Rick Green (ice hockey)

Rick Green
Green in 2013
Born	(1956-02-20) February 20, 1956 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

Richard Douglas Green (born February 20, 1956 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Biography

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

Green was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, First Overall. He was also drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft, First Round, Tenth Overall. He won the OHA 1976 Max Kaminsky Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by league general managers. He has played for the OHA's London Knights and the NHL's Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders. He has also been assistant coach for the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986.

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

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