Douglas Bodger
Date of birth | June 18, 1966 |
place of birth | Chemainus , British Columbia , Canada |
size | 188 cm |
Weight | 98 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1984 , 1st lap, 9th position Pittsburgh Penguins |
Career stations | |
1982-1984 | Kamloops Junior Oilers |
1984-1988 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
1988-1995 | Buffalo Sabers |
1995-1997 | San Jose Sharks |
1997-1998 | New Jersey Devils |
1998-1999 | Los Angeles Kings |
1999-2000 | Vancouver Canucks |
Douglas Paul Bodger (born June 18, 1966 in Chemainus , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach , who played 1118 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Buffalo Sabers and San Jose Sharks during his active career between 1983 and 2000 , New Jersey Devils , Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Bodger, who was selected in ninth position in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the silver medal at the 1996 World Cup .
Career
Bodger first played from 1982 to 1984 in the Western Hockey League with the Kamloops Junior Oilers with whom he reached the Memorial Cup final tournament in the 1983/84 season after the team had won the WHL championship, the President's Cup . His excellent offensive qualities brought the defender that he was selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft 1984 in ninth position by the Pittsburgh Penguins .
The Penguins brought him into the NHL in the 1984/85 season , where he stayed until the 1988/89 season. Early in the season he was given up for Tom Barrasso to the Buffalo Sabers . The Canadian played there until December 1995. In Buffalo, Bodger had his best NHL season in 1992/93 with 54 points in 81 games. As the Sabers reoriented, they gave Bodger to the San Jose Sharks , where he helped the young defensive with his experience. After three years in San Jose, Bodger had to move to New Jersey . This gave him in the summer of 1998 after only half a year to the Los Angeles Kings , where he played the entire 1998/99 season . In the summer of 1999, Bodger signed a free agent contract with the Vancouver Canucks , near his hometown. He ended his career after just 13 games in the season in December 1999.
After retiring as an active player, he worked several seasons as an assistant coach with the Cowichan Valley Capitals in the British Columbia Hockey League . Since the beginning of the 2016/17 season , he has been the assistant coach of the Victoria Royals in the Western Hockey League.
International
Bodger participated for the Canadian national team in the World Championships in 1987 , 1996 and 1999 . In 1996 he won the silver medal after a 2-4 final defeat against the Czech Republic .
Achievements and Awards
- 1983 WHL Second All-Star Team
- 1984 President's Cup win with the Kamloops Junior Oilers
- 1984 WHL West First All-Star Team
International
- 1996 silver medal at the world championship
Career statistics
Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1982/83 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | WHL | 72 | 26th | 66 | 92 | 98 | 7th | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
1983/84 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | WHL | 70 | 21st | 77 | 98 | 90 | 17th | 2 | 15th | 17th | 12 | ||
1984 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | Memorial Cup | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
1984/85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 5 | 26th | 31 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1985/86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 4th | 33 | 37 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1986/87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1987/88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 69 | 14th | 31 | 45 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1988/89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 10 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1988/89 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 61 | 7th | 40 | 47 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
1989/90 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 71 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 64 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 6th | 6th | ||
1990/91 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 58 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 54 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1991/92 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 73 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 108 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1992/93 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 81 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 87 | 8th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1993/94 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 75 | 7th | 32 | 39 | 76 | 7th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6th | ||
1994/95 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 44 | 3 | 17th | 20th | 47 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4th | 0 | ||
1995/96 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1995/96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 57 | 4th | 19th | 23 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1996/97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 81 | 1 | 15th | 16 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1997/98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 4th | 6th | 10 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1997/98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998/99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 65 | 3 | 11 | 14th | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1999/00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
WHL overall | 142 | 47 | 143 | 190 | 188 | 24 | 2 | 20th | 22nd | 14th | ||||
NHL overall | 1071 | 106 | 422 | 528 | 1007 | 47 | 6th | 18th | 24 | 25th |
International
Represented Canada to:
year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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1987 | Canada | WM | 4th Place | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | |
1996 | Canada | WM | 8th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
1999 | Canada | WM | 4th Place | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4th | |
Men overall | 28 | 1 | 6th | 7th | 8th |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Douglas Bodger at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Douglas Bodger at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Douglas Bodger at hockeydb.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bodger, Douglas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bodger, Douglas Paul (full name); Bodger, Doug |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemainus , British Columbia , Canada |