▁five ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Western ▁Hockey ▁League ' s ▁Cal g ary ▁W r ang lers ▁and ▁Medicine ▁Hat ▁Tig ers , ▁Hou da ▁made ▁his ▁N HL ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁W ings ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 ▁season . ▁ ▁Hou da ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁jour ne yman ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁W ings , ▁Hart ford ▁Wh al ers , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings , ▁Buff alo ▁Sab res , ▁New ▁York ▁Island ers , ▁and ▁M ight y ▁D uck s ▁of ▁Ana heim ▁in ▁his ▁N HL ▁travel s . ▁He ▁also ▁spent ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Kal am az oo ▁W ings ▁and ▁Ut ah ▁G ri zz lies ▁in ▁the ▁I HL , ▁and ▁the ▁Ad ir ond ack ▁Red ▁W ings ▁and ▁Ro chester ▁Americans ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁would ▁win ▁the ▁Cal der ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁the ▁A HL . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁Ro chester ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Amer ks ▁captain ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁season , ▁Hou da ▁retired ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season ▁and ▁immediately ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁under ▁R andy ▁C un ney worth ▁in ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Hou da ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Boston