Douglas Bodger

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CanadaCanada  Douglas Bodger Ice hockey player
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

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
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
1987 Canada WM 4th Place 10 1 1 2 4th
1996 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 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 )

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personal data
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