Richard Douglas Green (born February 20, 1956) is a

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former

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Biography

As a youth, Green played in the 1968 and 1969

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s with

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teams from

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. Green spent his junior career with the

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of the OHA, where he earned the Max Kaminsky Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by league

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s in 1976. Green was drafted first overall by the

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in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted 10th overall by the

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in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft. After spending his first six seasons with the

, Green and Ryan Walter were traded to the

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on September 9, 1982 in exchange for Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, Brian Engblom and Craig Laughlin. Green would earn his first

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ring with the Canadiens in

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. Following his stint with the Canadiens, Green would spend the final seasons of his career as a member of the

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and the

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, 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

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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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 {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub