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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [[Defenceman|Defence]]
| position = [[Defenceman|Defence]]
| shoots = Left
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 02
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 215
| weight_lb = 215
| played_for = [[Vancouver Canucks]] <br>[[Los Angeles Kings]] <br>[[New Jersey Devils]] <br>[[San Jose Sharks]] <br>[[Buffalo Sabres]] <br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| played_for = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[San Jose Sharks]]<br>[[New Jersey Devils]]<br>[[Los Angeles Kings]]<br>[[Vancouver Canucks]]
| ntl_team = Canada
| ntl_team = Canada
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|6|18|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|6|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chemainus, British Columbia|Chemainus]], [[British Columbia|BC]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Chemainus, British Columbia|Chemainus]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| career_start = 1984
| career_start = 1984
| career_end = 2000
| career_end = 2000
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| draft_team = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| draft_team = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
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'''Doug Bodger''' (born June 18, 1966) is a former [[Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] in the [[National Hockey League]]. Selected by the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] ninth overall in the [[1984 NHL Entry Draft|1984 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 the [[Vancouver Canucks]].
'''Douglas Paul Bodger''' (born June 18, 1966) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] in the [[National Hockey League]]. Selected by the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] ninth overall in the [[1984 NHL Entry Draft|1984 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 the [[Vancouver Canucks]].


A standout junior player in the [[Western Hockey League]], Bodger was twice named the best defenceman on the [[Kamloops Junior Oilers]]. He was also named a WHL all-star in both his junior seasons. He also represented Canada at three [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]], winning a silver medal at the [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996 tournament]].
A standout junior player in the [[Western Hockey League]], Bodger was twice named the best defenceman on the [[Kamloops Junior Oilers]]. He was also named a WHL all-star in both his junior seasons. He also represented Canada at three [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]], winning a silver medal at the [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996 tournament]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Bodger played his minor hockey with the [[Cowichan Valley Capitals|Cowichan Midget Capitals]] before joining the [[Kamloops Junior Oilers]] of the [[Western Hockey League]]. In his first season with Kamloops, he scored 26 goals and 92 points, being named to the WHL Second All-Star Team.<ref name="NHL Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8445568|title=NHL Profile|accessdate=2008-07-30|publisher=NHL.com|year=2008|author=NHL.com}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The following season, Bodger scored 21 goals and added 77 assists for 98 points, earning First All-Star Team honours.<ref name="NHL Bio"/> Both seasons he was named the team's top defenceman.<ref name="Alumni 1"/> on the With 190 points in two seasons of junior hockey, Bodger was one of the top prospects going into the [[1984 NHL Entry Draft]], being ranked the seventh greatest prospect by the [[NHL Central Scouting Bureau]].<ref name="Alumni 1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhlalumni.net/?pid=news_archive_2006&src=news_2006_01_04_1136332800_|title=Doug Bodger: Dressed for success, Part 1 of 2
Bodger played his minor hockey with the [[Cowichan Valley Capitals|Cowichan Midget Capitals]] before joining the [[Kamloops Junior Oilers]] of the [[Western Hockey League]]. In his first season with Kamloops, he scored 26 goals and 92 points, being named to the WHL Second All-Star Team.<ref name="NHL Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8445568|title=NHL Profile|accessdate=2008-07-30|publisher=NHL.com|year=2008|author=NHL.com}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The following season, Bodger scored 21 goals and added 77 assists for 98 points, earning First All-Star Team honours.<ref name="NHL Bio"/> Both seasons he was named the team's top defenceman.<ref name="Alumni 1"/> With 190 points in two seasons of junior hockey, Bodger was one of the top prospects going into the [[1984 NHL Entry Draft]], being ranked the seventh greatest prospect by the [[NHL Central Scouting Bureau]].<ref name="Alumni 1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhlalumni.net/?pid=news_archive_2006&src=news_2006_01_04_1136332800_|title=Doug Bodger: Dressed for success, Part 1 of 2
|accessdate=2008-07-30|publisher=NHLAlumni.com|year=2006|author=Lomon, Chris}}</ref>
|accessdate=2008-07-30|publisher=NHLAlumni.com|year=2006|author=Lomon, Chris}}</ref>


