Gary Rissling
Canadian ice hockey player
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Gary Daniel Rissling (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1979 and 1985. Originally signed in 1978 as a free agent by Washington, Rissling played there until 1980 when he joined Pittsburgh. In 1983 and 1984 he was awarded the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award in the American Hockey League.
Born
August 8, 1956
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight
175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position
Left wing
| Gary Rissling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 8, 1956 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1987 | ||
Rissling was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 48 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 69 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 47 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 68 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 317 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 79 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 341 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 131 | ||
| 1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 52 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 337 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 46 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 279 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 87 | ||
| 1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 29 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 38 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 40 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 30 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 22 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 56 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 76 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 340 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 66 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 221 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 1,006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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