Charlie Huddy

Charlie Huddy
Born	(1959-06-02) June 2, 1959 Oshawa, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues
National team	Canada
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1979–1997

Charles William Huddy (born June 2, 1959) is a Canadian former NHL defenceman and current assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets. He is also one of only seven Edmonton Oilers to be a member of all 5 of the franchise's Stanley Cup-winning teams 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990.

His greatest success came with the Oilers with whom he played from the start of his career in the 1980–81 season until the end of the 1990–91 season. He would tally 368 points in 694 regular season games, and 77 points in 138 playoff games. In 1983, Huddy won the NHL's first Plus/Minus Award, presented annually to the player who (in at least sixty games) leads the NHL in Plus/Minus statistics.

After he left Edmonton, Huddy would play four seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, which included former Oilers, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley, and Paul Coffey. He played an important role in LA's march to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals. Huddy would later finish his career with the St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres, eventually retiring after the 1996–97 campaign.

He previously held an assistant coaching position with the New York Rangers, and was the head coach of the ECHL Huntington Blizzard. Charlie was relieved of his duties for the Edmonton Oilers as an assistant coach with the personnel changes that took place on May 26, 2009. He was subsequently an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars, but was let go on June 24, 2011. Huddy was hired as the new assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets on July 8, 2011.

Awards and achievements

• 1982-83 - NHL Plus/Minus Award
• NHL all-time leader in Playoff +/-

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Markham Waxers	OPJHL		48	14	20	34	80		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		59	17	18	35	81		6	2	1	3	10
1978–79	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		64	20	38	58	108		5	3	4	7	12
1979–80	Houston Apollos	CHL		79	14	34	48	46		6	1	0	1	2
1980–81	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		12	2	5	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Wichita Wind	CHL		47	8	36	44	71		17	3	11	14	10
1981–82	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		41	4	11	15	46		5	1	2	3	14
1982–83	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		76	20	37	57	58		15	1	6	7	10
1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		75	8	34	42	43		12	1	9	10	8
1984–85	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		80	7	44	51	46		18	3	17	20	17
1985–86	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		76	6	35	41	55		7	0	2	2	0
1986–87	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		58	4	15	19	35		21	1	7	8	21
1987–88	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		77	13	28	41	71		13	4	5	9	10
1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		76	11	33	44	52		7	2	0	2	4
1989–90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		70	1	23	24	56		22	0	6	6	10
1990–91	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		53	5	22	27	32		18	3	7	10	10
1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		56	4	19	23	43		6	1	1	2	10
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		82	2	25	27	64		23	1	4	5	12
1993–94	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		79	5	13	18	71		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		9	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		32	2	4	6	36		3	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		52	5	5	10	59		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		12	0	0	0	6		13	1	0	1	8
1996–97	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Rochester Americans	AHL		63	6	8	14	36		4	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				1017	99	354	453	785		183	19	66	85	134

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984	Canada	CC		7	0	2	2	2

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

External links

• Charlie Huddy career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Charlie Huddy biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
• Oiler's bio