Richard Douglas Green (born February 20, 1956) is a
Canadian
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former
ice hockey
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defenceman
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.
Biography
As a youth, Green played in the 1968 and 1969
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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s with
minor ice hockey
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teams from
Toronto
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.
Green spent his junior career with the
London Knights
The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League. The Knights started out in 1965 as the London Nationals but changed to their cu ...
of the
OHA, where he earned the
Max Kaminsky Trophy
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for Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by league
general manager
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s in 1976.
Green was drafted first overall by the
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL) ...
in the
1976 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted 10th overall by the
Quebec Nordiques
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in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.
After spending his first six seasons with the
Washington Capitals
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, Green and
Ryan Walter
Ryan William Walter (born April 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League. He was also an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks, head coach of the Canadian National Wo ...
were traded to the
Montreal Canadiens
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on September 9, 1982 in exchange for
Rod Langway
Rodney Cory Langway (born May 3, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL) and Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Associati ...
,
Doug Jarvis
Douglas McArthur Jarvis (born March 24, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League. He was a four-time Stanley Cup win ...
,
Brian Engblom
Brian Paul Engblom (born January 27, 1955) is a Canadian ice hockey broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and a former professional hockey defenseman.
Biography
Engblom was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and played for the University of Wiscons ...
and
Craig Laughlin
Craig Alan Laughlin (born September 14, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing, who currently serves as the color analyst for the Washington Capitals on NBC Sports Washington. He played in the National Hockey League with the ...
. Green would earn his first
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
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
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
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
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...
.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
*
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
1956 births
Living people
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Detroit Red Wings players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
London Knights players
Los Angeles Kings coaches
Montreal Canadiens coaches
Montreal Canadiens players
National Hockey League assistant coaches
National Hockey League first-overall draft picks
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
New York Islanders coaches
New York Islanders players
Quebec Nordiques (WHA) draft picks
Sportspeople from Belleville, Ontario
Stanley Cup champions
Washington Capitals draft picks
Washington Capitals players
World Hockey Association first round draft picks
Canadian ice hockey coaches
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