Rick Green (ice hockey)

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Rick Green
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Green in 2013
Born (1956-02-20) February 20, 1956 (age 69)
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 teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 1st overall, 1976
Washington Capitals
WHA draft 10th overall, 1976
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1976–1992
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Finland

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

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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. [2] 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. [3] 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972–73 London Knights OHA-Jr. 80112—————
1973–74 London KnightsOHA-Jr.656303645—————
1974–75 London KnightsOMJHL658455368—————
1975–76 London KnightsOMJHL611347606951014
1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 453121516—————
1977–78 Washington CapitalsNHL605141967—————
1978–79 Washington CapitalsNHL718334162—————
1979–80 Washington CapitalsNHL714202452—————
1980–81 Washington CapitalsNHL658233191—————
1981–82 Washington CapitalsNHL653252893—————
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL66224265830002
1983–84 Montreal CanadiensNHL701171512333
1984–85 Montreal CanadiensNHL7711819301203314
1985–86 Montreal CanadiensNHL4632520181458
1986–87 Montreal CanadiensNHL72191010170448
1987–88 Montreal CanadiensNHL592111333110222
1988–89 Montreal CanadiensNHL721141525211126
1989–90 HC Merano Serie A 92682103694
1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL65214162430000
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL40000—————
NHL totals845432202635881003161973

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1979 Canada WC 81122
1981 CanadaWC71342
1982 CanadaWC90332
1990 CanadaWC100002
Senior totals322798

References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. ↑ Mueller, Gary (May 27, 1976). "Blues Pick Federko, High-Scoring Center". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Fisher, Red (September 11, 1978). "Canadiens make blockbuster trade". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
Preceded by NHL first overall draft pick
1976 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
1976 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Quebec Nordiques first round draft pick
1976 		Succeeded by


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