Doug Risebrough

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Doug Risebrough
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Risebrough in 2011
Born (1954-01-29) January 29, 1954 (age 70)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Calgary Flames
NHL draft 7th overall, 1974
Montreal Canadiens
WHA draft 10th overall, 1974
Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career 1974–1987

Douglas John Risebrough (born January 29, 1954) is a Canadian former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times. He is currently a pro scout for the New York Rangers.

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Playing history

Risebrough was born in Guelph, Ontario, and was the Montreal Canadiens’ first pick (7th overall) in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. In eight seasons with the Canadiens, Risebrough helped Montreal capture four consecutive Stanley Cup titles (1976 through 1979). He was traded to the Calgary Flames on September 11, 1982, and spent the next five years with the Flames. During his tenure with Calgary, Risebrough skated as the Flames co-captain then tri-captain for four seasons, with both Lanny McDonald and Jim Peplinski. In 1986, as a Tri-Captain, Doug Risebrough led the Flames to his fifth Stanley Cup Finals as a player. They eventually lost to the Montreal Canadiens.

Throughout his career, Risebrough was an agitator, often assigned to pester the opponents' top players. In one famous chapter of the Battle of Alberta, Risebrough, while playing with the Flames fought with Marty McSorley. Risebrough lost the fight, but ended up with McSorley's jersey, which he shredded with his skates.

In 740 career NHL games, Risebrough totaled 185 goals and 471 points. He added 21 goals and 37 assists in 124 Stanley Cup playoff contests. He also held a total of 1542 penalty minutes during the regular season, and an additional 238 in the playoffs. During his 13-year career, teams on which Risebrough played recorded a .660 regular season winning percentage (607–274–159).

Coaching and management history

After announcing his retirement as a player following the 1986–87 season, Risebrough served two seasons as an assistant coach with the Flames. He helped guide Calgary to two consecutive Presidents' Trophies and the 1989 Stanley Cup championship, his fifth Stanley Cup championship as a player or coach. He was promoted to assistant general manager for the Flames before the 1989–90 season, and served as Calgary’s head coach for the 1990–91 campaign. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] On May 16, 1991, Risebrough became only the second general manager in Flames’ history, and served as both general manager and coach for the first 64 games of the 1991–92 season. On March 1, 1992, Risebrough's Flames were beaten by the Vancouver Canucks 11–0 and immediately after the game, Risebrough relinquished his coaching duties to assistant Guy Charron. [7] [8] [9] He did, however, continue his role as Calgary's general manager until his firing on November 2, 1995. [10]

Prior to joining the Minnesota Wild, Risebrough served as the Edmonton Oilers vice president of hockey operations from 1996 to 1999. With the Oilers he was involved in all aspects of the club's hockey operations department. Edmonton advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the three seasons Risebrough was with the organization. The turnaround followed four consecutive years in which the Oilers did not make the playoffs.

Risebrough was named executive vice president and general manager of the Minnesota Wild on September 2, 1999. [11] After the Wild's first playoff appearance in 2002–03, he was promoted to president of Minnesota Sports and Entertainment, the corporate parent of the Wild, on July 23, 2003. [12] On April 16, 2009, Risebrough was relieved of his duties with the Minnesota Wild. [13]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 Guelph CMCs SOJHL 56193352127—————
1972–73Guelph Biltmore Mad HattersSOJHL604760107229—————
1973–74 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 46252752114—————
1974–75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 641532471981135837
1974–75 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 754955—————
1975–76 Montreal CanadiensNHL801628441801303330
1976–77 Montreal CanadiensNHL782238601321223516
1977–78 Montreal CanadiensNHL72182341971522417
1978–79 Montreal CanadiensNHL48101525621516732
1979–80 Montreal CanadiensNHL448101881—————
1980–81 Montreal CanadiensNHL481321349331010
1981–82 Montreal CanadiensNHL59151833116521311
1982–83 Calgary Flames NHL71213758138913418
1983–84 Calgary FlamesNHL772328511611121325
1984–85 Calgary FlamesNHL15751249403312
1985–86 Calgary FlamesNHL6215284316922791638
1986–87 Calgary FlamesNHL222356640112
NHL totals7401852864711,542124213758238

Coaching record

TeamYear Regular season Post season
GWLTPtsDivision rankResult
CGY 1990–91 80462681002nd in SmytheLost in first round
CGY 1991–92 6425309(74)5th in Smythe(resigned)
Total144715617

Personal life

Risebrough and his wife Marilyn have two daughters, Allison and Lindsay, who was a star tennis player at Edina High School and the University of Minnesota. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Crisp Is Dismissed As Coach of Flames". New York Times . May 8, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (1990-05-07). "A Year After Cup, Flames Oust Crisp : NHL: Defending champion Calgary fires its coach in the wake of a first-round playoff loss to the Kings. No successor is named". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. ↑ "CRISP FIRED BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONALITY". Deseret News. 1990-05-08. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  4. ↑ "Flames fire coach - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  5. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (1990-05-18). "Flames Name Risebrough as Coach : Hockey: Former Calgary player replaces Terry Crisp, who was fired last month". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  6. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (1990-05-19). "Flames Replace Fired Crisp With Risebrough". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Risebrough steps aside as Flames coach - UPI Archives". UPI. March 4, 1992. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  8. ↑ "Risebrough hands reins to Flames assistants". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  9. ↑ "RISEBROUGH FIRES HIMSELF AS FLAMES LOSE". Washington Post. 2024-01-03. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  10. ↑ "Flames fire GM Risebrough - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  11. ↑ News, Bloomberg (September 3, 1999). "PLUS: N.H.L. -- MINNESOTA; Risebrough Joins Expansion Team". New York Times . p. D11. Retrieved February 20, 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ Eisendrath, Zach. "For Risebrough, sports run in the family". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  13. ↑ "Wild fire President/GM Doug Risebrough". www.bizjournals.com. April 16, 2009. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  14. ↑ "120517spBb1205p".
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1974 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Calgary Flames captain
1983–87
with Lanny McDonald (1983–87)
and Jim Peplinski (1984–87)		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Calgary Flames
1990–92		Succeeded by
Preceded by General Manager of the Calgary Flames
1991–95 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Position created
 General Manager of the Minnesota Wild
1999–2009		Succeeded by

Note: Risebrough and McDonald were co-captains during the 1983–84 season. Risebrough, McDonald and Peplinski were tri-captains during 1984–87 seasons.

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