Introduction
Richard Douglas Green (born February 20, 1956 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
Biography
As a youth, Green played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Toronto.
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | London Knights | OHA-Jr. | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | London Knights | OHA-Jr. | 65 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | London Knights | OMJHL | 65 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | London Knights | OMJHL | 61 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 60 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 71 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 71 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 65 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 65 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 1984–85 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1985–86 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1986–87 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1987–88 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Merano | Serie A | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 65 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 845 | 43 | 220 | 263 | 588 | 100 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 73 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1981 | Canada | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1982 | Canada | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |||