Kerry Huffman

Kerry Huffman
Born	(1968-01-03) January 3, 1968 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Quebec Nordiques Ottawa Senators
National team	Canada
NHL draft	20th overall, 1986 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1987–1998

Kerry Huffman (born January 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Biography

As a youth, Huffman played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.

Huffman was drafted in the first-round, 20th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and spent six seasons with the team. On June 30, 1992, he was involved in the Eric Lindros trade, involving 1991's first overall pick Eric Lindros. The deal saw Huffman traded to the Quebec Nordiques, along with Peter Forsberg, Mike Ricci, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Steve Duchesne, a first-round pick in the 1993 and 1994 Drafts and $15,000,000 for Lindros, who refused to play for the Nordiques.

He later played for the Ottawa Senators before returning to Philadelphia in a trade in 1996. In total, Huffman played 401 regular season games, scoring 37 goals and 108 assists for 145 points and collecting 361 penalty minutes.

Since the 2016–17 season, Huffman has served as an assistant coach for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League under Scott Gordon. In the 2018–19 season, Huffman was promoted to interim head coach after Gordon departed for the interim head coaching position with the Philadelphia Flyers. Upon Gordon's return to the Phantoms at the end of the season, Huffman resumed his duties as an assistant coach.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Peterborough Roadrunners	MetJHL		24	2	5	7	53		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Guelph Platers	OHL		56	3	24	27	35		20	1	10	11	10
1986–87	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		9	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Guelph Platers	OHL		44	4	31	35	20		5	0	2	2	8
1986–87	Hershey Bears	AHL		3	0	1	1	0		4	0	0	0	0
1987–88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		52	6	17	23	34		2	0	0	0	0
1988–89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		29	0	11	11	31		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Hershey Bears	AHL		29	2	13	15	16		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		43	1	12	13	34		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Hershey Bears	AHL		45	5	29	34	20		7	1	2	3	0
1990–91	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		10	1	2	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		60	14	18	32	41		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		52	4	18	22	54		3	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		28	0	6	6	28		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		34	4	8	12	12		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Ottawa Senators	NHL		37	2	4	6	46		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Ottawa Senators	NHL		43	4	11	15	63		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		4	1	1	2	2		6	0	0	0	2
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		44	5	19	24	38		5	3	0	0	2
1997–98	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		73	4	23	27	60		4	3	0	0	2
1998–99	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		4	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				401	37	108	145	361		11	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	Canada	WJC		6	0	1	1	4
1992	Canada	WC		6	1	0	1	2
Senior totals				6	1	0	1	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database