Gregory James Joly (born May 30, 1954) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings. He won the 1981 Calder Cup with the AHL's Adirondack Red Wings.
| Greg Joly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Joly in 1979. | |||
| Born |
May 30, 1954 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL draft |
1st overall, 1974 Washington Capitals | ||
| WHA draft |
31st overall, 1974 Phoenix Roadrunners | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1986 | ||
Joly was drafted first overall in the 1974 NHL amateur draft by the Washington Capitals from the Regina Pats. Washington's general manager, Milt Schmidt, referred to Joly at the time as "the next Bobby Orr",[1] but over his nine seasons playing with Washington (1974–76) and the Detroit Red Wings (1976–83), Joly spent parts of seven seasons on the American Hockey League (AHL) farm teams of those two organizations. After playing 365 National Hockey League (NHL) games over the course of those nine seasons, Joly played his final three years of professional hockey in the AHL.[1] He is considered to have been a draft bust.[2][3][4] Joly scored the last goal at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium.[5]
Joly was born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Regina Pats | WCJHL | 67 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 41 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1972–73 | Regina Pats | WCJHL | 67 | 14 | 54 | 68 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1973–74 | Regina Pats | WCJHL | 67 | 21 | 71 | 92 | 103 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 1973–74 | Regina Pats | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 54 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 22 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 53 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1978–79 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 59 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 62 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 158 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 38 | ||
| 1980–81 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 36 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 71 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 78 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 133 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1984–85 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 76 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 65 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | ||
| NHL totals | 365 | 21 | 76 | 97 | 250 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| AHL totals | 421 | 39 | 204 | 243 | 677 | 46 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 95 | ||||
Awards
edit- WCHL All-Star Team – 1973 & 1974
References
edit- ^ a b White, Russ (25 December 1983). "Gregg Joly: Accolades, but Few Regrets". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Proteau, Adam (10 September 2010). "Who is the biggest draft bust of all-time? - TheHockeyNews". The Hockey News. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Lozo, Dave (23 March 2016). "From the Bust Era to the Golden Age: A Historical Look at the No. 1 Overall Pick". Sports. Vice News. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Muir, Alan (22 June 2015). "Worst NHL draft pick ever made by each Eastern Conference team". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Wimmer, Robert (2000). Detroit's Olympia Stadium. Arcadia Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 9780738507873. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com