Rick Green (ice hockey)

Rick Green
Rick Green
	Green in 2013
Born	February 20, 1956 (age 68); Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Washington Capitals ; Montreal Canadiens ; Detroit Red Wings ; New York Islanders
National team	Canada
NHL draft	1st overall, 1976 ; Washington Capitals
WHA draft	10th overall, 1976 ; Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1976–1992
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships

Last updated December 31, 2024

Richard Douglas Green (born February 20, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He won the 1986 Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.

Biography

As a youth, Green played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Toronto.^[1]

Green spent his junior career with the London Knights of the OHA, where he earned the Max Kaminsky Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by league general managers in 1976.

Green was drafted first overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted 10th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.

In September 1982, after spending his first six seasons with the Washington Capitals, Green and Ryan Walter were traded to the Montreal Canadiens as part of a six-player blockbuster deal in exchange for Brian Engblom, Doug Jarvis, Rod Langway and Craig Laughlin.^[2] Green went on to win his first Stanley Cup ring with the Canadiens in 1986.

Following his stint with the Canadiens, Green would spend the final seasons of his career as a member of the Detroit Red Wings and the New York Islanders, before retiring as a player in 1991.

Green later made the transition from a player to an assistant coach, where he served on the coaching staffs for two of his former teams, the Islanders and the Canadiens, as well as the Los Angeles Kings.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972–73	London Knights	OHA-Jr.	8	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	London Knights	OHA-Jr.	65	6	30	36	45	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	London Knights	OMJHL	65	8	45	53	68	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	London Knights	OMJHL	61	13	47	60	69	5	1	0	1	4
1976–77	Washington Capitals	NHL	45	3	12	15	16	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Washington Capitals	NHL	60	5	14	19	67	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Washington Capitals	NHL	71	8	33	41	62	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Washington Capitals	NHL	71	4	20	24	52	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Washington Capitals	NHL	65	8	23	31	91	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Washington Capitals	NHL	65	3	25	28	93	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	66	2	24	26	58	3	0	0	0	2
1983–84	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	7	0	1	1	7	15	1	2	3	33
1984–85	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	77	1	18	19	30	12	0	3	3	14
1985–86	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	46	3	2	5	20	18	1	4	5	8
1986–87	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	72	1	9	10	10	17	0	4	4	8
1987–88	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	59	2	11	13	33	11	0	2	2	2
1988–89	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	72	1	14	15	25	21	1	1	2	6
1989–90	HC Merano	Serie A	9	2	6	8	2	10	3	6	9	4
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	65	2	14	16	24	3	0	0	0	0
1991–92	New York Islanders	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			845	43	220	263	588	100	3	16	19	73

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979	Canada	WC	8	1	1	2	2
1981	Canada	WC	7	1	3	4	2
1982	Canada	WC	9	0	3	3	2
1990	Canada	WC	10	0	0	0	2
Senior totals			32	2	7	9	8

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References

↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
↑ Fisher, Red (September 11, 1978). "Canadiens make blockbuster trade". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or Eliteprospects.com , or Hockey-Reference.com , or The Internet Hockey Database
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com

Preceded by Mel Bridgman	NHL first overall draft pick 1976	Succeeded by Dale McCourt
Preceded by Alex Forsyth	Washington Capitals first round draft pick 1976	Succeeded by Greg Carroll
Preceded by Pierre Mondou	Quebec Nordiques first round draft pick 1976	Succeeded by Lucien DeBlois

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[1] "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

[blockbuster-2] Fisher, Red (September 11, 1978). "Canadiens make blockbuster trade". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

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