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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Doug Houda
Selected in
second round
No. 28 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
June 3, 1966
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Calgary (WHL)
Birthplace:
Blairmore, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Hillcrest, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Pincher Creek | Alb. Jr. B |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Calgary | Alb. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Calgary | WHL |
3 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1982-83 |
Calgary | WHL |
71 | 5 |
23 | 28 |
99 | | 1983-84 |
Calgary | WHL |
69 | 6 |
30 | 36 |
195 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Calgary Rookie of Year 1982-83
Miscellaneous:
Childhood friend and teammate of former NHL goalie Darcy Wakaluk. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1985 (Minnesota at
Detroit)
Numbers: 22, 33, 27,3 (Detroit); 27 (Hartford); 6
(L.A.); 6, 20 (Buff.);
6 (N.Y. Islanders); 6 (Anaheim)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired August 27, 2003 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1985-2003 | Detroit, Hartford, L.A.,
Buffalo, NYI, Anaheim | 561 |
19 | 63 |
82 | 1,104 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1989-1992 |
Detroit, Hartford | 18 |
0 | 3 |
3 | 21 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Boston
assistant coach on July 25, 2006, and remained in that position through
2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed start of 1988-89 season with injured left eye and
broken left cheekbone, suffered when accidentally kicked in face during the
first period of Detroit's Sept. 23, 1988, preseason game at Buffalo. The
injury required surgery, and Houda was not cleared to play until Oct. 20,
1988, when he was assigned to Adirondack (AHL). He was recalled to Detroit
on Nov. 4, 1988, and did not make his 1988-89 NHL debut until Detroit's Nov.
6, 1988, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with damaged
MCL in right knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's practice on Nov. 23,
1989. The injury required arthroscopic surgery, and Houda did not return to
action until Detroit's Dec. 5, 1989, game vs. St. Louis. ... Had assist in
his first game with Hartford on Feb. 23, 1991, vs. Buffalo. ... Had assist
in his first game with Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 1993, vs. Pittsburgh. ...
Missed part of 1993-94 season with sprained right shoulder, an injury
suffered during Los Angeles' Feb. 28, 1994, game vs. Montreal. He did not
return to action until Los Angeles' March 9, 1994, game vs. Chicago. ...
Missed part of 1993-94 season with re-aggravation of shoulder injury,
suffered during Los Angeles' March 12, 1994, game vs. Buffalo. He did not
return to action until Los Angeles' March 30, 1994, game vs. Anaheim. ...
Missed part of 1995 season with severed tendon in left hand, an injury
suffered during Buffalo's Feb. 11, 1995, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not
return to action until Buffalo's March 18, 1995, game at Ottawa. ... Signed with N.Y. Islanders as an unrestricted free agent on
Oct. 23, 1996, after being released by Buffalo organization. ... Paired on
defense with Bryan McCabe for N.Y. Islanders in 1996-97. ... Wore No. 10 in
Buffalo's 1999 training camp. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Calgary (WHL); Kalamazoo (IHL); Medicine Hat (WHL); Adirondack (AHL);
Rochester (AHL); Utah (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1996
(Rochester)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1987-88
(Adirondack)
WHL East All-Star Second
Team: 1984-85 (Calgary)
Rochester Captain: 2002-03
Coaching Career: Named Rochester (AHL)
assistant coach prior to 2003-04 season and remained in that position until
July 25, 2006.
1988-89: Played seven regular-season games for Adirondack team that
went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team in playoffs.
1999-00: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
Miscellaneous: Joined Kalamazoo for
1985 IHL playoffs after Calgary was eliminated from 1985 WHL playoffs. ...
Missed nearly half of 2000-01 season with broken ankle. ... Served as
Rochester (AHL) captain for part of 2000-01 season. ... Missed part of
2001-02 season with injury, suffered in January 2002. He did not return to
action until Rochester's Feb. 8, 2002, AHL game vs. Hartford.
Personal:
Full name is Doug Harold Houda. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE/FREE AGENCY:
Detroit traded Houda to Hartford in exchange for Doug Crossman on February
20, 1991. Seven years later, Detroit got Houda back in a deal with
Anaheim for future considerations on Oct. 9, 1998. Detroit lost Houda a second time when he signed with Buffalo as a Group III unrestricted
free agent on July 13, 1999. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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