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Rick Green (ice hockey)

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Height
  
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)

Name
  
Rick Green

Career end
  
1992

Playing career
  
1976–1992

Career start
  
1976


National team
  
Canada

Weight
  
91 kg

Shot
  
Left

Role
  
Ice hockey coach

Position
  
Defenseman

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Born
  
February 20, 1956 (age 68) Belleville, ON, CAN (
1956-02-20
)

NHL Draft
  
1st overall, 1976 Washington Capitals

WHA Draft
  
10th overall, 1976 Quebec Nordiques

Played for
  
Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders

Richard Douglas Green (born February 20, 1956 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Green was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, First Overall. He was also drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft, First Round, Tenth Overall. He won the OHA 1976 Max Kaminsky Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by league general managers. He has played for the OHA's London Knights and the NHL's Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders. He has also been assistant coach for the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986.

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Rick Green (ice hockey) Wikipedia