As a top prospect, Bodger was expecting to be selected early in the draft. He had earlier conversations with the [[Detroit 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.<ref name="Alumni 1"/> However, the Red Wings instead chose [[Shawn Burr]]. Instead, the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] made Bodger their second choice of the draft; they had selected [[Mario Lemieux]], who would become one of the greatest players in NHL history, first overall.
As a top prospect, Bodger was expecting to be selected early in the draft. He had earlier conversations with the [[Detroit 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.<ref name="Alumni 1"/> However, the Red Wings instead chose [[Shawn Burr]]. Instead, the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] made Bodger their second choice of the draft; they had selected [[Mario 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 the [[Boston 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.<ref name="Alumni 1"/> The next season he appeared in 79 games, scoring 37 points.
Bodger made his NHL debut alongside Lemieux on October 11, 1984, against the [[Boston 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.<ref name="Alumni 1"/> The next season, he appeared in 79 games, scoring 37 points.


Starting the [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89 season]] with the Penguins, Bodger was traded along with [[Darrin Shannon]] to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] on November 12, 1988 for [[Tom Barasso]] and a third-round draft choice in the [[1990 NHL Entry Draft|1990 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.
Starting the [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89 season]] with the Penguins, Bodger was traded along with [[Darrin Shannon]] to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] on November 12, 1988, for [[Tom Barrasso]] and a third-round draft choice in the [[1990 NHL Entry Draft|1990 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 the [[Vancouver Canucks]] as the highest scoring defenceman from British Columbia.<ref name="BCHHOF"/>

He would retire on December 14, 1999 with the [[Vancouver Canucks]] as the highest scoring defenceman from British Columbia.<ref name="BCHHOF"/>


==Off the ice==
==Off the ice==
Bodger has a wife, Tracy, and two children, son Ryne and daughter Rachel.<ref name="Oldtimers"/>
Bodger has a wife, Tracy, and two children, son Ryne and daughter Rachel.<ref name="Oldtimers"/>


In 2006, he was inducted into the [[British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame]].<ref name="BCHHOF">{{Cite web
He owns Eddy's Hockey Shop in Duncan, British Columbia and is also an assistant coach of the [[Cowichan Valley Capitals]] of the [[BCHL]].
|url=http://www.bchhf.com/Inductees/2006/2006inductees.htm

|title=2006 BCHHF Inductees
In 2006, he was inducted into the [[British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame]].<ref name="BCHHOF">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bchhf.com/Inductees/2006/2006inductees.htm|title=2006 BCHHF Inductees
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|archivedate=2008-11-20
}}</ref>


==International play==
==International play==
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{{MedalSilver | [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996 Austria]] | Ice hockey }}
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Bodger played for Canada at three World Championships, in [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]], [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]], and [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]. Joining the [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Canadian 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.<ref name="Oldtimers">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldtimershockey.com/players/bodger.html|title=Doug Bodger Page|accessdate=2008-08-06|publisher=Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge|year=2008|author=Newmans, Ken}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Legends of Hockey">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10130|title=Doug Bodger Page|accessdate=2008-07-29|publisher=Legends of Hockey|year=2008|author=Legends of Hockey}}</ref>
Bodger played for Canada at three World Championships, in [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]], [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]], and [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]. Joining the [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Canadian 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.<ref name="Oldtimers">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oldtimershockey.com/players/bodger.html |title=Doug Bodger Page |accessdate=2008-08-06 |publisher=Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge |year=2008 |author=Newmans, Ken |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019045933/http://www.oldtimershockey.com/players/bodger.html |archivedate=2008-10-19 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Legends of Hockey">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10130|title=Doug Bodger Page|accessdate=2008-07-29|publisher=Legends of Hockey|year=2008|author=Legends of Hockey}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==

