Richard Douglas Green (born February 20, 1956) is a

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former

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. He won the 1986 Stanley Cup with the

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Biography

As a youth, Green played in the 1968 and 1969

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s with

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teams from

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. Green spent his junior career with the

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of the OHA, where he earned the Max Kaminsky Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by league

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s in 1976. Green was drafted first overall by the

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in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted 10th overall by the

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in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft. In September 1982, after spending his first six seasons with the

, Green and Ryan Walter were traded to the

as part of a six-player blockbuster deal in exchange for Brian Engblom, Doug Jarvis, Rod Langway and Craig Laughlin. Green went on to win his first

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ring with the Canadiens in 1986. Following his stint with the Canadiens, Green would spend the final seasons of his career as a member of the

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and the

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, before retiring as a player in 1991. Green later made the transition from a player to an assistant coach, where he served on the coaching staffs for two of his former teams, the Islanders and the Canadiens, as well as the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
1956 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States London Knights players Los Angeles Kings coaches Montreal Canadiens coaches Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League assistant coaches First overall NHL draft picks NHL first-round draft picks New York Islanders coaches New York Islanders players Quebec Nordiques (WHA) draft picks Ice hockey people from Belleville, Ontario Stanley Cup champions Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players World Hockey Association first round draft picks Canadian ice hockey coaches 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub