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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Green
Selected in first round
No. 1 overall
by Washington Capitals
Born February 20, 1956
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Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Belleville, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Belleville, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
London | OMJHL | 7 |
0 | 1 |
1 | 2 | | 1973-74 |
London | OMJHL |
65 | 6 |
30 | 36 |
45 | | 1974-75 |
London | OMJHL |
65 | 8 |
45 | 53 |
68 | | 1975-76 |
London | OMJHL |
61 | 13 |
47 | 60 |
69 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Kaminsky Trophy (Top Defenseman): 1975-76 (London)
OMJHL
All-Star First Team: 1975-76 (London)
London
Captain: 1975-76
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
OMJHL's No. 2 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Named OMJHL's best "defensive defenseman" by panel of
coaches in 1975-76. ... Attended Saunders Secondary School in London, Ontario. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1976 (Atlanta at
Washington)
Numbers: 5 (Washington); 5 (Montreal); 5
(Detroit); 23 (NY Islanders)
Stanley Cup: 1986.
Playing Status: Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1992 |
WAS, MTL, DET, NYI | 845 |
43 | 220 | 263 |
588 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1983-1991 |
Montreal, Detroit | 100 |
3 | 16 | 19 |
73 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1989 (Montreal)
Washington Johnson Award (Top Defenseman): 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82
Washington Unsung Hero
(Fan Vote): 1979-80
Montreal Fourth Star (Unsung Hero): 1986-87
Coaching Career: Named N.Y. Islanders
assistant coach prior to 1992-93 season and remained in position until May
1995. ... Named Los Angeles assistant coach on Aug. 15, 1995, and remained in
that position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Montreal assistant coach on
Nov. 27, 2000, and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Signed
first pro contrat with Washington on May 27, 1976. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with broken
right wrist. ... Set Washington record (since broken) for shots on goal by a
defenseman in one game with nine during 1976-77 season. ... Missed part of
1977-78 season with separated shoulder. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with
broken hand, an injury suffered in November 1980. ... Missed parts of 1980-81
season with wrist and groin injuries. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with
separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Washington's Dec. 14, 1981, game
at Montreal. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with hip injury suffered in
March 1983. ... Missed most of 1983-84 season with broken right wrist, an
injury suffered in October 1983, and broken rib, an injury suffered during
Montreal's Feb. 21, 1984, game at Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season
with broken thumb, an injury suffered during Montreal's practice on Dec. 31,
1985. Re-injured the thumb during Montreal's Feb. 24, 1986, game at Edmonton.
... Missed part of 1986-87 season with lacerated eyelid, an injury suffered in
October 1986. ... Retired for the first time on Aug. 31, 1989, but later opted to
continue career in Europe near end of 1989-90 season. ... Traded by Detroit to N.Y. Islanders
in exchange for Alan Kerr and future
considerations on May 28, 1991, but did not agree to contract terms with N.Y.
Islanders until Jan. 11, 1992. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with broken
right instep, an injury suffered when he was hit by a deflected shot during
N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 24, 1992, practice. ... Retired to pursue coaching
career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Merano (Italy)
NHL-USSR Rendez-Vous
Series: 1987
World Championships: 1979
(fourth place), 1981 (fourth place), 1982 (bronze medal), 1990 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Quebec,
No. 10 overall in Round 2)
Miscellaneous: Played on Washington team
that was in Sweden's 1981 DN Cup tournament. ... Spent second half of 1989-90 season playing
in Italy. ... Played for Heroes of Hockey team during 1993 NHL All-Star
Weekend.
Personal: Full name is Richard
Douglas Green. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Washington traded Green and Ryan
Walter to Montreal in exchange for Brian Engblom, Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis and
Craig Laughlin on September 9, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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