Phillip Douglas Russell (born July 21, 1952) is a

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former professional

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who played over one thousand games in the

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. Russell featured in the

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with the

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. Russell had a reputation as a bruising, physical player and retired with over 2000 penalty minutes to go along with 424 career points. He played for the

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and

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, and retired in 1988. He was most recently an assistant coach with the

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of the

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. Russell was born in

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. In 2007, Russell was hired as an assistant coach for the now defunct Pensacola Ice Pilots of the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Coaching statistics

 
Season  Team                  Lge Type            GP  W    L  T OTL    Pct    Result 
1988-89 Muskegon Lumberjacks  IHL Assistant coach 
1989-90 Muskegon Lumberjacks  IHL Assistant coach 
1990-91 Muskegon Lumberjacks  IHL Assistant coach  
1991-92 Muskegon Lumberjacks  IHL Head coach      82  41  28  0  13  0.579  Lost in finals 
1992-93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL Head coach      82  39  34  0  9   0.530  Lost in round 1 
1999-00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL Head coach             
2004-05 Springfield Falcons   AHL Assistant coach 
2005-06 Springfield Falcons   AHL Assistant coach 
2007-08 Pensacola Ice Pilots  ECHL Assistant coach

Awards

* WCHL First All-Star Team – 1972

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Phil 1952 births Atlanta Flames players Buffalo Sabres players Calgary Flames captains Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Chicago Blackhawks scouts Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Living people National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Jersey Devils players Pittsburgh Penguins scouts Ice hockey people from Edmonton