Greg Joly


Gregory James Joly 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, but after playing 365 National Hockey League games over the course of nine seasons for Washington and the Detroit Red Wings, he was out of the NHL by the age of 28. Joly is considered to have been a draft bust. Joly scored the last goal at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium.
Joly was born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.

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