Housley is in the house

NHL Nashville Predators assistant coach for the past 2 years and retired NHL defenseman Phil Housley, who will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November, just signed a 3 year – $900 000 TCV deal this morning at a nice, art deco, coffee shop in Santa Monica. Along with GM Lemyre, advisors Pat Brisson and Luc Robitaille were at the table for the signing.  Who knows what they had in their coffee but the fantastic 4 seemed to be in a very good mood. 

After four seasons at South St. Paul High School, Housley joined the Buffalo Sabres, who selected him No. 6 in the 1982 NHL Draft. He finished his first season as runner-up for the Calder Trophy as the League's best rookie in 1983, scoring 19 goals and 47 assists. (Steve Larmer of the Chicago Blackhawks won the award).

The seven-time NHL All-Star played 21 seasons with the Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs. Housley retired in January 2004 with 338 goals, 894 assists and 1,232 points in 1,495 regular-season games. He was the highest-scoring American-born player until Mike Modano passed him on Nov. 7, 2007.

Housley represented the United States in 10 international events, including six world championships, two Canada Cup tournaments, and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. He was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 and coached the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Sochi, Russia.  So the guy knows his hockey and has a pretty good expertise for the upcoming prospects in the NHL.  A great coup for the Kings organization.

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