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 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] 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 (age 68) 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 born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.
| 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 | ||||
| Preceded by | NHL first overall draft pick 1974 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by None |
Washington Capitals first round draft pick 1974 |
Succeeded by |