Cam Russell

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Cam Russell
Born (1969-01-12) January 12, 1969 (age 55)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft 50th overall, 1987
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 19891999

Cameron D. Russell (born January 12, 1969) is a Canadian former National Hockey League defenceman.

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Biography

As a youth, Russell played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Cole Harbour Red Wings a minor ice hockey team from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. [1]

Chosen in the third round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft (50th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks, Russell played ten seasons, almost all of which came within the Chicago Blackhawks organization. He finished his career in 1998–99 with the Colorado Avalanche. [2]

The following season, Russell became an assistant coach with the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, serving from 1999 to 2002. He returned to the Mooseheads in 2008 as the team's head coach and general manager, moving solely to the general manager role early in the 2010–11 season. [3]

Russell was the GM and architect of the Mooseheads 2013 Memorial Cup win.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 5634724150224
1986–87 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL6631619119801116
1987–88 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL53918271411925739
1988–89 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL668324010992686
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL 4631518114901124
1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 190112710000
1990–91 Indianapolis IceIHL535914125602230
1990–91 Chicago BlackhawksNHL3000510000
1991–92 Indianapolis IceIHL41491378
1991–92 Chicago BlackhawksNHL1900034120222
1992–93 Chicago BlackhawksNHL6724615140000
1993–94 Chicago BlackhawksNHL67178200
1994–95 Chicago BlackhawksNHL3313488160338
1995–96 Chicago BlackhawksNHL6122412960002
1996–97 Chicago BlackhawksNHL441126540004
1997–98 Chicago BlackhawksNHL4111279
1998–99 Chicago BlackhawksNHL700010
1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL3512384
NHL totals396921308724405516

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  2. "Cam Russell player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  3. "Hockey Operations staff". Halifax Mooseheads Hockey Club. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-28.