Shot Left Name Phil Russell Height 1.88 m Career start 1972 Position Defenseman | Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 91 kg Career end 1987 | |
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NHL Draft 13th overall, 1972Chicago Black Hawks Played for National Hockey League, Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Phillip Douglas Russell (born July 21, 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian retired former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over one thousand games in the National Hockey League. 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 Chicago Black Hawks, Atlanta/Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, and retired in 1988. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.
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In 2007, Russell was hired as an assistant coach for the now defunct Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL under John Marks.
Career statistics
- Regular Season - Playoffs Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1970-71 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 34 4 16 20 1131971-72 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 64 14 45 59 3311972-73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 6 19 25 156 16 0 3 3 491973-74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 75 10 25 35 184 9 0 1 1 411974-75 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 5 24 29 260 8 1 3 4 231975-76 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 9 29 38 194 4 0 1 1 171976-77 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 9 36 45 233 2 0 1 1 21977-78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 57 6 20 26 139 1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 66 8 23 31 122 1978-79 Atlanta Flames NHL 13 1 6 7 28 2 0 0 0 91979-80 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 5 31 36 115 4 0 1 1 61980-81 Calgary Flames NHL 80 6 23 29 104 16 2 7 9 291981-82 Calgary Flames NHL 71 4 25 29 110 3 0 1 1 21982-83 Calgary Flames NHL 78 13 18 31 112 9 1 4 5 241983-84 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 9 22 31 96 1984-85 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 4 16 20 110 1985-86 New Jersey Devils NHL 30 2 3 5 51 1985-86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 2 3 5 12 1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 0 2 2 12 1987-88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 27 2 9 11 35 NHL Totals 1016 99 325 424 2038 73 4 22 26 202Coaching 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 CoachReferences
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