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

Born February 20, 1956 (age 68) Belleville, ON, CAN ( 1956-02-20 ) NHL Draft 1st overall, 1976Washington Capitals WHA Draft 10th overall, 1976Quebec 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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