Kerry Huffman

Kerry Huffman
Born	(1968-01-03) January 3, 1968 (age 56) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Quebec Nordiques Ottawa Senators
National team	NHL Draft			20th overall, 1986 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1987–1998

Kerry Huffman (born January 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL) and was a professional scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins until June 2023.

Biography

As a youth, Huffman played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.^[1]

Huffman was drafted in the first-round, 20th overall by the

and spent six seasons with the team. On June 30, 1992, he was involved in the Drafts and $15,000,000 for Lindros, who refused to play for the Nordiques. He later played for the Ottawa Senators before returning to Philadelphia in a trade in 1996. In total, Huffman played 401 regular season games, scoring 37 goals and 108 assists for 145 points and collecting 361 penalty minutes.^{[citation needed]}

Since the 2016–17 season, Huffman had served as an assistant coach for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League under Scott Gordon. In the 2018–19 season, Huffman was promoted to interim head coach after Gordon departed for the interim head coaching position with the Philadelphia Flyers. Upon Gordon's return to the Phantoms at the end of the season, Huffman resumed his duties as an assistant coach.,^[2] until Gordon stepped down as head coach on May 18, 2021.^[3]

Huffman headed across the state to work with the Pittsburgh Penguins and was relieved of his duties as the Director of Pro Scouting by Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas on June 2, 2023.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Peterborough Roadrunners	MetJHL		24	2	5	7	53		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Guelph Platers	OHL		56	3	24	27	35		20	1	10	11	10
1986–87	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		9	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Guelph Platers	OHL		44	4	31	35	20		5	0	2	2	8
1986–87	Hershey Bears	AHL		3	0	1	1	0		4	0	0	0	0
1987–88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		52	6	17	23	34		2	0	0	0	0
1988–89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		29	0	11	11	31		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Hershey Bears	AHL		29	2	13	15	16		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		43	1	12	13	34		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Hershey Bears	AHL		45	5	29	34	20		7	1	2	3	0
1990–91	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		10	1	2	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		60	14	18	32	41		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		52	4	18	22	54		3	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		28	0	6	6	28		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		34	4	8	12	12		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Ottawa Senators	NHL		37	2	4	6	46		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Ottawa Senators	NHL		43	4	11	15	63		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		4	1	1	2	2		6	0	0	0	2
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		44	5	19	24	38		3	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		73	4	23	27	60		3	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		4	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				401	37	108	145	361		11	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	Canada	WJC		6	0	1	1	4
1992	Canada	WC		6	1	0	1	2
Junior totals				6	0	1	1	4
Senior totals				6	1	0	1	2

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Postseason
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
LHV	2018–19	50	24	21	—	5	53	4th in Atlantic	—
LHV Totals		50	24	21	–	5	53	0 division titles	0 playoff appearances
AHL Totals		50	24	21	–	5	53	0 division titles	0 playoff appearances

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Glen Seabrooke

1986

Succeeded by Darren Rumble