| Doug Bodger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1966-06-18)June 18, 1966 (age 58) Chemainus,British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 9th overall,1984 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1984–2000 | ||
Douglas Paul Bodger (born June 18, 1966) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeydefenceman in theNational Hockey League. Selected by thePittsburgh Penguins ninth overall in the1984 NHL Draft he would play in over 1,000 games in the NHL with the Penguins,Buffalo Sabres,San Jose Sharks,New Jersey Devils,Los Angeles Kings, and theVancouver Canucks.
A standout junior player in theWestern Hockey League, Bodger was twice named the best defenceman on theKamloops Junior Oilers. He was also named a WHL all-star in both his junior seasons. He also represented Canada at threeWorld Championships, winning a silver medal at the1996 tournament.
Bodger played his minor hockey with theCowichan Midget Capitals before joining theKamloops Junior Oilers of theWestern Hockey League. In his first season with Kamloops, he scored 26 goals and 92 points, being named to the WHL Second All-Star Team.[1] The following season, Bodger scored 21 goals and added 77 assists for 98 points, earning First All-Star Team honours.[1] Both seasons he was named the team's top defenceman.[2] With 190 points in two seasons of junior hockey, Bodger was one of the top prospects going into the1984 NHL Entry Draft, being ranked the seventh greatest prospect by theNHL Central Scouting Bureau.[2]
As a top prospect, Bodger was expecting to be selected early in the draft. He had earlier conversations with theDetroit Red Wings, who told Bodger there was a "90 per cent chance" they would pick him at seventh overall, going so far as to ask he wear a red tie to match the team colours.[2] However, the Red Wings instead choseShawn Burr. Instead, thePittsburgh Penguins made Bodger their second choice of the draft; they had selectedMario Lemieux, who would become one of the greatest players in NHL history, first overall.
Bodger made his NHL debut alongside Lemieux on October 11, 1984, against theBoston Bruins. A shoulder separation limited his first season to 65 games, in which he had 5 goals and 26 assists. Bodger cited Lemieux, who led the team with 100 points, for helping him earn a lot of assists.[2] The next season, he appeared in 79 games, scoring 37 points.
Starting the1988–89 season with the Penguins, Bodger was traded along withDarrin Shannon to theBuffalo Sabres on November 12, 1988, forTom Barrasso and a third-round draft choice in the1990 draft. He played 61 games with the Sabres that season, scoring 7 goals and 40 assists, to make a total of 8 goals and 44 assists for the entire year. Bodger would become a mainstay in Buffalo and spent the next seven years patrolling the Sabres blue line before a 1995-96 trade sent him to San Jose. Bodger played parts of three seasons with the Sharks and was then dealt to the New Jersey Devils. In 1998, he played the final playoff games of his career as a Devil and then got traded to the Los Angeles Kings in the off-season. Following his year as a King, Bodger became a free agent and contemplated retirement but eventually signed as free agent with the Vancouver Canucks; bringing him home to British Columbia. Bodger would play 13-games with the Canucks, recording a single assist before deciding to retire on December 14, 1999, with theVancouver Canucks as the highest scoring defenceman from British Columbia.[3]
Bodger has a wife, Tracy, and two children, son Ryne and daughter Rachel.[4]
In 2006, he was inducted into theBritish Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| RepresentingCanada | ||
| Men'sice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1996 Austria | Ice hockey |
Bodger played for Canada at three World Championships, in1987,1996, and1999. Joining theCanadian national team for the first time in 1987, Bodger played in all ten games, scoring one goal and one assist as Canada finished fourth in the tournament. His next appearance in the World Championships was in 1996. In eight games, Bodger contributed three assists and was named the team's best defenceman as Canada won the silver medal.[4] His third and final appearance for the national team was at the 1999 World Championships, where he scored three assists in ten games for the fourth place Canadians.[5]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| WHL Second All-Star Team | 1983 |
| WHL West First All-Star Team | 1984 |
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Cowichan Valley Capitals | Bantam | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | WHL | 72 | 26 | 66 | 92 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | WHL | 70 | 21 | 77 | 98 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 69 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 61 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1989–90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 58 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 108 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 75 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 44 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 57 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 81 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 65 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,071 | 106 | 422 | 528 | 1,007 | 47 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Canada | WC |  | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Canada | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1984 | Succeeded by |