Prior to that, he was a member of the Western Michigan University ice hockey team, and 1985 graduate of the school.
During the 1992–93 season, he helped lead an up-start New York Islander team to the Wales Conference Finals, shocking the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins along the way.
Healy was a part of the Rangers' Stanley Cup winning team in 1993-94, and he played 68 playoff minutes that year.
After his long playing career he served as hockey colour commentator and studio analyst, first for the CBC and then for TSN.
Healy was also a colour analyst for the 2007 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game finals on TSN.