Richie Green (ice hockey)
| Richie Green | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | |||||
| Position |
Defenseman | |||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
| Playing career | 1962–1964 | |||||
Richard Green is an American retired ice hockey
Early life
Born in Watertown, Massachusetts, Green was a standout player for Watertown High School in baseball, football, and hockey.[2]
Career
Green was recruited to
Green graduated from Boston University in 1965 and became an assistant for the Terriers during the season that the team reached the 1967 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament. In 1968, he became a head coach at Colby College, overseeing the tennis, football, and ice hockey programs. After coaching one year of senior league hockey with the New England Blades, Green became a professional scout. He first worked with the Hartford Whalers and then signed on with the New York Islanders in 1980. He was inducted into the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1981.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1962–63
|
Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 23 | 3 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64
|
Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA Totals | 39 | 6 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1962–63 | [5] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1963–64 | [5] |
| AHCA East All-American | 1963–64 | [1] |
References
- ^ a b "1963-1964 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Richard Green". WCA-TV. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Richard Green". Boston University Terriers. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database