Greg Joly

Gregory James Joly (born May 30, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who 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 after playing 365 National Hockey League (NHL) games over the course of nine seasons for Washington (1974–76) and the Detroit Red Wings (1976–83), he was out of the NHL by the age of 28.[1] Joly is considered to have been a draft bust.[2][3][4] Joly scored the last goal at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium.[5]

Greg Joly
Born (1954-05-30) 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 19741986

Joly was born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.

Career statistics

    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

References

  1. White, Russ (25 December 1983). "Gregg Joly: Accolades, but Few Regrets". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. Proteau, Adam (10 September 2010). "Who is the biggest draft bust of all-time? - TheHockeyNews". TheHockeyNews. The Hockey News. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. Muir, Alan (22 June 2015). "Worst NHL draft pick ever made by each Eastern Conference team". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. Wimmer, Robert (2000). Detroit's Olympia Stadium. Arcadia Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 9780738507873. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
Preceded by
Denis Potvin
NHL first overall draft pick
1974
Succeeded by
Mel Bridgman
Preceded by
None
Washington Capitals first round draft pick
1974
Succeeded by
Alex Forsyth
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