===WHL===
===WHL===
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==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
===Regular season and playoffs===
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;Season
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5" | Playoffs
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
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! Team
! League
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! Pts
! PIM
! PIM
|-
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1981–82
| 1981–82
| [[Cowichan Valley Capitals|Cowichan Valley Midget Capitals]]
| Cowichan Valley Capitals
| [[British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association|Bantam]]
| [[BCAHA]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1982–83 WHL season|1982–83]]
| [[1982–83 WHL season|1982–83]]
| [[Kamloops Junior Oilers]]
| [[Kamloops Junior Oilers]]
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| 5
| 2
| 2
|-
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1983–84 WHL season|1983–84]]
| [[1983–84 WHL season|1983–84]]
| Kamloops Junior Oilers
| Kamloops Junior Oilers
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| 17
| 17
| 12
| 12
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984 Memorial Cup|1983–84]]
| Kamloops Junior Oilers
| [[Memorial Cup|MC]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
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| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Pittsburgh Penguins
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Pittsburgh Penguins
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| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Pittsburgh Penguins
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Pittsburgh Penguins
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| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1988–89
| 1988–89
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
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| 2
| 2
| 11
| 11
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| Buffalo Sabres
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| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| Buffalo Sabres
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| 1
| 0
| 0
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| Buffalo Sabres
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| 3
| 2
| 2
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| Buffalo Sabres
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| 5
| 0
| 0
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| Buffalo Sabres
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| 3
| 6
| 6
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| Buffalo Sabres
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| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| Buffalo Sabres
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| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96
| 1995–96
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| San Jose Sharks
| San Jose Sharks
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| San Jose Sharks
| San Jose Sharks
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98
| 1997–98
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
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| 0
| 0
| 0
|- ALIGN="center"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–00]]
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| NHL
| NHL
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| —
| —
| —
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! 106
! 106
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! 422
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! 528
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! 47
! 6
! 6
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===International===
===International===
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! Year
! Team
! Team
! Event
! Event
! Result
! Result
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! GP
! GP
! G
! G
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|-
| [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]
| [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| Canada
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 4th
| 4th
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| Canada
| Canada
| WC
| WC
| {{sica}}
| {{silver2}}
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
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| 0
| 0
|-
|-
| [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]
| [[1999 IIHF World Championship|1999]]
| Canada
| Canada
| WC
| WC
|
| 4th
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
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| 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Senior Int'l Totals
! colspan=4 | Senior totals
! 28
! 28
! 1
! 1
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{icehockeystats|legends=10130}}
*{{hockeydb|442}}
*{{legendsofhockey|10130}}
*{{Nhlprofile|8445568|Doug Bodger}}


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Latest revision as of 05:12, 31 December 2024

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 a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League. Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins ninth overall in the 1984 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 the Vancouver Canucks.

A standout junior player in the Western Hockey League, Bodger was twice named the best defenceman on the Kamloops Junior Oilers. He was also named a WHL all-star in both his junior seasons. He also represented Canada at three World Championships, winning a silver medal at the 1996 tournament.

Playing career

[edit]

Bodger played his minor hockey with the Cowichan Midget Capitals before joining the Kamloops Junior Oilers of the Western 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 the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, being ranked the seventh greatest prospect by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[2]

As a top prospect, Bodger was expecting to be selected early in the draft. He had earlier conversations with the Detroit 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 chose Shawn Burr. Instead, the Pittsburgh Penguins made Bodger their second choice of the draft; they had selected Mario 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 the Boston 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 the 1988–89 season with the Penguins, Bodger was traded along with Darrin Shannon to the Buffalo Sabres on November 12, 1988, for Tom Barrasso and a third-round draft choice in the 1990 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 the Vancouver Canucks as the highest scoring defenceman from British Columbia.[3]

Off the ice

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Bodger has a wife, Tracy, and two children, son Ryne and daughter Rachel.[4]

In 2006, he was inducted into the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame.[3]

International play

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Doug Bodger
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Austria Ice hockey

Bodger played for Canada at three World Championships, in 1987, 1996, and 1999. Joining the Canadian 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]

Awards

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WHL

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Award Year
WHL Second All-Star Team 1983
WHL West First All-Star Team 1984

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
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

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1987 Canada WC 4th 10 1 1 2 4
1996 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 0 3 3 0
1999 Canada WC 4th 10 0 2 2 4
Senior totals 28 1 6 7 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b NHL.com (2008). "NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d Lomon, Chris (2006). "Doug Bodger: Dressed for success, Part 1 of 2". NHLAlumni.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  3. ^ a b BCHHOF (2006). "2006 BCHHF Inductees". BCHHOF.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  4. ^ a b Newmans, Ken (2008). "Doug Bodger Page". Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  5. ^ Legends of Hockey (2008). "Doug Bodger Page". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick
1984
Succeeded by