Phil Russell (ice hockey)
| Phil Russell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1952 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | NHL Chicago Black Hawks Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames New Jersey Devils Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL draft | 13th overall, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1987 | ||
Phillip Douglas Russell (born July 21, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over one thousand games in the National Hockey League. Russell featured in the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Russell had a reputation as a bruising, physical player and retired with over 2000 penalty minutes to go along with 424 career points. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Atlanta/Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, and retired in 1988. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Russell was born in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 2007, Russell was hired as an assistant coach for the now defunct Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL under John Marks.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCJHL | 34 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 113 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | ||
| 1971–72 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCJHL | 64 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 331 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 1971–72 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 156 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | ||
| 1973–74 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 75 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 184 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 260 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 1975–76 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 74 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 194 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1976–77 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 57 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 66 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 71 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 78 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 112 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 1983–84 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 66 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | EHC Olten | NDA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,016 | 99 | 325 | 424 | 2,038 | 73 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 202 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 1986 | Canada | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Senior totals | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |||
Coaching statistics
[edit]Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result 1988-89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL Assistant coach 1989-90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL Assistant coach 1990-91 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL Assistant coach 1991-92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL Head coach 82 41 28 0 13 0.579 Lost in finals 1992-93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL Head coach 82 39 34 0 9 0.530 Lost in round 1 1999-00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL Head coach 2004-05 Springfield Falcons AHL Assistant coach 2005-06 Springfield Falcons AHL Assistant coach 2007-08 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL Assistant coach
Awards
[edit]- WCHL First All-Star Team – 1972
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database