003-04	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		55	4	15	19	28		4	0	0	0	0
2004-05	Flint Generals	UHL		9	4	2	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		53	1	18	19	28		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Malmö IF	SEL		31	1	5	6	46		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				718	68	246	314	430		79	11	36	47	44

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team	1988-89
All-CCHA First Team	1990-91
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1990-91

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