Shot Left Name Cam Russell Height 1.93 m Career start 1989 Position Defenseman | Playing career Role Coach Weight 91 kg Career end 1999 | |
Born January 12, 1969 (age 55) Halifax, NS, CAN ( 1969-01-12 ) Played for Chicago BlackhawksColorado Avalanche NHL Draft 50th overall, 1987Chicago Blackhawks Spouse Karen Russell (m. 1991–1992) | ||
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Cameron D. Russell (born January 12, 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian former National Hockey League defenceman. Chosen in the 3rd round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft (50th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks, Russell played 10 seasons, almost all of which came within the Chicago Blackhawks organization. He finished his career in 1998–99 with the Colorado Avalanche.
The following season, Russell became an assistant coach with the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, serving from 1999–2002. He returned to the Mooseheads in 2008 as the team's head coach and general manager, moving solely to the general manager role early in the 2010-11 season.
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