Douglas "Doug" Risebrough (pronounced RYES-brow) (born January 29, 1954 in Guelph, Ontario) is the current General Manager for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL). Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America He is currently in his seventh season with the Wild and 31st season in the NHL. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been a player, coach and executive, and has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times.
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Playing History
Risebrough was the Montreal Canadiens’ first pick (7th overall) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In eight seasons with the Canadiens, Risebrough led Montreal to four consecutive Stanley Cup titles (1975–79). He was traded to the Calgary Flames on September 11, 1982, and spent the next five years with the Flames. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul During his tenure with Calgary, Risebrough skated as the Flames co-captain then tri-captain for four seasons, with both Lanny McDonald and Jim Peplinski. Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player and a member of James "Jim" Peplinski (born October 24, 1960 in Renfrew Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian National Hockey League (NHL player In 1986, as a Tri-Captain, Doug Risebrough led the Flames to his fifth Stanley Cup Finals as a player. They eventually lost to the Montreal Canadiens.
Throughout his career, Risebrough was an agitator, often assigned to pester the opponents' top players. In one famous chapter of the Battle of Alberta, Risebrough, while playing with the Flames fought with Marty McSorley. The Battle of Alberta is a term applied to the intense rivalry between the Canadian cities of Edmonton, the capital of the province of Alberta, and Martin James McSorley (born May 18, 1963 is a Canadian former Professional hockey player in the National Hockey League and former Head Risebrough lost the fight, but ended up with McSorley's jersey, which he shredded with his skates.
In 740 career NHL games, Risebrough totaled 185 goals and 471 points. He added 21 goals and 37 assists in 124 Stanley Cup playoff contests. He also held a total of 1542 penalty minutes during the regular season, and an additional 238 in the playoffs. During his 13-year career, teams on which Risebrough played recorded a . 660 regular season winning percentage (607–274–159).
Coaching and Management History
After announcing his retirement as a player following the 1986–87 season, Risebrough served two seasons as an assistant coach with the Flames. He helped guide Calgary to two consecutive Presidents' Trophies and the 1989 Stanley Cup championship, his fifth Stanley Cup championship as a player or coach. The Presidents' Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL to the team which finishes with the most points in the league during the regular The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion He was promoted to assistant general manager for the Flames before the 1989–90 season, and served as Calgary’s head coach for the 1990–91 campaign. On May 16, 1991, Risebrough became only the second general manager in Flames’ history, and served as both general manager and coach for the first 64 games of the 1991–92 season. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. On March 3, 1992, Risebrough's Flames were destroyed by the Vancouver Canucks 11–0. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Immediatly after the game, Risebrough relinquished his coaching duties to assistant Guy Charron. He did however continue his role as Calgary’s general manager until November 2, 1995. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
Prior to joining the Minnesota Wild, Risebrough served as the Edmonton Oilers vice president of hockey operations from 1996 to 1999. The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. With the Oilers, the Guelph, Ontario, native was involved in all aspects of the club’s hockey operations department. Edmonton advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the three seasons Risebrough was with the organization. The turnaround followed four consecutive years in which the Oilers did not make the playoffs.
The Minnesota Wild
Risebrough was named executive vice president and general manager of the Minnesota Wild on September 2, 1999. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) After the Wild's first playoff appearance in 2002–03, he was promoted to president of Minnesota Sports and Entertainment, the corporate parent of the Wild, on July 23, 2003. The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
| Preceded by Phil Russell |
Calgary Flames captains 1983-87 |
Succeeded by Lanny McDonald Jim Peplinski |
Note: Risebrough & McDonald were co-captains during the 1983–84 season. Phil Russell (born July 21, 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired former professional Ice hockey defenceman who played over one The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 1983–84 NHL season was the 67th season of the National Hockey League. The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League. Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player and a member of James "Jim" Peplinski (born October 24, 1960 in Renfrew Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian National Hockey League (NHL player Risebrough, McDonald & Peplinski were tri-captains during 1984–87 seasons.
External links
- Hockey Draft Central profile
- NHL.com profile
- Doug Risebrough's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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