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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Doug Risebrough
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born January 29, 1954
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 178
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Guelph, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Guelph, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Guelph | SOJHL | 56 |
19 | 33 |
52 | 127 | | 1972-73 |
Guelph | SOJHL |
60 | 47 |
60 | 107 |
229 | | 1973-74 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
46 | 25 |
27 | 52 |
114 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Centennial Trophy: 1972 (Guelph)
SOJHL Points Leader: 1972-73 (Guelph) (107 points)
SOJHL Goals
Leader: 1972-73 (Guelph) (47 goals)
SOJHL Assists Leader:
1972-73 (Guelph) (60 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
16 overall
prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Missed end of 1973-74 season while recovering from
surgery to repair torn knee ligaments. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1974 (N.Y. Islanders at Montreal)
Numbers: 8 (Montreal); 8
(Calgary)
Stanley Cup: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1989 (as assistant
coach)
Playing Status:
Retired June 9, 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1974-1987 |
Montreal, Calgary | 740 |
185 | 286 |
471 | 1,542 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-1987 |
Montreal, Calgary | 124 |
21 | 37 |
58 | 238 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1986 (Calgary)
Calgary
Co-Captain/Tri-Captain: October 4, 1983, to June 10, 1987
Montreal Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1974-75 (198), 1975-76 (180), 1976-77
(132)
Montreal Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1975 (37), 1976
(30), 1979 (32)
Calgary Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982-83 (138)
Coaching
Career: Named Calgary assistant coach on June 9, 1987, and remained in
that position until June 27, 1989. ... Named Calgary head coach on May 18,
1990, and remained in that position until March 3, 1992.
Management
Career: Named Calgary assistant general manager on June 27, 1989, and
remained in that position until May 16, 1991. ... Named Calgary general
manager on May 16, 1991, added title of vice-president in 1992, and remained
in that position until Nov. 2, 1995. ... Named Edmonton vice president of
hockey operations on Oct. 21, 1996, and remained in that position until Sept.
2, 1999. ... Named Minnesota executive vice president and general manager on
Sept. 2, 1999, and remained in that position until July 23, 2003. ... Named
Minnesota president and general manager on July 23, 2003, and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1978-79 season with separated shoulder.
... Missed end of 1979-80 season and 1980 playoffs with dislocated shoulder,
an injury suffered in March 1980. ... Missed parts of 1980-81 season due to
arthritis in previously injured left shoulder. ... Missed part of 1982-83
season with twisted right knee, an injury suffered in Calgary's Feb. 27, 1983,
game at Vancouver. He had surgery for the injury during the 1983 off-season.
... Played on line with Richard Kromm and Colin Patterson for Calgary during
1983-84 season. ... Scored on first penalty shot in history of Calgary's
Saddledome vs. Pittsburgh on Feb. 16, 1984. ... Suspended by NHL for first six
regular-season games in 1984-85 for swinging his stick at Edmonton's Glenn
Anderson during a Calgary-Edmonton playoff game on April 12, 1984. ... Missed
majority of 1984-85 season with severe groin injury, suffered in November
1984. Did not return to action until Feb. 23, 1985. ... Assisted Calgary
coaching staff while injured during 1984-85 season. ... Missed majority of
1986-87 season with right knee injury that required surgery. He suffered the
injury in Calgary's game vs. Montreal on Nov. 9, 1986, and had the surgery to
remove old scar tissue from the knee in January 1987. He came back later in
the season, but was unable to play on consecutive nights for fear of
re-aggravating the knee injury, which prompted his decision to retire. ...
Became youngest head coach in Atlanta/Calgary franchise history when he took
job at age 36. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Cleveland, No. 40 overall in Round 3)
Miscellaneous:
Worked with Canadian national team during 1995-96 season after losing his job
as Calgary's general manager. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Risebrough and its
1983 second-round pick (later traded) to Calgary in exchange for Washington's
1983 second-round pick (Todd Francis) and Calgary's 1984 third-round pick
(Graeme Bonar) on September 10, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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