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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Rick Green
Selected in first round
No. 1 overall by Washington Capitals

Born February 20, 1956
Position: Defense
Height: 6-3   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: London (OMJHL)                             
Birthplace: Belleville, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Belleville, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1972-73 LondonOMJHL7 01 12
1973-74 LondonOMJHL 656 3036 45
1974-75 LondonOMJHL 658 4553 68
1975-76 LondonOMJHL 6113 4760 69

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
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1976-1992 WAS, MTL, DET, NYI845 43220263 588
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1983-1991 Montreal, Detroit100 31619 73

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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